Kill to Get Crimson

Rock · 2007 · 12 tracks

Kill to Get Crimson

A quiet collection of character studies and pastoral folk. Intimate, accordion-laced arrangements meet Knopfler's most restrained, painterly guitar work.

It's like a collection of beautifully shot short films for your ears.

A quiet, dignified collection of memories and observations that feels like a warm hearth on a cold day.

Kill to Get Crimson · vs · Mark Knopfler

Solitude+1.5σ

Solitude saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

01

True Love Will Never Fade

4:22

02

The Scaffolder’s Wife

3:52

03

The Fizzy and the Still

4:08

04

Heart Full of Holes

6:36

05

We Can Get Wild

4:19

06

Secondary Waltz

3:44

07

Punish the Monkey

4:38

08

Let It All Go

5:18

09

Behind With the Rent

4:49

10

The Fish and the Bird

3:45

11

Madame Geneva’s

3:59

12

In the Sky

7:31

Moments Worth Waiting For

The delicate interplay between the accordion and Knopfler's signature clean guitar on 'The Scaffolder’s Wife'.

The way 'Heart Full of Holes' builds its emotional weight through a slow, rhythmic pulse and weary vocal delivery.

The extended, atmospheric guitar outro of 'In the Sky' that feels like watching a sunset fade to black.

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