Album Lounge: Hymns for a Dark Horse
Hymns for a Dark Horse
Released: 2007 10 tracksPosts about > Hymns for a Dark Horse
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When listening to Hymns For A Dark Horse you get the feeling that these songs are physical objects as much as they are ephemeral waves of vibrations, a holistic set of songs that glimmer brilliantly.
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What I learned about Bowerbirds from Nova: Bowerbirds are the only known avian species in which the male builds elaborate, ornately decorated nests in an attempt to attract the female. Their nests are so carefully ornamented that some people consider them "art" in the mostly-confined-to-humans sense. These birds are, er, doing it for the chicks. What I learned about Bowerbirds from Hymns for a Dark Horse, the band's new album, out on Burlytime July 10: Constructing ... MORE
wow.
i'm trying to place what this is a mix between.
obviously there's some devendra banhart. and maybe jana hunter. and maybe even donovan. i don't know.
but i want to do things with it. like share it and add it to soundtracks.
i'm a sucker for accordions too... the reason i liked beirut so much was for this fact... although beirut's music can get a bit boring after a while.
this is promising dark folk pop.
that's what it is.
I'm a sucker for backup vocals. This Bowerbirds track just made my shortlist, mainly on the strength of the "dee dee dee" bits. (The stompy rhythm and Eastern Block accordion doesn't hurt.)
In Our Talons, by Bowerbirds (streaming on myspace)They are set to record their first full-length album on Burly Time Records (a project of one of the Pitchfork staffers... I found this track in the Pitchy track reviews.)

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