This Water Is Life: Volume V - MoeSOS DC // Tracy Shedd

FOR FANS OF (MoeSOS DC): Ab-Soul, Joey Badass, Aaron Cole, J Cole, Mick Jenkins, Lecrae, Mac Miller, Steven Malcolm, nobigdyl., Noname, Isaiah Rashad, Saba, Smino

FOR FANS OF (Tracy Shedd): Alvvays, Broken Social Scene, Future Islands, Japanese Breakfast, Jay Som, Liz Phair, Metric, Of Montreal, Rilo Kiley, Sasami, Snail Mail, Spoon, Stereolab, Yo La Tengo, Versus

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This Water is Life is a self-sustained and ongoing series of split EPs with two express purposes: to highlight new hip-hop / indie rock music from Southeastern North Carolina, as well as to provide a platform for Cape Fear River Watch and Coastal Plain Conservation Group to deliver up-to-date authoritative reports on the health of the Cape Fear River Basin for both human beings and wildlife.

Ever since our forebears crawled up out of the water and drew their first breath, our – which is to say human and animal (and for that matter, plant) – experience has never strayed too far from its life-sustaining force. This water IS life. It will continue to be. But what kind of life? Threats to that water are, in turn, threats to the very life it...  more
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released April 22, 2026

Fort Lowell Records
FLR091

MOESOS DC
All songs written by Maurice Holmes

Maurice Holmes: Vocals

In order of appearance; Producers: Harrison Smithmartin
Evan Shanks
DAMMITMITCH
Jack Warfield
Will Matthews
Nathan Rodgers

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by
Maurice Holmes, Ellis Parker, and Harrison Smithmartin

TRACY SHEDD
All songs written by Tracy Shedd

Tracy Shedd: Vocals, Fender Telecaster
James Tritten: Fender Precision Bass, DSI Tempest Sean Thomas Gerard: Roland JX8P, Moog Minimoog, Vocals 'Kathy Lindenmayer: Whistle

Recorded and mixed by James Tritten
Mastered by Jeff Lipton + Cos Tinti at Peerless Mastering

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Liner Notes by:
- Cape Fear River Watch [Human Beings]
- Coastal Plain Conservation Group [Wildlife]

Cover photograph by Josh Putnam
Band Photographs by shrk_bait
B-Side Artwork by Ben Billingsley
Design by James Tritten

In partnership with:
- Cape Fear River Watch: capefearriverwatch.org
- Coastal Plain Conservation Group: coastalplainconservationgroup.org

This Water is Life is brought to you by:
- Dock Street Printing: dockstreetprinting.com
- Fortis Builders
- Gravity Records: gravityrecordsnc.com
- Persephone's Farm: persephonesfarm.com
- Satellite Bar & Lounge: facebook.com/satellitebarandlounge

Thanks to:
- Josh Putnam Photography: instagram.com/josh.putnam/
- Ben Billingsley Art: instagram.com/benjamin_billingsley_art
- shrk_bait Photography: instagram.com/shrk_bait
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