{"product_id":"richard-buckner-impasse-reissue","title":"Richard Buckner - Impasse (Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease highlights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePressed on vinyl for the first time to commemorate the album's 15th anniversary \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP includes full download of the album plus 4 rare bonus tracks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP features full-color heavyweight inner sleeve with printed lyrics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAudio newly remastered by Jon Marshall Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree shipping on all U.S. orders! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* * *\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTo commemorate the 15th anniversary of its release, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/richard-buckner\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Buckner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s 2002 album \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eImpasse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e has been reissued on CD and LP—its first-ever appearance on vinyl. Newly remastered by Jon Marshall Smith, the vinyl reissue also includes a download of four rare bonus tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the gestation of \u003ci\u003eImpasse, \u003c\/i\u003eRichard Buckner was stuck. But, with perseverance, what began as one of his most troubled recording attempts ended as one of his best and most pivotal—a capstone for his wayfaring early period before he planted roots with Merge. The words are entrancingly cryptic, as if their simplicity conceals unfathomable depths. The music is sparse, almost whispered at times, like a secret. The title gives everything away, though.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImpasse\u003c\/i\u003e was conceived as a faceted whole. Its lyrics are like scattered snapshots and torn-up letters. The song titles form a poem that structures a story of heartache and dreamt redemption cloistered at the music’s core. Impressions, pledges, and slivered vantages swirl in Buckner’s voice and, while his frustrations at the time of Impasse were only part of the twist, its transmission is so open-ended that the aura of quiet desperation and hard-won grace is yours to use as you please.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“You don’t really know what you’re writing at the time,” Buckner says. “Writing seems to be kind of prophetic and it makes much more sense looking back on it. But I think mystery is good. If you ever think you know what you’re doing, then you’re probably in bad shape.”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: red;\"\u003eLP includes a coupon for a full download.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":52739211002167,"sku":"MRG357LP","price":21.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":52739210969399,"sku":"MRG357CD","price":13.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739211034935,"sku":"MRG357digital","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/4e75a4636a2a7feb832db306875905e3600b11d4_7dc1dd8527df553f58eaacd8458524272ba97d6d_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1785381229","url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/products\/richard-buckner-impasse-reissue","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}