GOAT return with ‘The Gallows Pole’, their second soundtrack album, following their score for the 2017 British independent horror film ‘Double Date’.
‘The Gallows Pole’ is a three-part Element Pictures production, written and directed by Shane Meadows that is being aired in the UK on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
This digital album which is released on 7th July includes five brand new tracks from the score and three existing tracks Shane Meadows selected from their back catalogue.
Listen to one of these new tracks from the score 'Jazzman' here:
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Presave/preorder 'The Gallows Pole' Score here
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The themes and imagery of Benjamin Myers’ source novel seem to be the perfect fit for GOAT's mystical, pagan aesthetic. The series, based in rural 18th century Yorkshire, tells a fictionalised tale based on the true story of David Hartley and the Cragg Vale Coiners, which became the biggest fraud in British history.
GOAT were already fans of Meadows’ work, in particular the various iterations of ‘This Is England’, and understood the importance of music to him, noting that: “Music is a central part to everything he has done” and describing it as a “blessing” when they were approached about the project.
The score to ‘The Gallows Pole’ will be released digitally and on Bandcamp on 7 July, with a vinyl release to follow in 2024.
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Goat have a handful of shows coming up:
28 July / Geneva / Scene Ella Fitzgerald Festival
10-12 August / Gothenburg / Way Out West Festival
17-20 August / Brecon / Green Man Festival
13 October / Porto / Hard Club
14 October / Lisbon / Lisboa Ao Vivo
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