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Here lyrical explorations of healing, dignity, and \nstruggle set the tone of the music itself—the mysterious and tense \nsensuality of the Melody Nelson-like strings on “Form a V”; the playful \nand idiosyncratic echos of the 1960s British Folk scene on \n“Invincibility”; the golden-era Elvrum level of vocal intimacy on “Too \nTrue”.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"International Anthem Recording Co","offers":[{"title":"Green LP","offer_id":51129974522187,"sku":"2240200","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":51129973539147,"sku":"2240198","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":51129974423883,"sku":"2240199","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Alabaster_DePlume_-_A_Blade_Because_A_Blade_Is_Whole_-__e62bed38_thumbnail_4.jpg?v=1737383519"},{"product_id":"dear-children-of-our-children-i-knew-cremisan-rsd-2026-sx","title":"Dear Children of Our Children, I Knew \/ Cremisan - RSD 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuy in-store on Record Store Day (18\/04\/2026). 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We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"71\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003ccolgroup\u003e\u003ccol width=\"71\"\u003e\u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr height=\"20\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"71\" height=\"20\"\u003eDear Children of Our Children, I Knew is a new EP recorded by Alabaster DePlume in the middle of his March 2025 US tour. DePlume had been playing shows with bassist Shahzad Ismaily and drummer Tcheser Holmes, performing music of his critically-acclaimed album A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole (released March 2025). The trio's rapport was so strong that DePlume chose to use an off day in Brooklyn to record this collection of instrumentals, which were inspired by experiences he had sharing, performing and improvising off the music of A Blade for audiences across the US. Dear Children in a sense serves as an epilogue to A Blade, which makes it all the more appropriate that the B side of its RSD-exclusive vinyl release contains the three song EP Cremisan: Prologue to A Blade, which was released (digital only) in fall 2024. 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