We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

What Remains

from Cautionary Tales by Charming Disaster

/

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Our second album in high quality 12" vinyl LP format, lovingly manufactured at Precision Record Pressing in Canada. The full-color jacket by Magda Boreysza opens up to reveal the full gatefold image. Limited edition.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Cautionary Tales via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $25 USD or more 

     

  • The Charming Disaster Oracle Deck is suitable for divination, high-stakes gambling, or art appreciation. It contains 60 cards, each inspired by a different Charming Disaster song and depicting an archetype, concept, or character found in that song. The deck features original illustrations commissioned for this project from two dozen talented artists, silver gilt edging, and a 52-page divination guide booklet written in collaboration with arcanist and poet Jacob Rakovan, packaged in a handsome tuck box.

    A digital version is also available: charmingdisaster.gumroad.com/l/oracledeck

    Featuring illustrations by the following artists:
    Carrie Alexandria Caster
    Ellia Bisker
    Dame Darcy
    Ted Enik & Shiloh Penfield
    Ben Eshleman
    Camilla Finlay
    Omer Gal
    Devon Greig
    Bob Howard
    A. Nancy Koutsouflakis
    Erich S. Lehman
    Thos. Little
    Madame Onça
    Jeff Morris
    Carolyn Raship
    Logan Riley
    Jeff Ritchie
    Susan Saas
    Charles Schneider
    Ben Shafer
    Jacquelyn Marie Shannon
    Turtle Grenade
    Vincent Vaughan
    Steven Warrick
    Zalman Zuckerbraun     ... more
    ships out within 5 days
    7 remaining
    Purchasable with gift card

      $40 USD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    An album that exists on the physical plane: a beautiful three-dimensional object featuring original artwork by Magda Boreysza. Play it in your car or on your laptop, use it as a drink coaster, or play frisbee with it on a warm summer's evening.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Cautionary Tales via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 7 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $12 USD or more 

     

about

"What Remains" was inspired in part by traditional murder ballads -- folk songs that tell haunting stories about true crimes of the past. Flannery O'Connor's short story "The River" also provided some inspiration. It was written and recorded during Charming Disaster's 2016 artist residency at Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology: crosshatch.org

The cover artwork is a painting by Julyan Davis, whose work is also inspired by the murder ballad tradition. See more at julyandavis.com

lyrics

wind blows cold
over the willows
sky is bruised
and shadowed
put on your boots
and overcoat
don’t be afraid
my little sparrow

bridge slung high
over the river
every step
shakes and shivers
water laughs
out in whispers
she’ll take anything
that you give her

it’s okay
wash away
every trace
what remains

it’s okay
it’s not too late
to find your way
clean again

when your heart
is weak and wearied
clap your hands
wake the spirits
leaves float by
on the current
tide won’t turn
till you turn it

credits

from Cautionary Tales, released April 21, 2017
Written & composed by Ellia Bisker & Jeff Morris
Recorded at the Hill House in Mancelona, MI
Engineered & mixed by Ellia Bisker, Jeff Morris & Don Godwin
Ukulele, shaker, tambourine, wineglass, whistling: Ellia Bisker
Guitar, pot lids, pot of water, tea kettle, whistling: Jeff Morris

Cover artwork by Julyan Davis ("To Grow in the Sick Tree's Path," left panel), used by permission. See more of his murder ballad-inspired paintings at julyandavis.com.

Special thanks to Yvonne Stephens and Brad & Amanda Kik at Crosshatch Center for Arts & Ecology.

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Charming Disaster image

Charming Disaster Brooklyn, New York

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. ... more

shows

contact / help

Contact Charming Disaster

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Charming Disaster recommends:

If you like Charming Disaster, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Beans joins the show to discuss his album release, "ZWAARD".

listen now