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The Wound Is Not the Body

by B Dolan

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  • Streaming + Download

    Pre-order of The Wound Is Not the Body. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    Purchasable with gift card
    releases May 3, 2024

      $8 USD

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Two color cloudy vinyl looks absolutely incredible next to Janine Shroff's hand painted cover. These vinyl have been pre-ordered by Kickstarters and retail stores, and a number are being held aside for touring. That means online sales will be very limited! Get yours early! Ships autographed.

    Includes digital pre-order of The Wound Is Not the Body. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    digital album releases May 3, 2024
    item ships out on or around April 20, 2024
    edition of 100 
    Purchasable with gift card

      $30 USD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    We've stepped out on faith that some listeners will still be after these shiny lazer discs. Janine Shroff's design looks great on the sleeve and CD face. We've printed a limited number to avoid being stuck with overstock, so grab your first pressing early! Ships autographed with promo materials.

    Includes digital pre-order of The Wound Is Not the Body. You get 1 track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    digital album releases May 3, 2024
    item ships out on or around April 20, 2024
    edition of 100 
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD or more 

     

  • T-Shirt/Shirt

    Printed on unisex cotton by ClassSick Custom in Pawtucket, RI, who we have incredibly been printing our shirts with since 2006!
    shipping out on or around April 20, 2024
    edition of 200 
    Purchasable with gift card

      $30 USD or more 

     

  • T-Shirt/Shirt

    Printed on unisex cotton by ClassSick Custom in Pawtucket, RI, who we have incredibly been printing our shirts with since 2006!
    shipping out on or around April 20, 2024
    edition of 200 
    Purchasable with gift card

      $30 USD or more 

     

  • Button/Pin/Patch

    Designed by Janine Shroff for a specific tier of our Kickstarter backers, we have a limited number of these patches still in stock while they last. Printed by ClassSick Custom in Providence RI.
    shipping out on or around April 20, 2024
    edition of 100 
    Purchasable with gift card

      $5 USD or more 

     

  • Hat

    The new B. Dolan logo, designed by Janine Shroff and embroidered on a fresh black snapback by ClassSick Custom.
    shipping out on or around April 20, 2024
    edition of 100 
    Purchasable with gift card

      $30 USD or more 

     

  • USB Flash Drive

    A limited number of these were manufactured for our Kickstarter campaign, but the overage supplies will be available while they last! Loaded with 1GB of music, video, lyrics.

    NOTE: A mock-up image of how these USBs will look is the last piece we're missing ;) Expect product images in the next day or two.
    shipping out on or around April 20, 2024
    edition of 100 
    Purchasable with gift card

      $25 USD or more 

     

  • "The Wound is Not The Body" VInyl Bundle contains -

    1 Autographed CD
    1 "Advanced Leak" Tour CD*
    1 Album art tee OR Wil E Cayo Tee
    1 Patch
    1 USB Drive*
    Promo Materials / Stickers*

    * - First come first served, while supplies last
    shipping out on or around April 20, 2024
    Purchasable with gift card

      $100 USD or more 

     

  • "The Wound is Not The Body" VInyl Bundle contains -

    1 Autographed Vinyl LP
    1 "Rock Cried Out" 7"*
    1 Album art tee OR Wil E Cayo Tee
    1 Patch
    1 USB Drive*
    Promo Materials / Stickers*

    * - First come first served, while supplies last
    shipping out on or around April 20, 2024
    edition of 100 
    Purchasable with gift card

      $120 USD or more 

     

  • Holy hell! They're clearing the Merch Table!

    1 - Autographed Limited Edition Vinyl LP
    1 - Autographed CD
    1 - Album Tee
    1 - Wil E Cayo Tee
    1 - Patch
    1 - USB Discog
    1 - Logo Hat
    1 - Rock Cried Out 7" *
    1 - "Advance Leak" CD *
    1 - Skullbeard Tote Bag

    Promo Materials
    shipping out on or around April 20, 2024
    Purchasable with gift card

      $175 USD or more 

     

1.
Turn a Mill 03:31
Step by step the longest march can be won (can be won) Many stones to form an arch singly none (singly none) And by union what we will Can be accomplished still Drops of water turn a mill Singly none. Step ahead, step behind only rapper two stepping with a metal spine even in decline, still ahead of my time Evel Knievel in his prime, how's he even alive (damn) I dare you devils adhere to this schedule I ran like hell for years at this level Whole family on my back, what'd I tell you? Even when the vertebrae cracked, I never fell through. Never said I was invincible, Body moving body broken from the neck down Guess I was standing on my principles. Luckily them motherfuckers were dead sound Who slept sound knowing that the beds were burning? Then fed full bellies with an extra serving. Nothing left for the essential person Who showed up to work knowing death was certain Infections lurking where protections lacking to practice murder while we speak compassion We cut trash bags into plastic curtains We couldn't seem to keep that mask in fashion No visitors pass is what the Doctors say just me, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye between a sleepless state feeling the deepest ache having dreams of the dead homies keeping me safe the O.G. would say 'you need to go a lot slower, you care too much plus you act too grown up must've lost track of the times I have told ya you walk like the weight of the world's on your shoulders' Rest in peace to a tough guy Wish he could've stuck around for the punchline Baby boy took his first steps for the second time while the third wave shut down production lines but I'm Staying focused on my breath. Drinking water doing stretches getting rest (having fun) Letting it bang for them ones Who can still get it cracking like some Alias drums We ain't done. Until I get away and walk into the sun. The homie Pip told me 'fuck it, let em come' Keep going til' I end it on the one Not the run of the mill, cuz for the mill I don't (run) Yes yes y'all, you don't stop. B. Dolan. Rock on. Yes yes y'all, you don't stop. Rock on.
2.
The Traveler
3.
Fantasy Baseball
4.
The Rock Cried Out
5.
How to Rob the Italians
6.
The Last Temptation of Wil E. Coyote
7.
Selfie Sub ft. Nya Trysha
8.
Ice Cream Wars ft. Nya Trysha
9.
Modified Warrior

about

In the aftermath of an emergency spine surgery that radically altered his perspective and body, B. Dolan emerges after a four year hiatus from touring and releasing LPs with a new collection of songs, a new stage show, and a harrowing new story to tell.

Written during COVID lockdown and his quarantined procedure and recovery, "The Wound is Not The Body" finds the emcee's stark and confessional lyrics winding through 9 new rap songs littered with strange characters, pandemic fatigue, autobiographical thoughts on hip hop, living and aging, and a newly forged resolve.

Production from Ant, HEBL, Small Professor, Widowmaker and Dolan himself provide a soulful and minimalist backdrop, while B. Dolan gets some of the most carefully crafted bars of his life across in an unhurried, confident fashion. Aside from impeccable guest vocalist Nya Trysha who adds sung vocals to two songs and Yah-Ra of Planet Asia who lends some spoken bars, the album is notably devoid of features. The emcee vocalist is front and center for this one, and the songs feel like self-contained films about moments, impressions and memories.

"The Wound is Not The Body" features a narrator writing alone in recovery, sounding like he and his work have been torn down and rebuilt from the ground up.

The album is mixed by DS3K and mastered by Daddy Kev. Available direct from B. Dolan or via Symphonic Distro (US) and Speech Development Records and The Orchard (EU).

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releases May 3, 2024

Produced by B. Dolan
Cover by Janine Shroff

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B Dolan Providence, Rhode Island

B. Dolan is a road-tested hip hop poet who continues to navigate life, aging, liberation and a body full of trauma, while carefully shaping beats and lyrics late into the night.

Visit IAmBDolan.com to read the full artist bio.
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