{"product_id":"lou-barlow-emoh","title":"Lou Barlow - Emoh","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lou-barlow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLou Barlow's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e first “solo” record, a lush, well-produced affair with eight tracks recorded with producers Mark Nevers, Josh Schwartz, and Wally Gagel, and six tracks impeccably recorded at home by Barlow himself. \u003ci\u003eEmoh\u003c\/i\u003e represents some of Barlow's strongest songwriting and will have longtime fans and newcomers alike singing along. Of course, the lyrics are sharp, funny, and in one case, downright sacrilegious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first album Barlow released under his own name celebrated its 15th anniversary with a 2-LP reissue, marking its domestic debut on vinyl. \u003cstrong\u003eDigital download includes 8 bonus tracks of demos from the era. ***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe LP is now sold out on the Merge Records Store.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmoh \u003c\/i\u003ecan also be found at your favorite local \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.recordstoreday.com\/Stores\"\u003eindependent record store\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e+++\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmoh\u003ci\u003e was released in January 2005, within a day or two of my first child, Hannelore, being born. I put my real name on it, and it felt like the beginning of a new, more confident era. At the same time, I was asked to rejoin Dinosaur Jr, so, instead of spending the next year touring in support of \u003c\/i\u003eEmoh\u003ci\u003e, I started a Dinosaur Jr reunion that continues to this day. It was a bittersweet decision because my LP was warmly received and seemed to point to a self-reliant future.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThough \u003c\/i\u003eEmoh\u003ci\u003e was a positive step forward for me, listening to it now, I realize the songs clearly track the slow dissolution of my first marriage, the fatal break of several partnerships, and my struggle to acclimate to living in LA. That I was able to describe my decline in such detail then hand it out to friends and family members as my “comeback” LP kind of amazes me now.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:right;\"\u003e—Lou Barlow, March 2020\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739236069687,"sku":"MRG254digital","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/1013fde3f3f706b60c51cb76b2340fc7218ef1be_655fededa6291109f9baf32874166f8991834732_medium_jpg_394ef3e0-7356-4288-b8f1-ca748740ba17.jpg?v=1789600481","url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/products\/lou-barlow-emoh","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}