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💿 RELEASE DETAILS
Artist: L.S.U. (Lifesavers Underground)
Album: Grace Shaker
Label: Retroactive Records
Catalog Number: RRCD2200
UPC: 732131700169
Format: CD
Packaging: Jewel Case with 12-Page Booklet w Ltd Collector Card
Limited Edition: 300 Copies
Original Release: 1994
Reissue: 2026
Produced By: Michael Knott
🔥 KEY COLLECTOR DETAILS
- LIMITED EDITION — ONLY 300 CDs PRESSED!
- 2026 Retroactive Records Reissue of the essential 1994 L.S.U. album.
- Originally released on Alarma Records.
- Features the unmistakable songwriting and vocals of MICHAEL KNOTT.
- Features Aunt Bettys musicians Andrew Carter and Brian Doidge.
- Drums by Jeremy Wood, associated with Pacifico and The Prayer Chain.
- Additional contributions from Steve Hindalong and Wayne Everett.
- 12-PAGE BOOKLET WITH 1,300 WORDS OF NEW LINER NOTES BY MATT CROSSLIN & Ltd Collector Card!
- Includes "Double," "Blame," "Grace," "Freedom," and "Christ Saves."
- FOR FANS OF: Michael Knott, Aunt Bettys, Adam Again, The Prayer Chain, Daniel Amos, and 1990s Alternative Rock.
🎸 ABOUT THE ALBUM — GRACE SHAKER
RAW. UNPREDICTABLE. EMOTIONALLY CHARGED. ONE OF MICHAEL KNOTT'S MOST COMPELLING RECORDINGS.
Released in 1994, Grace Shaker stands among the most compelling recordings in Michael Knott's extraordinary catalog. Raw, unpredictable, emotionally charged, and overflowing with musical creativity, the album captures L.S.U. (Lifesavers Underground) at a fascinating crossroads. The band had experimented with the Cash in Chaos name on 1993's World Tour, while Knott was simultaneously building momentum with Aunt Bettys in Southern California. Rather than simply continuing in either direction, Knott returned to L.S.U. with an album that embraced both the ferocity of alternative rock and the vulnerability of his most personal songwriting.
For Grace Shaker, Knott enlisted Aunt Bettys guitarists Andrew Carter and Brian Doidge alongside drummer Jeremy Wood, creating a musical chemistry that could shift from thunderous guitars to delicate acoustic passages without losing its identity. Carter and Doidge contributed to the songwriting, while the album also benefited from the inventive percussion of Steve Hindalong and Wayne Everett. The result is a record filled with contrasts: loud and quiet, abrasive and beautiful, restless and reflective.
The opening track, "Double," establishes the album's remarkable emotional range. What begins with an incident involving a spilled drink in a bar becomes a reflection on the disillusionment of a couple confronting a church scandal. Its understated arrangement and unconventional percussion provide the perfect introduction to an album that consistently challenges expectations.
From there, Grace Shaker moves through some of the heaviest music L.S.U. had recorded to that point. "Kill Will," "Bad Disease," and "Freedom" deliver aggressive guitars and urgent performances, while "Blame," "Grace," and the closing "Christ Saves" reveal Knott's gift for creating songs of extraordinary tenderness. The instrumental "Shaker," written by Andrew Carter, adds another unexpected dimension.
Although Grace Shaker was never officially designated one of Knott's rock operas, the album possesses an unmistakable thematic progression. Throughout its ten songs, Knott wrestles with human failure, self-destructive tendencies, religious disillusionment, and the limitations of trying to make ourselves worthy of grace. These difficult subjects ultimately lead to the album's central declaration: "Grace falls free."
Those three words became inseparable from Knott's artistic and spiritual legacy, eventually appearing on his tombstone. They also provide a powerful lens through which to experience the entire album. Grace Shaker is not simply a collection of excellent alternative rock songs; it is a deeply personal exploration of grace, struggle, and redemption.
THE 2026 RETROACTIVE RECORDS COLLECTOR'S EDITION: This limited CD reissue brings Grace Shaker back to collectors in a jewel case with a 12-page booklet featuring 1,300 WORDS OF NEW LINER NOTES BY MATT CROSSLIN! Crosslin traces the album's history, explores its connections to Aunt Bettys, and offers thoughtful commentary on each song. Each CD comes with a Ltd band Collector Card!
For longtime Michael Knott fans, Grace Shaker remains an essential recording. For listeners discovering L.S.U. for the first time, it offers a remarkable introduction to one of alternative rock's most distinctive and uncompromising voices.
FOR FANS OF: Michael Knott, Aunt Bettys, Adam Again, The Prayer Chain, Daniel Amos, and alternative rock of the 1990s.
🎵 TRACKLIST
Double / Kill Will / Blame / Thinkin' / Bad Disease / Grace / Shaker / Gift Taker / Freedom / Christ Saves
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