{"product_id":"stef-chura-dancing-alone-in-the-concrete-pre-order","title":"Stef Chura - Dancing Alone In The Concrete  *Pre-Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date Friday 2nd October\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll pre-orders will be dispatched\/made ready for collection on that day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW129228526 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's been seven years since Detroit singer and songwriter Stef Chura released her last album, Midnight. Plenty of dramatic and life-altering things happened in those seven years: She broke off an engagement, she left Detroit for New Orleans (and then Louisville), she gave birth to her first child, she ultimately returned to Detroit. But those events are not the true story of Dancing Alone on the Concrete, her third album and second for Saddle Creek. Here's what happened while Stef Chura was writing the songs that would eventually become Dancing Alone on the Concrete: She practiced the piano and the guitar a whole lot, and she went on dates. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSingle for the first time in years, Chura used the 2020 Covid lockdowns as an excuse to start over in New Orleans, where, like everyone else, she was mostly stuck indoors, unable to tour or play locally. \"I was just writing and practicing,\" she says. \"I was going back and forth, playing songs on the guitar and the piano, and it lent itself to the writing process in a nice way.\" Chura's singing voice has always been unique—it's brassy but contained, like a muted trumpet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album, recorded at Athens' Chase Park Transduction studio with David Barbe (Sugar) and Andy LeMaster (Now It’s Overhead) and produced by Robert Schneider of Apples in Stereo, even features R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and Mike Mills on \"Danny.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuch of Dancing Alone on the Concrete concerns the ways in which our need for love convinces us to betray ourselves just to keep the other person around. \"I tried to change my thoughts for you, I tried to rearrange who I was for you,\" she sings in \"The Concrete,\" \"But you found out.\" It's an unusual framing—the issue isn't the narrator's selling herself out, it's her getting caught doing so.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"When I was in New Orleans, the freedom to date was exciting,\" Chura says. \"But there's this search for love in the album, and no real arrival at any point in time.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDancing Alone on the Concrete's key is right there, the adverb in the album's title: alone. Not loneliness, but personal comfort, self-affirmation, healthy solitude. And while these songs never quite arrive at the love they're searching for, the rightful object of her affection is right there in every song, in the form of the person singing them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLISTING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Leadweight \u003cbr\u003e2. The Concrete \u003cbr\u003e3. Babydoll \u003cbr\u003e4. Lovesick \u003cbr\u003e5. Wishin’ \u003cbr\u003e6. Thunder and Lightning \u003cbr\u003e7. Danny \u003cbr\u003e8. Be My Hound \u003cbr\u003e9. Heavy Hitter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank you for looking at our listing, below are a few points to consider before making a purchase:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- All records we sell are Brand New - pre-orders will normally come sealed but if you are purchasing in stock items, please note the copy may have been unsealed for display in the shop. Please email straight after purchase to enquire if this is of importance to you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Orders won't ship until all items are released, so keep this in mind when purchasing multiple pre-orders or a mix of in stock and pre-order items.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The 'Product' page will show the most up to date info we have with regards to the item and its release date, but this information is subject to change so check in with us if you have any questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- We unfortunately don't offer tax\/vat outside of the UK via the website so please keep in mind that when the items arrives in your country you may be liable to pay a further charge before delivery. (all UK orders the price you see is the price you will pay). Please also note that we are unable to adjust the declared value on items sold internationally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Stef Chura","offers":[{"title":"Babydoll Blue Vinyl LP","offer_id":55623815790968,"sku":"LBJ361LP","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD Album","offer_id":55623815823736,"sku":"LBJ361CD","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0348\/2704\/2955\/files\/unnamed_0d5c7560-ceed-49da-b73f-34841ecc3ffe.jpg?v=1785834451","url":"https:\/\/www.crashrecords.co.uk\/products\/stef-chura-dancing-alone-in-the-concrete-pre-order","provider":"Crash Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}