Carson McHone - Still Life Release:Still Life Merge Records Rattle's stunning interpretation of the

Rattle's stunning interpretation of the Enigma Variations brought the concert to a close and then the audience to it's feet

and Brahms' Fourth Symphony (recorded on September 26 and 27

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the band's fifth record

Carson McHone - Still Life Release:Still Life Merge Records Rattle's stunning interpretation of theThe songs of Still Life were written in quiet moments between tours and recorded away from Texas in Ontario with Canadian musician and producer Daniel Romano. The phrasing and tones recall John Cale, The Kinks, Richard and Linda Thompson like minded artists of the late '60s and early '70s, another era of transition and innovation. Still Life is an offering of deliberation, an expos of conscience, a confirmation that creation is an act of hope.