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When matched with Bendigo Fletcher’s gorgeously jangly collision of country and folk-rock and dreamy psychedelia, the result is a batch of story-songs graced with so much raw humanity, wildly offbeat humor, and a transcendent sense of wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrue to its spirit of purposeful wandering, \u003ci\u003eFits of Laughter\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds in a wayward yet lushly detailed sound, embroidered with everything from crystalline harmonies to blistering guitar riffs to heady drum-machine beats. For help in forging the album’s ragged elegance, Bendigo Fletcher worked with producer Ken Coomer (the original drummer for Wilco and Uncle Tupelo), whom Anderson met in a flash of strange serendipity. Soon after he’d connected with Coomer via phone and bonded over a shared affection for Pink Floyd’s Obscured by Clouds, the band headed to Nashville to record in Coomer’s garage studio, laying down the album’s eight songs in nine frenetic days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn keeping with the regional perspective that defines much of folk and country music, \u003ci\u003eFits of Laughter\u003c\/i\u003e ponders certain paradoxes inherent in the band’s homeland. “In Kentucky there’s a long-running frustration of tradition and stubbornness versus progress,” says Anderson. “On one side you’re looking at things like the coal industry or Mitch McConnell, but then there’s also a feeling of togetherness and a fuck-the-man attitude and a loving desire for everyone to be left alone.” Referring to Fits of Laughter as a coming-of-age album, Anderson also examines a more internal conflict throughout the songs, including his choice to abandon his medical-school aspirations in favor of pursuing a career in music. “The title’s really about the spectrum of emotions I’ve felt on the way to finding what makes me feel like I’m living truthfully, rather than holding onto what I think other people’s expectations are of me,” he says. “It’s a phrase that bridges all of those emotions—everything from joy to hysteria.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic","offers":[{"title":"Purple | LP","offer_id":50459506835787,"sku":"1127731","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/52a278b8-f25d-4eb6-a70c-72346a7283dd_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727223526"},{"product_id":"consensual-wisdom","title":"Consensual Wisdom","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is nothing that will ever take the place of a well-written song. 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