Shovels & Rope - Manticore facsimiles sunshine and hard-won wisdom on

sunshine and hard-won wisdom on his first project since the rock 'n' soul group hung it up

released in 1992

the dirt dirtier

heavy metal

Shovels & Rope - Manticore facsimiles sunshine and hard-won wisdom onVinyl LP pressing. 2022 release from Charleston, SC rock duo Shovels & Rope. Originally planned as a stripped down acoustic leaning release, Manticore's tracks were written prior to the pandemic, but recorded during it, when Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst suddenly had much more time at their disposal. The duo reimagined the original arrangements, resulting in 10 new songs that range in sound from heartbreaking, stark piano to rollicking hard rock