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You’ll like this one. They’re called Dry the River. Crystalline vocals that remind me of something in between Jeff Buckley and Bombay Bicycle Club are the pivotal part of their arrangements. I can’t help but feel that they could be incredible but at the moment they’re just good. That said, they’re probably worth keeping an eye on as I’ve no doubt they’ll release a full length that’ll make women world wide release a collective sigh. They’ve two EPs: The Chambers & the Valves EP (2009?) and Bible Belt EP (2010) so here’s a track from each. Stellar.
Dry the River – History Book
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Dry the River – Bible Belt
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You can purchase Bible Belt EP here but I can’t as yet find a link to buy The Chambers & the Valves EP. Help me out on that one.
There was a time when two artists were flying sky high on top of the country-alt/folk scene. Those artists were Band of Horses and Fleet Foxes and that time was I don’t know, pretty recently or something. Less prominent was a third player in the mix, My Morning Jacket. I don’t know if you ever got the chance to hear My Morning Jacket but let’s just say this; If you didn’t you’re a philistine and I hate you. I actually hate you.
Musical salvation is here and it’s come in the form of a reverb soaked masterpiece. In much the same way God sent Jesus to save a people who’d turned their back on Him, I’m sending you this, a taste of My Morning Jacket’s 2005 album Z, even though you’re sinners. This analogy is really breaking down. When all is said and done though, I’m truly doing you a favour here. When your bud starts talking about the new Fleet Foxes record in a few months and their “epic harmonies” you can smugly look at her and say “yeah… I guess… My Morning Jacket did this like, a hundred years ago though”.
So here are two monumentally gargantuan tracks from Z. Buy the record. Trust me. Be sure to give ‘Dondante’ sufficient time (at the very least 3:30) to explode in yourear.
My Morning Jacket- Gideon
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My Morning Jacket – Dondante
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Yeah, I’ve been crazy M.I.A lately and I’m sorry for that. It’s been a combination of a youth camp and a bad attitude. To make up for my extended absence here is not one but ten songs. It’s a free mixtape from Sucking Lemons, it’s free and it’s worth downloading. Most of them are pretty decent. Highlights include Yellow Ostrich, Dry the River and Dog is Dead (who you may remember from this).
As if that was sufficient recompense for my recent behaviour I’ve also decided to throw in an image of a dog being very silly indeed. Dogs shouldn’t wear clothes! Especially not clothes that make them look like Yoda. There’s no way a dog could ever master the force!
Rich, emotional and as similar to Arcade Fire as one can be without breaching copyright, Margolnick hit me in the same way the Gaslight Anthem’s American Slang did mid last year: With balls. And before you leave comments saying “Did you just suggest that the Gaslight Anthem teabagged you last year?” I’m talking about weight. A little bit of bravado that isn’t there in much of the whispy dulcet tones of the Angus and Julia Stone plagued folk scene. Wait… You like Angus and Julia? Thanks to Dan Codyre who brought this gem to my attention. I recommend starting with track 3, ‘The Ladder’.
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When the Welcome Wagon released Welcome to the Welcome Wagon they received critical welcome. Pastor Thomas Vito Aiuto and his wife Monique make very accessible, particularly religious Sufjanesque folk music. Sufjan himself produced, arranged and performed on the record so it should be no suprise that it sounds as it sounds. Here’s my favourite track from the record
The Welcome Wagon – But For You Who Fear My Name
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This week the pair released four (semi) new songs for download over itunes with the proceeds going to Freeset, a fair-trade business in India that helps women escape the sex trade in Kolkata so that’s two reasons you should download these tracks.
The Welcome Wagon – I Am Not Skilled To Understand
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