This seven-track companion piece to Blitzen Trapper's superb 2008 release, Furr (all of the tracks have been available to fans since early 2008 in CD-R form at the band's shows), is built around that album's darkest moment, the murder ballad "Black River Killer." While the six tracks that follow don't wallow in the same waters of failed redemption as the title track, they do cling to Furr's folksier moments, resulting in a solid addendum for those who prefer Blitzen Trapper's Bob Dylan meets the Grateful Dead fetish over their visceral, vaguely psychedelic Southern indie rock jams. Standout cuts like the breezy "Preacher's Sister's Boy," the Beatlesque "Going Down," and the straight-up Skynrd-tastic "Big Black Bird" offer further proof that the Pacific Northwest (home of the Fleet Foxes and M. Ward) is not so quietly reinventing Americana for the 21st century.
The latest EP from Blitzen Trapper (the American Folk Rock group attached to Sub Pop) Black River Killer, is a meaty 7 track ep that sticks to the ribs. Logging in at just over 35 minutes, it's already as long, if not longer than some the albums I've been listening to this year, and already much more relevant than most of the albums I've listened to (nearly 3 a week).Upon repeated listening, I...
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The latest EP from Blitzen Trapper (the American Folk Rock group attached to Sub Pop) Black River Killer, is a meaty 7 track ep that sticks to the ribs. Logging in at just over 35 minutes, it's already as long, if not longer than some the albums I've been listening to this year, and already much more relevant than most of the albums I've listened to (nearly 3 a week).Upon repeated listening, I...
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Blitzen Trapper have a new EP out that you can listen to exclusively on LALA (embedded below). The song “Black River Killer” sounds like a cover of soemthing. It’s a good song, maybe just has a timeless feel, but I can;t help but thinking Tom Petty on this one.Black River Killer EP - Blitze…Related:Songs to [...]
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i’ve been wandering in the dark about as long as sinbut they say it’s never too late to start again♫ Blitzen Trapper- Black River KillerI just realized that my last two posts were a bit electro-dance-club heavy so I’ll slow it down a bit here… for both of our sakes. Blitzen Trapper hail from Portland, Oregon, and have a handful…
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I didn't even know this was coming out, but Lala is offering an exclusive listen to Blitzen Trappers new Black River Killer EP. The seven song EP features Furr standout "Black River Killer" backed with 6 previously unreleased songs that the band has been distributing on CD-R's at their live shows. Check it out here.
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Portland, Oregon's Blitzen Trapper released a seven song EP yesterday featuring the band's previously released murder ballad "Black River Killer" and six tracks previously only available on CD-Rs sold on tour. The material may be recycled for some, but for others it's a chance to sit down with some of the band's most accessible songs. "Big Black Bird" and "Silver Moon"—with their booming drums .
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Full-lengths from bands are occasionally followed by a smaller E. P, filled with extra bits they just couldn't bare to leave on the cutting room floor. This E. P here comes from unreleased tracks only previously available from CD's sold on their tours.
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As the highlight of last year's Furr, "Black River Killer" found Blitzen Trapper spinning a Dylan-esque yarn of murder that's been resurrected for a new seven-track EP, sold as a CD-R at the band's recent live shows. Now officially released, it's thankfully more than just a stopgap to buy the...
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