The Great Unraveling (2020) is the 4th studio album by folk-American band Awful Purdies, a quartet of 5 women multi-instruments. Like past Purdies albums, The Great Unraveling features songs telling women’s stories, but this album steps firmly into the moment addressing the inhumane demands of capitalism (No Machine), the stifling of marginalized voices (Morning Glory), pollution of the natural world (Something in the Water), and the resulting mass migration of people being displaced by competition for resources (The Great Unraveling). Through 13 new songs Awful Purdies shows that learning to love ourselves (Why Would I Be Small?) and take care of ourselves (This Woman’s Work) can help us to meet the challenge of doing the work needed to fight for a better world.
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The Awful Purdies third album is the inspiration and namesake of the play “All Recipes Are Home” (2012) as reported by Isabelle Robles is the Daily Iowan:
“The Awful Purdies, all all-female quintet, embarked on a yearlong project with Sean Lewis of Working Group Theater, traveling around the state to hear stories from people in Iowa — including lots of farmers — as part of an Iowa Arts Council grant. The experience culminated in the Purdies' newest album, All Recipes Are Home, and a musical by the same name.”
All Recipes Are Home Lyrics
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The Awful Purdies sophomore release features all original songs including; "Let Her Learn", "Gunshy", "My Time", "The Most", "I Got Friends", "Six Long Weeks", "Pennies in the Dustpan", "Perennials", "Portrait", and "At the Veil". “Hiatus” was recorded at The Broken Down Palace and was produced by Pete Becker.
Hiatus Lyrics
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Awful Purdies debut album features the original songs "Lila, what haven't you done", "Mechanical Ditch Digger", "Settle Down Maddy(lu)", "Mountain Man", "Lament to Apathy" and "Homesick Birds". And including covers of "Turtle Blues", "Cluck Old Hen", and "Just Say She's a Rhymer".
Awful Purdies (self-titled album) Lyrics