http://virb.com/hungrylucy For their fourth release, Hungry Lucy beautifully demonstrates their passion for the craft of songwriting. Rather than spend months in production, this time around the duo present “Before We Stand ... We Crawl” as a collection of six raw, emotional songs. These basic arrangements use piano, acoustic guitar, strings, wind instruments and sparse drum parts to underpin Christa Belle’s heart-felt lyrics and highly emotive vocals. Taking the “less is more” approach, the duo purposely left each song exposed with emotion at the surface, stripping away any pretense that may surround electronic music. The EP features 3 brand new songs (“A Girl Alone”, “Harvest” and “Losing Faith”) as well as stripped down versions of some of Hungry Lucy’s past favorites (“Storm”, “Alfred”, and “Fearful”). Reminiscent of artists like Keane, Coldplay and Sia, “Harvest” begins with piano and Christa’s lonesome voice singing of a tragedy that brings people closer. The song ultimately builds to a powerful crescendo of music and emotion. “Losing Faith” takes an electro-organic approach to a mournful tale of souls drifting apart, reminiscent of Goldfrapp or Lamb. The stripped down version of “Alfred” (originally from Hungry Lucy’s first album, Apparitions) brings a haunting new spirit to this HL classic. Rounding out the EP is a live, unplugged recording of “Fearful” (originally from the album, Glō) with nothing but piano and vocals. This version of “Fearful” was originally recorded during Hungry Lucy’s weekly podcast “Tea with Hungry Lucy”. In a move that’s part social experiment, and part commentary on the bizarre tactics of the mainstream music industry, Hungry Lucy are releasing “Before We Stand ... We Crawl” under Creative Commons license. In a nutshell, this license allows listeners to share these songs with friends and know that the band is on their side. In fact, the staunchly independent Hungry Lucy is encouraging their fans to make copies of the EP and spread it around. Through their music, website and podcasts, Hungry Lucy have always invited their fans into their lives. With the release of this EP, the duo takes another small step to break down the creator vs. consumer wall and welcome you into their world. Before We Stand ... We Crawl. For everything you ever wanted to know about Hungry Lucy (and probably a lot more) visit www.hungrylucy.com]]> Virb 2.0 (@hungrylucy) en http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41850 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:30:03 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41850 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41841 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:23:30 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41841 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41811 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:03:22 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41811 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41802 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:43:22 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41802 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41782 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:27:47 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41782 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41765 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:16:28 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41765 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41727 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:13:27 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41727 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41711 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:16:49 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41711 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41702 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:58:50 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41702 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41697 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:50:24 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41697 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41688 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:39:31 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41688 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41681 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:29:59 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41681 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41673 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:22:08 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41673 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41260 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:49:37 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41260 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41257 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:43:42 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41257 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41252 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:38:45 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41252 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41222 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:51:25 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41222 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41145 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:00:42 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41145 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41103 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:15:47 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/41103 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/40895 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:21:38 -0700 http://virb.com/hungrylucy/audio/40895