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Artist
David Ullman
12+ albums
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In an era of digital downloads, David Ullman is a decidedly old fashioned, analog artist. Ullman's latest album, LIGHT THE DARK, was conceived and recorded specifically for vinyl and contains a moody mix of haunted hymns, blasphemous ballads and folk-rock redemption songs . It will be released December 4th in a limited-edition LP/CD combo package on his own label, Dreaming Out Loud Records. “While it's not entirely fair or accurate to say ‘if it's not on vinyl, it doesn't matter,’ this collection of songs is coming out on this medium because it matters a great deal to me,” the scruffy, singer-songwriter said recently. Largely subsidized by a series of successful fundraising concerts and an online “crowdfunding campaign,” LIGHT THE DARK asks its audience to examine the conflicts between who they are versus who they want to be; where they come from versus where they’re going; and, what they’ve been told versus what they, themselves believe. “These songs share not only a resilient spirit, but also a willingness to shine a light on one’s self and confront the ways in which we are often our own worst enemy,” Ullman explains. “It’s an album about the ongoing, and often traumatic, process of finding your place in the world--deciding for what, and with whom, you will stand. “Whereas my first album was written and recorded in a vacuum and performed at gigs after the fact, all of the songs on LIGHT THE DARK were honed and developed on stage. So, the primary goal for this record wa
