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The Black Atlantic popped up on my twitter the other day via the ever-faithfully helpful, Drunk Country. Out of Holland, The Black Atlantic are heading to SXSW, and on their way they will hit a number of US cities. They’re booking their tour now. If you like what you hear, get in touch!
Their album, Reverence For Fallen Trees, came out last summer and I’ve been listening to it for a few days now. It’s lovely in all the right ways. Featuring melancholic arrangements of piano, mandolin, guitar, drums and soft harmonies, these songs are deceptively quiet. Recorded in Saranac Lake, NY in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains (in a log cabin!) with guest performances by friends, The Antlers and Spanish Prisoners as well as Kim Janssen, Reverence For Fallen Trees is a very pretty album and not as simple as it seems. There’s a current running through the background of this that is a constant stream of energy, almost a hum. It makes me feel the same way about songs on this album as I did for The Antlers’ Hospice; the layers of sound exist almost on separate planes. And when they break or join … that silence or combining of sounds is so striking! I hear it especially on “Old, Dim Light” and “Reverence For Fallen Trees.” The Black Atlantic have crafted a collection of songs here that evoke what it must be like to float aimlessly on the ocean without fear of drowning or being lost. Their music is so peaceful and yet thought-provoking enough to keep my interest for the duration of the entire album. I could not do without even one song. You must go and download this… they’re giving it away, and it is worth so much.
Chicago, help me bring The Black Atlantic here. They have March 25, and 26th open in their schedule! Give me a holler if you know how to get them in a venue for either of those dates. I’m working on it, but heaven knows, I definitely need your help, xoxo
Tour Dates
Mar 17 2010 8:00P SXSW Austin, TX (USA)
Mar 18 2010 8:00P SXSW @ Soho Lounge Austin, TX (USA)
Mar 19 2010 8:00P SXSW Austin, TX (USA)
Mar 20 2010 8:00P SXSW Austin, TX (USA)
Mar 24 2010 8:00P Lemp Arts Center St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 27 2010 8:30P Mickey Finn’s Toledo, Ohio
Apr 4 2010 8:00P Piano’s New York, New York
May 26 2010 8:00P Schnuerschuh Theater Bremen (DE)
May 27 2010 8:00P Zentrale Hamburg (DE)
May 28 2010 8:00P tba Berlin (DE)
May 30 2010 8:00P tba w/ Holmes (se) Graz (A)
Jun 3 2010 8:00P Tambourine Seregno (IT)
Jun 4 2010 8:00P The Bleu Lézard Lausanne (CH)
Jun 6 2010 8:00P Pop In Paris (FR)
Jun 7 2010 8:00P The Forum Turnbridge Wells (UK)
Jun 8 2010 8:00P StartTheBus Bristol (UK)
Jun 9 2010 7:30P Hare & Hounds Birmingham (UK)
Jun 10 2010 8:00P The Slaughtered Lamb w/ Rue Royale London (UK)
Jun 12 2010 8:00P Kulturpalast Wiesbaden (DE)
Jun 13 2010 8:00P Morph Club Bamberg (DE)
Jun 14 2010 8:00P AZ Aachen (DE)
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I almost walked out on the headliner of this one. Yep. One of my favorite bands, A Lull performed their going-away show that night and it was awesome. They premiered one, never-before played song (”Pregnancy”) and a two other new ones that I’d not heard (”Spread It All Around” and “Pot Luck”) and it was wonderful to see them again. As always, the stage was filled with drums of all sizes and their noise absolutely filled the room. I met a friend there I hoped he’d like A Lull, with their percussion-heavy, melodic songs. The room was packed with their fans. All of us eager to send our favorite band off on a three week tour, armed with new music. When the members of A Lull sing, harmonizing, sweetly high range notes just hanging out there in space surrounded by a clattering of trumpet and tambourine and snare drum, you realize that in all of this apparent chaos there is a very intentional and clear line of delivery. For all seven (!) of them to work together on stage and it not result in that noise my garbage disposal makes when a fork gets stuck in it surely takes practice, skill, and talent. A Lull personifies all three of those qualities to the max. The video below is for a song that I heard early on, the song that woo’d me toward them. But don’t judge them solely on this. They are this and much, much more. We all, the starry-eyed ones, caught in their cross-hairs, anticipate the new album. They’ve been teasing us with new material for months now. I hope we don’t devour them before it’s released to us. In the meantime, buy their CD, Ice Cream Bones here and go here to see their tour dates!
In between bands I turned to my friend and said, “Oh I don’t know about this next one… the description in Wikipedia says ‘folk’ are you sure you’re going to be able to handle this?” And he blanched a little, noticeably. We tried to appraise the situation; long and lanky band members, a slouchy hat, a casually thrown on scarf, a very small drum kit (!), a mac laptop (as it PINK? oh no, that was just stage lighting, whew!), the lead singer came out and plugged in an acoustic guitar and we felt quite certain this was a non-starter. None of these guys looked to me like they were gonna RAWK. And I encouraged my friend to just let me know, we’d be able to sneak out at any point. He even got his coat off the hook on the wall in preparation. We inched a bit closer to the middle back of the room, just in case. I’d never heard of Decibully. Shame on me.
William Seidel approached the mic and started singing and I thought, “oh well, we’ll give them three songs at least, before we leave.” Less than a minute later the whole band burst in on him and my friend and I turned to each other with astonishment. This shit was good. It was damn good. Decibully, it turns out, is a particularly talented indie rock band out of Milwaukee that knows just when to turn the volume down and when to let it all explode. Opening with “Broken Glass” Seidel’s earnestness soon gave way to complete, drop dead indie-head-nodding goodness. I can’t recall for sure, they held me in their spell for the entire set, but it seems that they played their entire new album, World Travels Fast, that night.
Songs like “Don’t Believe the Hype” showcase the capacity of this band for building tension in a song to the point where you’re gasping for that hard downbeat, begging for the clash of cymbals and swirling of guitars. And where other bands might give a strong, bass/kick drum lead boom, dragging you into a hard groove, Decibully takes it into another place altogether. That other end of high notes with keyboards and sharp harmonies simply compliments Seidel’s tenor vocals, leaving me shaking my head, … not in confusion or disregard but in pure happy release. Did I mention just how wrong I was about this band? Damn they’re good.
Decibully encapsulate many good things that an indie band should, their music is atmospheric; “Hour of Noise” is a large canvas of sound. World Travels Fast balances acoustic, stripped-down tracks with immense, carefully crafted pieces. “Somewhere In The World” is one of those songs where all the pieces (there are many!) fit together perfectly, making my head spin in a wonderful way. The counter rhythms of the keyboards and shaker, against the more obvious booms of Aaron Vold’s drums (that tiny drumkit gives you the wrong idea, Vold uses that kick drum like a hammer, it’s amazing) give Decibully a laid-back feel. “Let’s Not Fight” balances it all out,featuring a relentless, driving beat with some real hard energy. This is the record where Decibully show their full range of songwriting skills. I’m telling you now, pick up World Travels Fast and you’ll find yourself listening to it often, trust me. xoxo …. buy it here, there’s a beautiful double vinyl LP with CD inside. Of course, you can also purchase the album download as mp3s.
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Oh to be in London! You have no idea how many times in a week I say this to myself, to the little wife, to anyone who will hear it. (Well, ok, to be fair, I often say I wish to be in Edinburgh or even just in the U.K., but you get the point.) But honestly, this is one of the nicest reasons to want to be in London. Communion is a club night, at Notting Hill Arts Club. Founded in 2006, by Ben Lovett (Mumford and Sons), Kevin Jones (Cherbourg) and producer Ian Grimble, “it grew into a community of musicians, industry and fans alike, and provided a platform for the newest bands on London’s circuit. The night has seen the likes of Noah and the Whale, Laura Marling, Mumford and Sons, JJ Pistolet and Peggy Sue grace the stage and has become closely associated with the nu-folk movement in the capital.” (says it’s MySpace page)
On March 1 you can receive their first debut compilation album. But, of course you may pre-order it here. It features 22 tracks from a range of artists including Johnny Flynn, Peggy Sue, Jeremy Warmsley and Jay Jay Pistolet. It will be available as a double-gatefold vinyl and download. I’m gagging for it, as they say
Here’s a taste of Johnny Flynn (no, no idea if this track will be on the album, it’s just a gorgeous tune on Johnny’s EP and one you should buy!)
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I heard this song, this voice, and I loved it for it’s bleak, sad, sound. Holding just a hint of one of my favorite Country singers, Dolly Parton, but in a lower key and more modern tone, Emily Barker and The Red Clay Halo are a trio of young women who perform beautiful folk music along with Ms. Barker. The four have been onstage at Glastonbury, End of The Road Festival and The Cambridge Folk Festival. Those of you in the UK will possibly recognize this song from Wallander a BBC 1 series that stars Kenneth Branagh, featuring a version of this song. This single will be released in February and for now you can pick up this lovely cover of Neil Young’s “Look Out For My Love” right here on this little blog. Look for the album soon! Details to follow, of course, m’dears, xoxo
Emily will be on Tour this spring with her band:
Jo Silverston – cello and backing vocals
Gill Sandell – accordion, flute and harmonies
Anna Jenkins – violin and backing vocals
Emily Barker – main vocals and guitar
Tour Dates
Jan 21 2010 8:00P The Donkey- The Red Clay Halo Leicester
Feb 7 2010 8:00P Perth International Arts Festival (Becks Music Box)- Solo support for Sharon Shannon Perth
Feb 14 2010 8:00P Swan Basement Hotel- The Red Clay Halo North Fremantle, Perth
Feb 20 2010 1:30P Bridgetown Repertory Theatre Matinee- The Red Clay Halo Bridgetown
Feb 20 2010 7:30P Bridgetown Repertory Theatre Evening Show- The Red Clay Halo Bridgetown
Feb 21 2010 8:00P Mount Lawley Bowls Club- The Red Clay Halo Perth
Feb 25 2010 8:00P Perth International Arts Festival (Becks Music Box)- The Red Clay Halo supporting Dan Sultan Perth
Feb 27 2010 8:45P Nannup Folk Festival @ Nannup Ampitheatre- The Red Clay Halo Nannup
Feb 28 2010 11:30A Nannup Folk Festival @ Town Hall- The Red Clay Halo Nannup
Feb 28 2010 3:00P Redcliffe On The Murray- The Red Clay Halo Pinjarra
Jul 16 2010 4:00P Larmer Tree Festival @ Larmer Tree Gardens- Duo with Gill Larmer Tree Gardens
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Well, I didn’t really mean to abandon you for a week there! Ooops! But Happy New Year, darlings.
And for your pressie, I bring you the Contrast Podcast’s final installment of the Festive Fifty, wherein this Tart introduces the #11 song of the year: Mumford & Son’s “White Blank Page” from their very popular album, Sigh No More Go over there and listen to all the great intros!
The choices on the Festive Fifty are pretty amazing. They range from Grizzly Bear to Withered Hand, its very eclectic. Just pop over to Tim’s site and you can download this final podcast and the other two in the series as well. Next week’s podcast will feature New Year’s Resolutions. If you want to be a part of it, there’s instructions there as well. All you need is a computer and a microphone and you’re all set to join the crazy team there.
What has the past year meant to me here at the Shack? Well, you, dear readers, have been so kind as to put up with my ramblings on so many topics and bands and songs and shows. I’ve covered everything from the good old Southern Rock of The Lonely H to the crazy, electronica of Deastro. It’s been a really fun ride and 2010 promises to be even more of a weird and wonderful roadtrip to who-knows-where. I anticipate Puppet Show doing some more album reviews here and there’s loads of great bands coming through Chicago which I hope to cover. So, stick around, this week off has given me plenty of time to reassess just where I want this blog to go. And that direction is pretty much the same forward-looking, wide scope, new-music oriented trajectory that I’ve been on. Thank you for your kind words in the comments. Thank you for reading. Thank you for making 2009 a year worth blogging. And thank you most of all for supporting new music, for buying records, t-shirts, tickets, and showing up to hear unsigned bands play. Go up and shake a musician’s hand and tell him or her how great they sound; they need to hear it. That’s what the Love Shack is all about, ya know. xoxo
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Some bands come together as if by some divine hand from above. Musicians that had found homes in other groups and eventually moved on, suddenly bump into each other in strange, new places …. and it all sort of clicks. Yes, that’s a bit how it happened for this new Cardiff-based band Evening Chorus. Two long-time friends, Gareth Wardle (vocals, guitar, kick drum) and Callum “Dug” Duggan (double bass, vocals) decided to give folk music a whirl, adding to their sound Rachel Mercer (violin, glockenspiel, vocals), and Eugene Capper (banjo, vocals). The beautiful, fresh, result is this band, so full of creativity that they literally write a song in a day or two and record it the next. These are heady days, my friends!
Together for a ridiculously short time, our ever faithful Drunk Country (DC of The Waiting Room show on WOXY.com) was beckoned to come hear them play. It took him no time to realize the immediate talent present here and the incredible potential in what they were doing. I soon got a tweet from him, excited and crowing a bit…. he’d found something in his own backyard. It’s such a rush to see something so new and so raw, literally being worked out before your eyes, with such poignancy.
Evening Chorus’ songs are reminiscent of Mumford & Sons; they harmonize in a soulful way to emphasize the sorrow of heartbreak. Banjo, violin and guitar rise as “Blistered Magnolia” builds, then falls down to a quiet strum, only to build again, adding instruments as it goes. And all the while, as I listen to Gareth’s voice I feel as if I know it already. Finally it comes to me, there’s a real feel of Colin Meloy in the timbre of it, more even-keeled, but similar enough to feel comfortable to my ears. Rachel’s harmonies balance the boys out nicely, and when all four sing together… well, hearing this in person must be chilling! Watch for them, m’dears. Evening Chorus is one to keep an eye on in 2010.
The Waiting Room, Dec. 12, 2009 mp3 for their interview and studio session with DC in The Waiting Room as broadcast on WOXY.com. And stay tuned for future EPs, coming soon! xoxo
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I’ve been following this little group from Edinburgh for quite some time now and yet I’ve not written about them here yet. (Unfortunately, that’s a sentence you’re going to read a few times this season before the new year!) But here goes! You all know how I troll over at Matthew’s blog, Song, by Toad and it’s there that I’ve met some really amazing musician friends. One such person is Bart Owl who has become forevermore cemented in my mind as local “bandwhore” because it really does seem that he’s in just about every indie band in that damn town!
The group that perhaps is closest to his heart (correct me if I’m wrong here, Bart) is eagleowl.
And this wonderful, lo-fi, folk band has just this month released a 7″ single… well, they’re launching it in December but we’ve all heard it by now. It’s perfectly, exactly, wondrously, what eagleowl is all about: stepping back, taking one’s time, having a breather, listening to what’s going on in a quiet room with those you really do wish to hear. It’s full of rich contrabass (which I always mistake for a cello), violin, guitar, mandolin, melodica and all the layers of sad-drawn out vocals that draw me to Scottish music. eagleowl is not some mamby-pamby, reedy thin, excuse for not being able to rock out, however. Don’t make the mistake of thinking that they play this thoughtful kind of music because they lack the talent to do something you think of as “loud.” On the contrary, eagleowl’s version of folk has a real backbone to it; it stands up tall and respectfully grants you it’s time. Clarissa’s vocals are clear and solid, to match the instrumentation, not to hide behind it. And the harmonies she makes with Bart’s brooding voice are more than beautiful. I’m simply smitten.
How apropos that this single is about winter? I crack a smile just typing that out because it’s all so bleak and at the same time so warm and poignant. You know that feeling you get when you’re inside next to a warm fire and looking out the window over the bare fields? I grew up in the country, I remember that well. Yes, I love this single, I’m aching to hear the new LP. And if you didn’t get a copy of their debut For The Thoughts You Never Had, shame on you! They sold out. It’s gone! (I bet you can still get mp3s tho.) Here’s all the details you need:
The “Sleep The Winter” 7” single will be launched with a show at The Bowery
(2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9SU) on Friday, December 11th. Doors open at
7.30, entry is £5, and early arrival is strongly advised, so’s not to miss the amazing
special guests.
From December 14th the single will be available from select independent record
stores, and to order via eagleowl’s website and via Kilterschmilter
“Sleep The Winter” is the first release from brand new musical operation Kilter – a new
project for long-time live music propagators Tracer Trails.
The single is due to be followed in the new year by eagleowl’s second EP.
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Matt Dill is an interesting guy who makes music, with an assortment of friends, that sits somewhere between folk and noise, right between ambient and melodic beauty. I’ve been living with this album of his since the end of August and, frankly, no, I don’t feel bad about not reviewing it thus far. It’s been something I wanted to live with a good long time first, before bringing it to you. Lila Rasa is a quirky little album, filled with instrumental tracks as well as ones where Matt sings (sometimes with Angela Schroder.) He lives in Kansas City and is part of a record label here in Chicago called the Orchid Collective which, in their own words, “functions like a record label, but it is run like a collective.” They really do follow through on this and only require a minimum donation on physical copies of their CDs to cover production costs. You all should really know about this place! And contribute to it so it can stay alive.
Remember when I told you about Jasmine Dreame Wagner’s Cabinet of Natural CuriositiesSearchlight Needles? This reminds me very much of that in that it’s the same kind of project, the same type of experimentation with sounds and definitions of what is music. Lila Rasa uses an interesting combination of guitar and electronica of all sorts. Track three, “………….” is full of little noises that are more than noise, and the more I hear music like this, the more I love it. “Mountain Side” (see the video below) is perhaps the most sing-able track, and it’s still got a very odd phrasing pattern but one that is interesting in its affectation. The whole package is a study in juxtaposition. Matt’s voice is sharp and hits a twang in a minor sort of key, while the music flows so smoothly in high pitched and soothing tones behind him. And then just when you’re all relaxed and accustomed to how he’s doing it a real nice vibrating buzzy bass tone sneaks in to warm the whole thing up even more. Track nine, “Arjunaugusta” is just an gorgeous mash of sounds that start off sounding like an electronic keyboard, and have you wondering if there’s a saw in there in the middle somewhere, only to resolve itself in the end in the clearest of highest notes that can only be produced by electronic means. No, this isn’t pop music by any stretch of the imagination but there’s plenty of room in my life for that as well as this quiet, odd, thoughtful stuff.
And honestly, it’s not that odd. I find the chorus of ”This Old Avenue” filtering through my mind throughout the day. The structure of it is just so folksy, in that way that people make up songs, in the way that’s not pretentious nor geared for an audience save oneself. These are songs you hum to yourself while you do something else. And listening to Matt Dill I feel like I’m sneaking an ear into the inside of his head while he’s walking down the road on his way somewhere. It’s a pretty nice place to be, I think you’ll agree, xoxo
Release Date: August 4, 2009
01. Lila Rasa
02. Pay No Mind
03. ……………………..
04. Mountain Side
05. This Old Town Avenue
06. Shake Hands
07. Stack & Weir
08. The Factory
09. Arjunaugusta
10. Death
My friends, The Soil and The Sun have just come back from playing a few dates over Kentucky, Tennessee and South Carolina. They’ll be on a short break now, until after our Thanksgiving holiday, in the end of November. I introduced you to them six weeks ago, but I wanted to keep them on your mind, m’dears. Their music is just not something you find every day. In fact, I’ve been hearing a lot of new music lately that approaches this sound but doesn’t quite come near to putting all these pieces together. There’s a lot of acts that can accomplish this sweet guitar sound and some that have the percussion down and then a few even that can match Alex’s beautiful and measured voice. But honestly, I’ve found none that have been capable doing all three at once, to my satisfaction. They often open their set with Wheat-Germ Mother (a song that really shows these qualities.) And I’ll say it here, and I’ll say it over and over to anyone, these recordings are only a glimpse of what The Soil and The Sun bring to a live performance. When I heard them recently at a loft party at the Weirder Park General Store, they left all of us breathless with their finale of Raised in Glory I know they’ll tell you it was a one-off show and not their best. But the energy was high that night and it was an amazing sight.
these tracks and the other two over here are demos awaiting inclusion on their upcoming EP, look for news of it here soon!
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My mind is currently blown by the Butthole Surfers, just got home from seeing them live at the first show of Riot Fest and I can’t even begin to think straight. So I’m switching gears for a moment and putting this lovely folk music on and sending it to you, m’dears. It’s all on the same spectrum, you know. I’ll explain that later, just hold that thought.
Jane Herships wrote me about a month ago to tell me about her tour in support of the new record Things we Liked To Hold. I’m not sure where you can purchase this new album, perhaps only at her shows. I’m waiting to hear from here and I’ll update here when I have more info. But until then, you can check it out on her Last.fm page. There are also more songs on her MySpace page that give you a clearer idea of how her music flows effortlessly and yet holds just enough tension in it to engage you. Her last.fm page compares her to Nick Drake and yes, I can see that. It’s the way each phrase lingers in the air long enough for your ears to strain a teensy bit for the next chord or the next word to come. Languid and smooth underneath with a scratchy coating, “Remember That Time You Told Me You Loved Me, But Didn’t” gives just a taste of what Spider is capable. Make sure you check out her work, catch a show and pick up an album. I’ll get you a review very soon. (edit, I’ve changed the name of the song, per Jane’s request, it’s the same song, just a new title, darlings, don’t fret, xoxo)
Tour Dates
Oct 14th Pittsburg, PA Garfield Arts
Oct 15th Columbus, OH The Shelf
Oct 16th The Bishop Bloomington, Indiana
Oct 17th Louisville, KY Swan Dive
Oct 19th Birmingham, AL Green Cup Books
Oct 20th Atlanta, GA Eyedrum
Oct 21th Ashville, NC Bobo Galery
Oct 22nd Johnson City, TN Accoustic Coffehouse
Oct 23rd Raleigh, NC Treetown Showspace
Oct 24th Moorseville, NC Heartbeat Gallery
Oct 25th Richmond, VA The Camel
Nov 5th Roots & Tendrils Belfast, ME
Nov 7th She doesn’t like Guthries Lewiston, ME
all dates w/ Magdyn Osh (http://www.myspace.com/magdynosh)
and here is the official description of Spider:
“Jane Herships has shared the stage with Josephine Foster, Edith
Frost, Diane Cluck, Deer Tick, Jackie-O Motherfucker, Viking Moses,
Dave Heumann of Arbouretum, Sharon Van Etten, Gregory and the Hawk,
White Rabbits, and Anni Rossi among others.
She has been the touring guitarist for Miles Benjamin Anthony
Robinson, as well as one of the original members of the Amazing Baby
lineup. Aside from Spider, Jane currently plays guitar and sings in
Scorpio Rising, an all girl band out of Brooklyn. She has just
returned from summer tour dates with This Frontier Needs Heroes. Jane
resides in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.”