Art-rock and indie-pop project The Pull of Autumn unveils their latest creation, the single Lost Time. Nestled within their fifth album, Memory Tree, now available through RBM Records, this track features the evocative vocals of San Francisco’s Julius Manning.
Guided by Rhode Islander Daniel Darrow, a stalwart of the ’80s post-punk outfit Johanna’s House of Glamour, The Pull of Autumn’s core members include Bruce MacLeod, Matthew Darrow, and Luke Skyscraper James, with a rotating roster of collaborators gathered from both local haunts and distant realms.
Julius Manning, a seasoned artist from Southern California’s music scene, lends his voice to Lost Time. His vocals echo the spirit of Nick Drake’s British folk, interwoven with the ethereal qualities of Brian Eno and Sandy Denny.
This gentle, haunting ballad was originally recorded by the late John Neff (who wrote soundtracks for several David Lynch films). “It was a lot of fun to talk and share files back and forth,” says Daniel Darrow. “John was excited to know the song was getting a chance to be heard. He also shared my love for hardware synths and electronics.”
Lost Time was originally written in a living room in California,” adds Julius Manning. “To me, it feels like a way to cope with what’s coming in our world – the escape in order to let go where those dark places run deep. I was happy to see John Neff and Daniel working together to bring this song to the world.”
The visualizer, produced by Luke James, is a hauntingly beautiful vignette. It portrays a woman adrift in the heavens, her gaze occasionally resting on an illuminated globe. Wrapped in the warmth and safety of the spirit world, this imagery captures the essence of the sentiment with a delicate grace.
Watch the video for “Lost Time” below:
Described as “a melancholy remembrance of moments in time and life,” Memory Tree features Philip Parfitt (The Perfect Disaster), Ricky Humphrey (This Twisted Wreckage), San Francisco-based artist Leigh Gregory, Berkeley singer-songwriter Sophia Campbell, and Rhode Island Rock’n Roll Hall of Fame inductee Paul Everett.
“Instead of the free-genre bending of what came before, this new album is focused on a continuous motion of sound that creates an overall effect of electro/acoustic music and ambient sounds,” says Darrow. “Hours were spent on the order of the track selection to create a continuous sound that tells a story reflected on the cover of the album. The tree pointing downward represents the future as well as holding onto the past. This album is a melancholy remembrance of moments in time and life. I am very excited to feature many RI artists whose music I have come to love and respect over many years. Many veterans from around the world also contribute to the album. I feel this album is a concise picture of this moment in time. Every song reflects beauty, future loves and lost loves. I am excited to bring this album and great artists to the light and to have their music heard.”
Memory Tree arrives two years after The Pull of Autumn’s Beautiful Broken World album, which involved several music luminaries, including The Pop Group’s Mark Stewart, Living Colour’s Doug Wimbish and producer Adrian Sherwood. The Pull of Autumn released their debut eponymous album in 2018, followed by Afterglow in 2019, Small Colors in 2020.
Listen to Memory Tree below, and order here.
Watch the videos for the Memory Tree album singles, “I Was Just Dreaming,” and “Opening Closing,” below:
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