For their 13th album and in their 25th year together, post-punk, art-rock pioneers BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC do a 180 degree musical swerve and link up with bass-baritone vocalists Oral Moses, one of the preeminent African-American performers of traditional spirituals. The band demolish all preconceptions about themselves by presenting a program of heavily rearranged, well known African-American spirituals and 19th century art songs.
01 I'm a rollin' - 5:32 02 Couldn't hear nobody pray - 3:24 03 A little more faith in jesus - 5:37 04 Sometimes i feel like a motherless child - 4:10 05 Joshua fit the battle of jericho - 3:36 06 Swing low sweet chariot - 4:18 07 Listen to the angels shoutin' - 4:22 08 Wayfaring stranger - 4:14 09 Great day - 5:05 10 Nobody knows the trouble i see - 5:13 11 Oh freedom - 4:43 12 Amen - 5:22