Subminiature (CD)

Subminiature, the new live album by Philadelphia instrumental chamber folk ensemble Hour, comes fresh off the heels of 2024's 'Ease the Work' and provides a capstone for the band's oeuvre to date, brandishing new material alongside longstanding arrangements of pieces from 2018's 'Anemone Red' and 'Tiny Houses', the inaugural releases of Dear Life Records. Across this collection of recordings harvested over two years of extensive DIY touring, bandleader/composer Michael Cormier-O'Leary demonstrates a deep understanding of the character of his shifting ensemble and it's players. Subminiature also serves as a hard worn tour diary, cataloguing concerts that were affectionally curated to highlight the strength of the music; at once adventurous and melodic and insistent upon spaces that encourage deeper connection. These tours saw the group performing in movie theaters, on islands, in machine shops and parking garages, crowded bars and living rooms, churches and theaters. Invariably, the music expands and contracts to match the space the ensemble is performing in. Recorded on a range of recording devices, this impressive live album highlights the focus and dynamism of a hardworking, fluid ensemble.

Track List

1. At the Bar Where You Literally Saved Me from Fatal Heartbreak - Live at Philamoca Philadelphia Pa - 4/12/24
2. Hallmark - Live at Philamoca Philadelphia Pa - 4/12/24
3. KC ; Clem - Live at the Loading Dock Littleton NH - 6?/?20?/?24
4. Beautiful Oh - Live at Greenwood Garden Peaks Island Me - 6/26/24
5. How Happy You Are Not to Have to Go - Live at the Loading Dock Littleton NH - 6/20/24
6. Your New Apartment - Live at Foto Club Philadelphia Pa - 8/8/24
7. Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You - Live at Bank's Garage Liberty Me - 6?/?21?/?24
8. Dying of Laughter - Live at the Owl New York NY - 4/13/24
9. Tiny House - Live at Greenwood Garden Peaks Island Me - 6/26/24
10. The Most Gorgeous Day in History - Live at the Hole in the Ground Cleveland Oh - 3/12/24
11. Mom Calls and You Answer - Live at Cassette New York NY - 8/5/23
12. Doxology - Live at Cassette New York NY - 8/5/23
13. From a Bus Window in Central Ohio Just Before a Thunder Shower - Live at Foto Club Philadelphia Pa - 8/8/24
14. I Fall to Pieces - Live at Philamoca Philadelphia Pa - 4/12/24