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and also tour with Björk

progressive R&B

“It’s a lot heavier than our last album

and Spaceland

Grouper - Ruins best of the year Lento—Sostenuto tranquillo maReceived an 8. 8 Best New Music rating from Pitchfork. Ruins was made in Aljezur, Portugal in 2011 on a residency set up by Galeria Z dos Bois. I recorded everything there except the last song, which I did at mother's house in 2004. Im still surprised by what I wound up with. It was the first time Id sat still for a few years; processed a lot of political anger and emotional garbage. Recorded pretty simply, with a portable 4 track, Sony stereo mic and