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Hymns for a Dark Horse
Released: 2007 10 tracks
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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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Apparently I have a proclivity for bands made up of couples with a penchant for non-traditional instrumentation and subject matter. About the Band:The roots of the Bowerbirds lie in the Raleigh, NC, indie rock trio Ticonderoga, who were led by singer and guitarist Phil Moore. During the recording of the trio's second album, 2005's The Heilig Levine LP, Moore took a job tracking birds for the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, which involved living in a cabin in th... MORE
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The room calls to me, says were all strung out(And the beat we both stomp on the floor),While outside the leopard frogs sing sweetly.These are the hymns that today weve ignored.And all across the desert, and all up in the mountains: A wind so loud that we might never mention. And heres to my lovers hands and feet.They are the roots that will weave through the floor.And down in the dirt, in her wandering, Find the snail to give us breath, to give us words.He asks us for o... MORE
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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
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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.
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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.)
