SWEPT AWAY Original Broadway Cast Recording Thread

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 12/3/24 at 9:17am

Releases February 7 on digital platforms, with a physical release TBA later! Music and lyrics by The Avett Brothers (Scott and Seth Avett)

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 12/3/24 at 9:20am

Track listing: 

• 1. Prelude
• 2. The Charnel House
• 3. Go to Sleep
• 4. Hard Worker (Part 1)
• 5. Nothing Short of Thankful
• 6. Hard Worker (Part 2)
• 7. Swept Away
• 8. Lord Lay Your Hand on My Shoulder
• 9. Ain't No Man
• 10. May It Last
• 11. Murder in the City
• 12. The Shipwreck
• 13. A Gift For Melody Anne
• 14. Through My Prayers
• 15. Two Tableaux
• 16. Satan Pulls the Strings
• 17. No Hard Feelings
• 18. Go to Sleep (Reprise)
• 19. Finale 

Updated On: 1/10/25 at 09:20 AM

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 12/3/24 at 9:22am

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OFFICIAL  SWEPT AWAY ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING CD

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[keen on kean]

Posted: 12/3/24 at 11:45am

I am glad there will be one. I have the Avett Brothers albums but I thought the voices in the production are so [perfect for their songs.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 12/3/24 at 11:58am

SO happy to have this news!   Can't wait to hear those voices again!!  Someone had put together a playlist of the Avett Bros, in order, that will have to suffice for the next two months!  (Or course, Lay Your Hand on My Shoulder isn't on it.  [And I probably got the title wrong.]}

Updated On: 12/3/24 at 11:58 AM

[schubox]

Posted: 12/3/24 at 2:41pm

My wife is going to be so happy about this

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 12/13/24 at 9:36am

John Gallagher, Jr. (Mate) and the company performing “Ain’t No Man”:

 

[SingingEachtoEach]

Posted: 12/13/24 at 10:46am

It's been a year since I saw this show but the vibe seems quite different on the recording than it did on the show?  I felt like in the show this felt like a bit more mocking?  This almost comes across like the whole number is religious.

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 12/13/24 at 1:09pm

It was definitely sung a bit cynically when I saw it a couple weeks ago, but I guess that doesn't really come through on the recording.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 1/10/25 at 10:53am

Adrian Blake Enscoe (Little Brother) and Stark Sands (Big Brother) performing “No Hard Feelings”:

 

[steven22]

Posted: 1/10/25 at 11:51am

EDSOSLO858 said: "Adrian Blake Enscoe (Little Brother) and Stark Sands (Big Brother) performing “No Hard Feelings”:

They sound great. Can’t wait for the full recording to be released.  

"

 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 1/24/25 at 8:56am

Gallagher, Jr. and the company performing “Satan Pulls the Strings”:

 

[quizking101]

Posted: 1/24/25 at 12:49pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "Gallagher, Jr. and the company performing “Satan Pulls the Strings”:

THIS was the live moment where my Tony campaign for JGJ began 

"

 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 2/6/25 at 11:35am

Land ho! The full album washes up on streaming platforms tomorrow.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 2/7/25 at 12:00am

Now streaming. Who’s listening?

[SingingEachtoEach]

Posted: 2/7/25 at 10:09am

I really am not liking this album (I mostly liked the show).  This feels over produced and pop-y and the intimacy of the show has been washed out.  

[dramamama611]

Posted: 2/7/25 at 10:35am

I'm not sure I agree with it having a "pop" feel - but yes to the rest of your sentiment.  Really not enjoying it.  Will give it a few listens though - we'll see.

[scripps]

Posted: 2/7/25 at 12:55pm

I had a later than expected commute home last night and tried listening to this and I don't like it at all for the reasons already mentioned. Hoping for a better experience from the Dead Outlaw (where is this???) and Maybe Happy Ending cast recordings.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 2/7/25 at 3:04pm

Never saw this live, but I quite liked this album upon my first listen. It strikes a comfortable sweet spot somewhere between THE LAST SHIP and GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY.  

I thought the second half was the stronger part, with the more beautiful, introspective Avett moments (save for the punchy headbanger “Satan Pulls the Strings,” which John Gallagher Jr. absolutely devours). 

There’s a bit of a bluegrassy sameness to the first half, as the crew gathers for their soon-to-be-doomed voyage. “Hard Worker” is this season’s “The Road Don’t Make You Young.”

Adrian Blake Enscoe is a brilliant discovery. His Little Brother, having left the girl of his dreams to set sail, delivers the show’s wistful title song (something of a mid-aughts “Brown Eyed Girl”) and one of my personal favorites on the record, “Murder in the City.”

I wasn’t too taken by Stark Sands once again, unfortunately. 

 

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For those who saw this live, how was the shipwreck sequence staged? How did the big ship turn into the lifeboat?

This didn’t quite sweep me away, but it’s a nice addition to the Broadway cast album collection. 

[steven22]

Posted: 2/7/25 at 5:14pm

I must admit I don’t have a great ear, but I just finished listening to the album and enjoyed it. It didn’t hit as well as I think a live recording would have. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 2/20/25 at 11:57am

The album will be available April 25 physically and on two different vinyls: a rough sea blue and a limited-edition "Devil's In My Head" blood red.

 

[willep]

Posted: 2/20/25 at 12:44pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "Never saw this live, but I quiteliked this albumupon my first listen. It strikes a comfortable sweet spot somewhere between THE LAST SHIP and GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY.

I thought the second half was the stronger part, with the more beautiful, introspective Avett moments (save for the punchy headbanger “Satan Pulls the Strings,” which John Gallagher Jr. absolutely devours).

There’s a bit of a bluegrassy sameness to the first half, as the crew gathers for their soon-to-be-doomed voyage. “Hard Worker” is this season’s “The Road Don’t Make You Young.”

Adrian Blake Enscoe is a brilliant discovery. HisLittle Brother, having left the girl of his dreams to set sail, delivers the show’s wistful title song (something of a mid-aughts “Brown Eyed Girl”) and one of my personal favorites on the record, “Murder in the City.”

I wasn’ttoo taken by Stark Sands once again, unfortunately.

 

Click Here To Toggle Spoiler Content

For those who saw this live, how was the shipwreck sequence staged? How did the big ship turn into the lifeboat?

This didn’t quite sweep me away, but it’s a nice addition to the Broadway cast album collection."

I quite enjoyed the album, and I did see the show live. The book was the worst part of the show.

The shipwreck was probably the best part of the show, the entire ship set tipped upstage and a lifeboat came up. The bottom of the ship set was mirrored so that you could see faces and such even if people were laying down in the lifeboat or faced upstage.

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 3/3/25 at 12:06pm

They'll be doing a concert on 4/28 at Bowery Ballroom. Tickets have already sold out. Sounds like it'll be a Tony Voter reminder event.