Peace...Like A River - Gov't Mule (2LP Vinyl)

Peace...Like A River by Gov't Mule.

Gov't Mule's "Peace...Like A River" arrives as a generous double LP, spread across four sides that give the music room to breathe. Housed in a gatefold sleeve with an accompanying insert, this is a release designed to be lived with, the kind of record you flip and re-flip across an afternoon while the light changes.

The journey opens with "Same As It Ever Was," a title that hints at the band's long history even as it leans forward, followed by "Shake Our Way Out" and the searching "Peace I Need." From the very first groove, the sequencing establishes the tension between weariness and resolve that runs through the whole set, a push and pull between letting go and holding on.

Side B keeps the thread with "Made My Peace," "Your Only Friend," and "Dreaming Out Loud," while side C opens up into heavier weather with "Head Full Of Thunder," the philosophical "The River Only Flows One Way," and the exhale of "After The Storm." There is a real arc here, storm clouds gathering and breaking, that rewards listening in order rather than dipping in and out.

The final side brings the water imagery home, moving from "Just Across The River" through "Long Time Coming" and closing on "Gone Too Long." Across these twelve tracks the album earns its title, tracing peace as something worked toward rather than simply found, a current that keeps moving in one direction whether you are ready or not.

Pressed and made in the EU, this edition was cut from lacquers by Daniel Krieger, whose work shapes the depth and presence that make a double LP like this worth owning on wax. The runouts are etched and the pressing plant numbers are stamped, small physical details that collectors will appreciate when the record is in hand.

For anyone who follows Gov't Mule's blend of blues muscle and jazz-minded exploration, this pressing is an easy one to reach for. Spread generously across four sides, wrapped in a gatefold with its insert intact, "Peace...Like A River" is a record that asks for your full attention and gives plenty back in return.

Pressing Details:
Track Listing:
A1. Same As It Ever Was
A2. Shake Our Way Out
A3. Peace I Need
B1. Made My Peace
B2. Your Only Friend
B3. Dreaming Out Loud
C1. Head Full Of Thunder
C2. The River Only Flows One Way
C3. After The Storm
D1. Just Across The River
D2. Long Time Coming
D3. Gone Too Long

Credits:
Daniel Krieger - Lacquer Cut By

Notes:
Gatefold sleeve includes insert.
Made in the EU.
Runouts are etched, pressing plant numbers are stamped.

Artist: Gov't Mule

Format: 2LP

Genre: Blues

Label: Fantasy

Catalog Number: 00888072447585

Release Year: 2023

Country: United States

Condition: Sealed (New)

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