The Double by Charming Disaster
The Double explores the world that exists behind the one we know, featuring songs inspired by nature, mortality, magic, ritual, and literary genres ranging from science fiction to Victorian horror. Charming Disaster invites listeners to step across the border of an alternate reality, where spells are cast, time travel is possible, plants are taking over civilization, and vampires lurk in the shadows. Adventures in the darkness lie beyond the threshold.
The Double is available on CD, as a 12-inch colored vinyl LP, and on all digital platforms.
Tracklist
| 1. | Black Locust | 4:32 |
| 2. | New Moon | 4:24 |
| 3. | Trick of the Light | 4:52 |
| 4. | Time Machine | 3:39 |
| 5. | Scavengers | 3:36 |
| 6. | Beautiful Night | 3:03 |
| 7. | Vitriol | 3:50 |
| 8. | Haunted Lighthouse | 5:46 |
| 9. | Gang of Two | 3:48 |
| 10. | Green Things | 5:07 |
Credits
All songs written and composed by Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris
Ellia Bisker: vocals, ukulele, organ, piano, glockenspiel, percussion
Jeff Morris: vocals, guitar, organ, piano, percussion
Don Godwin: bass, drums, percussion, horns
Peter Bufano: piano, accordion on track 8
Mike Dobson: percussion on track 8
Kate Wakefield: cello on track 5 and 6
Stefan Zeniuk: reeds on track 1
Engineered and mixed by Don Godwin at Tonal Park (Takoma Park, MD)
Additional tracking by Peter Bufano at Cirkestra World Headquarters (track 8), Kate Wakefield (tracks 5 and 6) and Stefan Zeniuk (track 1)
Special thanks for time/space/inspiration: Marsha Bisker, Mike & Carole Bisker, Kat Booth, Katherine & Charles Bowen, Amy Brentano, Carrie Alexandria Caster, Seth Feman & Caitlin Blomstrom, Peter Bufano & Camilla Finlay, Sarah Hansen & Matt Holochwost, Thos. Little, Stephanie Monseu, Bram Stoker, the Society of the Mysterious Hand
Produced by Charming Disaster and Don Godwin
Mastered by Stefan Heger
Cover photo by Shervin Lainez
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Charming Disaster is a goth-folk duo based in Brooklyn, NY, formed in 2012 by Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris. Inspired by the macabre humor of Edward Gorey and Tim Burton, the murder ballads of the Americana tradition, and the dramatic flair of the cabaret, they write songs that tell stories about death, crime, myth, magic, folklore, and the occult.