photo by madison gies-guy
cover art by mikki itzigsohn
with Affinity, queer folk duo bad posture club expands their sound beyond the simple arrangements of previous albums Volume I and A Place Between.
these new songs are enriched by the soft ambient drone of a 102 year old acoustic pump organ. discovered on facebook marketplace, the instrument—crafted in brattleboro, vt in 1923—is an estey chaplain’s organ, designed to perform burial services near battlefields and aboard ships during world wars l and ll.
a century later, bad posture club seeks a similar purpose: to create something transcendent from the raw materials of daily life amidst a chaotic and deeply troubled world.
credits:
all songs written by bad posture club, except for the last verse of “Sun Star” which is a verse from “Little Musgrave,” a traditional english ballad learned from a jean ritchie recording.
maren day played guitar, banjo, pump organ and electric organ and sang
morgan kavanagh played guitar, pump organ, and sang
alec watson played electric organ, piano and celeste
recorded and mixed by doug malone at jamdek studio, chicago
mastered by mike nolte at eureka mastering
bad posture club is a queer folk duo made up of maren day and morgan kavanagh. originally from northwestern washington, they’ve toured nationally, as well as spent formative years in the midwest music scene. together they craft intricate and experimental harmonies with their two voices, banjo, guitar, and a 100 year old pump organ. bad posture club invites the listener to hear the power in quiet, intimate music, and offers warmth and reflection through song. they are currently based in anacortes, wa.
