{"product_id":"punching-the-clown","title":"Punching The Clown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePre-Order Item. Release Date Subject to Change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabel: City Slang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelease Date: 21st August\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKurt Wagner's dulcet tones share centre stage with a six-part choir who perform in the Scots-Appalachian of \"lined out singing\", it's a perfect bedfellow to his noir-country sound. It's a spiritual country album and having heard the album in full, maybe one of my favourite Lambchop albums to date. Oh and Justin Vernon is on banjo, which is sweet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"150\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; background: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/gb\/album\/weakened\/1895357999?i=6763527201\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"MyAppHighlight\" id=\"searchHighlight1\"\u003eLambchop\u003c\/span\u003e's seventeenth album Punching the Clown finds Kurt Wagner returning to first principles. Sparked by a late-night radio encounter with an unidentified gospel recording, Wagner fell deep into the world of \"lined out singing\" a centuries-old Scots-Appalachian call-and-response tradition in which a lone clerk leads a choir through hymns, word by unadorned word. That spirit of raw, communal voice shapes every moment of Punching the Clown: Wagner spent years studying great songwriters and relearning his craft from the ground up, whittling dozens of songs down to twelve. Recorded in three days with guitarist Andrew Broder, Justin Vernon on banjo, and a six-part choir assembled by Blake Morgan and engineered by \u003cspan class=\"MyAppHighlight\" id=\"searchHighlight2\"\u003eLambchop\u003c\/span\u003e veteran Mark Nevers, the album is graceful, wry, and quietly devastating. Out August 21, 2026 on City Slang.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Ryan Olson and recorded August 25–27, 2025, at April Base, Wisconsin. The record was completed over three days and features Kurt Wagner (vocals), Andrew Broder (guitar), Justin Vernon (banjo), and a six-part vocal ensemble, with additional choir recordings in London and Minneapolis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lambchop","offers":[{"title":"Clear Vinyl LP","offer_id":53288656994598,"sku":"SLANG50614X","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":53288657027366,"sku":"SLANG50614","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0505\/7734\/2621\/files\/22cd2582-01e0-63d9-3e9e-5ff40f6fce00.jpg?v=1780397738","url":"https:\/\/www.limitedadditionrecords.com\/en-us\/products\/punching-the-clown","provider":"Limited Addition Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}