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Bowerbirds
The best songs of North Carolina's Bowerbirds have always seemed eternal. Coruscated by Beth Tacular's bird song and Phil Moore's environmentalist empathy, "In Our Talons" (off Bowerbirds' Hymns for a Dark Horse) was, at its core, a quest for solidarity in a world of closing shadows. Upper Air's "Northern Lights" painted a pained portrait of love shrouded in doubt as perfectly as Cash, Dylan or Cohen ever have. These felt like more than songs; they felt like treasures.
But those recordings were made on the quick and the cheap, with nylon-stringed guitars, fiddle lines and drum patterns that became comfortable. You could imagine these songs as old stateside standards, because, really, that's how they sounded-campfire anthems sung by a couple clinging to very deep love.
The Clearing is the third album by the Bowerbirds, and as is often the case for bands that have found steady success, they had more time and better resources to make it. This is a bigger record, with bolder sounds, a broader scope, and more complicated songs. "Tuck the Darkness In" for example, surges in its final two minutes with a wall of electric guitars and drums, while other tracks feature restless vi [Read more]
But those recordings were made on the quick and the cheap, with nylon-stringed guitars, fiddle lines and drum patterns that became comfortable. You could imagine these songs as old stateside standards, because, really, that's how they sounded-campfire anthems sung by a couple clinging to very deep love.
The Clearing is the third album by the Bowerbirds, and as is often the case for bands that have found steady success, they had more time and better resources to make it. This is a bigger record, with bolder sounds, a broader scope, and more complicated songs. "Tuck the Darkness In" for example, surges in its final two minutes with a wall of electric guitars and drums, while other tracks feature restless vi [Read more]
The best songs of North Carolina's Bowerbirds have always seemed eternal. Coruscated by Beth Tacular's bird song and Phil Moore's environmentalist empathy, "In Our Talons" (off Bowerbirds' Hymns for a Dark Horse) was, at its core, a quest for solidarity in a world of closing shadows. Upper Air's "Northern Lights" painted a pained portrait of love shrouded in doubt as perfectly as Cash, Dylan or Cohen ever have. These felt like more than songs; they felt like treasures.
But those recordings were made on the quick and the cheap, with nylon-stringed guitars, fiddle lines and drum patterns that became comfortable. You could imagine these songs as old stateside standards, because, really, that's how they sounded-campfire anthems sung by a couple clinging to very deep love.
The Clearing is the third album by the Bowerbirds, and as is often the case for bands that have found steady success, they had more time and better resources to make it. This is a bigger record, with bolder sounds, a broader scope, and more complicated songs. "Tuck the Darkness In" for example, surges in its final two minutes with a wall of electric guitars and drums, while other tracks feature restless vibraphones, pianos and drums. Thing is, these songs don't cede to the increased production demands. The guitars and strings, codas and bridges simply make these thoughts more urgent, more vital and more necessary, but not one bit less permanent.
The Clearing is more than a third record for the Bowerbirds. Between 2009's Upper Air and this one, Beth nearly died after a mysterious illness that put her in the hospital. They rescued and adopted a dog that ran beneath their tour van's tires. Beth and Phil even ended their long relationship but began it again after realizing that, despite their own shortcomings, they didn't want to be with anyone else. Mostly, though, they returned to their cabin in the woods of North Carolina to nest-to make soup and walk dogs, to make art and write songs, to realize that this was their life and find contentment in it. For the Bowerbirds, The Clearing represents the perfect realization of a fresh, timely outlook. Here, there's acceptance with ambition, patience with aspirations, understanding with intelligence. On The Clearing, Phil and Beth sing of the best and most important moments of their life and, in turn, create new ones.
Bowerbirds' The Clearing is available on Dead Oceans starting March 6, 2012-and, subsequently, forever. See them live all over North America this spring.
User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.
But those recordings were made on the quick and the cheap, with nylon-stringed guitars, fiddle lines and drum patterns that became comfortable. You could imagine these songs as old stateside standards, because, really, that's how they sounded-campfire anthems sung by a couple clinging to very deep love.
The Clearing is the third album by the Bowerbirds, and as is often the case for bands that have found steady success, they had more time and better resources to make it. This is a bigger record, with bolder sounds, a broader scope, and more complicated songs. "Tuck the Darkness In" for example, surges in its final two minutes with a wall of electric guitars and drums, while other tracks feature restless vibraphones, pianos and drums. Thing is, these songs don't cede to the increased production demands. The guitars and strings, codas and bridges simply make these thoughts more urgent, more vital and more necessary, but not one bit less permanent.
The Clearing is more than a third record for the Bowerbirds. Between 2009's Upper Air and this one, Beth nearly died after a mysterious illness that put her in the hospital. They rescued and adopted a dog that ran beneath their tour van's tires. Beth and Phil even ended their long relationship but began it again after realizing that, despite their own shortcomings, they didn't want to be with anyone else. Mostly, though, they returned to their cabin in the woods of North Carolina to nest-to make soup and walk dogs, to make art and write songs, to realize that this was their life and find contentment in it. For the Bowerbirds, The Clearing represents the perfect realization of a fresh, timely outlook. Here, there's acceptance with ambition, patience with aspirations, understanding with intelligence. On The Clearing, Phil and Beth sing of the best and most important moments of their life and, in turn, create new ones.
Bowerbirds' The Clearing is available on Dead Oceans starting March 6, 2012-and, subsequently, forever. See them live all over North America this spring.
User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.
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Dry the River
Since forming in spring 2009, Dry the River have toured extensively in the UK and Europe promoting their "careful mix of emotive, lilting folk and upbeat, impassioned rock'... NME.
Based in a shared two-bedroom house in Stratford, east London, the five came together via circuitous geographical and musical routes. Musically the back-history is no less varied, with the band citing an esoteric list of influences - Leonard Cohen, At the Drive-In, Neil Young, Arlo Guthrie, Neutral Milk Hotel , Bruce Springsteen and Devendra Banhart.
Their first single was issued by Transgressive Records in March 2011 after significant early radio support from BBC Introducing, including their 2010 Glastonbury appearance on the BBC Introducing stage..
Their subsequent run of UK festivals in 2011 included Glastonbury, Great Escape, iTunes Festival, Latitude, Lovebox, Hop Farm, Lounge on the Farm, Belladrum, Wilderness, Summer Sundae, Green Man, Reading and Leeds, End of the Road and Bestival etc and also many of the key festivals across europe.
They've recorded their album in the Bridgeport, CT with Peter Katis (Interpol, Jónsi, The National) which is released via RCA on March 5th 2012 'Shallow Bed'
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Based in a shared two-bedroom house in Stratford, east London, the five came together via circuitous geographical and musical routes. Musically the back-history is no less varied, with the band citing an esoteric list of influences - Leonard Cohen, At the Drive-In, Neil Young, Arlo Guthrie, Neutral Milk Hotel , Bruce Springsteen and Devendra Banhart.
Their first single was issued by Transgressive Records in March 2011 after significant early radio support from BBC Introducing, including their 2010 Glastonbury appearance on the BBC Introducing stage..
Their subsequent run of UK festivals in 2011 included Glastonbury, Great Escape, iTunes Festival, Latitude, Lovebox, Hop Farm, Lounge on the Farm, Belladrum, Wilderness, Summer Sundae, Green Man, Reading and Leeds, End of the Road and Bestival etc and also many of the key festivals across europe.
They've recorded their album in the Bridgeport, CT with Peter Katis (Interpol, Jónsi, The National) which is released via RCA on March 5th 2012 'Shallow Bed'
[Read more]
Since forming in spring 2009, Dry the River have toured extensively in the UK and Europe promoting their "careful mix of emotive, lilting folk and upbeat, impassioned rock'... NME.
Based in a shared two-bedroom house in Stratford, east London, the five came together via circuitous geographical and musical routes. Musically the back-history is no less varied, with the band citing an esoteric list of influences - Leonard Cohen, At the Drive-In, Neil Young, Arlo Guthrie, Neutral Milk Hotel , Bruce Springsteen and Devendra Banhart.
Their first single was issued by Transgressive Records in March 2011 after significant early radio support from BBC Introducing, including their 2010 Glastonbury appearance on the BBC Introducing stage..
Their subsequent run of UK festivals in 2011 included Glastonbury, Great Escape, iTunes Festival, Latitude, Lovebox, Hop Farm, Lounge on the Farm, Belladrum, Wilderness, Summer Sundae, Green Man, Reading and Leeds, End of the Road and Bestival etc and also many of the key festivals across europe.
They've recorded their album in the Bridgeport, CT with Peter Katis (Interpol, Jónsi, The National) which is released via RCA on March 5th 2012 'Shallow Bed'
User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.
Based in a shared two-bedroom house in Stratford, east London, the five came together via circuitous geographical and musical routes. Musically the back-history is no less varied, with the band citing an esoteric list of influences - Leonard Cohen, At the Drive-In, Neil Young, Arlo Guthrie, Neutral Milk Hotel , Bruce Springsteen and Devendra Banhart.
Their first single was issued by Transgressive Records in March 2011 after significant early radio support from BBC Introducing, including their 2010 Glastonbury appearance on the BBC Introducing stage..
Their subsequent run of UK festivals in 2011 included Glastonbury, Great Escape, iTunes Festival, Latitude, Lovebox, Hop Farm, Lounge on the Farm, Belladrum, Wilderness, Summer Sundae, Green Man, Reading and Leeds, End of the Road and Bestival etc and also many of the key festivals across europe.
They've recorded their album in the Bridgeport, CT with Peter Katis (Interpol, Jónsi, The National) which is released via RCA on March 5th 2012 'Shallow Bed'
User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.
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Mandolin Orange
Andrew and Emily met in Chapel Hill in January of 2009 and have been playing nonstop ever since.
Andrew entered the Chapel Hill music scene while completing his first album there in 2008. Emily grew up in Chapel Hill and has played bluegrass in the area since age 14.
Aside from the occasional bluegrass standard or familiar cover, Andrew writes a delicious array of songs. They span genres from folk to swing (and everything in between) with powerful lyrics and haunting melodies.
Emily will bow your heartstrings on the fiddle and occasionally pick up the guitar. Andrew keeps rhythm and picks a tasty lead on both guitar and mandolin. Local fans can't get enough of their on-stage chemistry and the blending of their voices.
Whether as a duo or with a band to back them, Mandolin Orange always fills the stage with melody and charm.
User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.
Andrew entered the Chapel Hill music scene while completing his first album there in 2008. Emily grew up in Chapel Hill and has played bluegrass in the area since age 14.
Aside from the occasional bluegrass standard or familiar cover, Andrew writes a delicious array of songs. They span genres from folk to swing (and everything in between) with powerful lyrics and haunting melodies.
Emily will bow your heartstrings on the fiddle and occasionally pick up the guitar. Andrew keeps rhythm and picks a tasty lead on both guitar and mandolin. Local fans can't get enough of their on-stage chemistry and the blending of their voices.
Whether as a duo or with a band to back them, Mandolin Orange always fills the stage with melody and charm.
User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.
Andrew and Emily met in Chapel Hill in January of 2009 and have been playing nonstop ever since.
Andrew entered the Chapel Hill music scene while completing his first album there in 2008. Emily grew up in Chapel Hill and has played bluegrass in the area since age 14.
Aside from the occasional bluegrass standard or familiar cover, Andrew writes a delicious array of songs. They span genres from folk to swing (and everything in between) with powerful lyrics and haunting melodies.
Emily will bow your heartstrings on the fiddle and occasionally pick up the guitar. Andrew keeps rhythm and picks a tasty lead on both guitar and mandolin. Local fans can't get enough of their on-stage chemistry and the blending of their voices.
Whether as a duo or with a band to back them, Mandolin Orange always fills the stage with melody and charm.
User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.
Andrew entered the Chapel Hill music scene while completing his first album there in 2008. Emily grew up in Chapel Hill and has played bluegrass in the area since age 14.
Aside from the occasional bluegrass standard or familiar cover, Andrew writes a delicious array of songs. They span genres from folk to swing (and everything in between) with powerful lyrics and haunting melodies.
Emily will bow your heartstrings on the fiddle and occasionally pick up the guitar. Andrew keeps rhythm and picks a tasty lead on both guitar and mandolin. Local fans can't get enough of their on-stage chemistry and the blending of their voices.
Whether as a duo or with a band to back them, Mandolin Orange always fills the stage with melody and charm.
User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.
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