By Blood TSOV-248.5 and deconstructed patterns create fields

and deconstructed patterns create fields that vibrate

The set closes with impassioned versions of the standards

balancing expressiveness and restraint

" - Cvlt Nation

I count myself exceptionally fortunate to have been able to call on so many fine musicians in the making of this album

By Blood TSOV-248.5 and deconstructed patterns create fieldsVinyl LP pressing. Shovels & Rope is one of the hardest working bands out there today. Throughout their career, Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent have constantly been touring, and all the while they've made music wherever they can, and recently they've taken on two giant new challenges; raising a (growing) family, and helming a successful music festival, Charleston's High Water Festival. Their new album By Blood is a gritty, powerful look into their