Originally written for Exclaim!
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Richmond, VA-based “experimental gospel” band Comrades released three independent albums before signing to Blood & Ink this year; Collection 2010-2011 is an amalgamation of their entire back catalogue to date. Rather than re-release everything, Blood & Ink pulled their favourite tracks and put them out as a single collection, in order get their listener base familiar with them while Comrades are at work on their first full-length for the label. Collection 2010-2011 features primarily instrumental tracks, with the occasional semi-harsh and semi-spoken word …