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The best songs of North Carolina’s Bowerbirds have always seemed eternal. Coruscated by Beth Tacular’s bird song and Phil Moore’s environmentalist empathy, “In Our Talons” (off Bowerbirds’ Hymns for a Dark Horse) was, at its core, a quest for solidarity in a world of closing shadows. Upper Air’s “Northern Lights” painted a pained portrait of love shrouded in doubt as perfectly as Cash, Dylan or Cohen ever have. These felt like more than songs; they felt like treasures.
But those recordings were made on the quick and the cheap, with nylon-stringed guitars, fiddle lines and drum patterns that became comfortable. You could imagine these songs as old stateside standards, because, really, that’s how they sounded—campfire anthems sung by a couple clinging to very deep love.
The Clearing is the third album by the Bowerbirds, and as is often the case for bands that have found steady success, they had more time and better resources to make it. This is a bigger record, with bolder sounds, a broader scope, and more complicated songs. “Tuck the Darkness In” for example, surges in its final two minutes with a wall of electric guitars and drums, while other tracks feature restless vibraphones, pianos and drums. Thing is, these songs don’t cede to the increased production demands. The guitars and strings, codas and bridges simply make these thoughts more urgent, more vital and more necessary, but not one bit less permanent.
But those recordings were made on the quick and the cheap, with nylon-stringed guitars, fiddle lines and drum patterns that became comfortable. You could imagine these songs as old stateside standards, because, really, that’s how they sounded—campfire anthems sung by a couple clinging to very deep love.
The Clearing is the third album by the Bowerbirds, and as is often the case for bands that have found steady success, they had more time and better resources to make it. This is a bigger record, with bolder sounds, a broader scope, and more complicated songs. “Tuck the Darkness In” for example, surges in its final two minutes with a wall of electric guitars and drums, while other tracks feature restless vibraphones, pianos and drums. Thing is, these songs don’t cede to the increased production demands. The guitars and strings, codas and bridges simply make these thoughts more urgent, more vital and more necessary, but not one bit less permanent.
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gnd wrote:
<3 the clearing
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Poncecutor wrote:
new album is bethtacular!
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CaptainJazzy wrote:
Anyone else think that the lead singer sounds like Andrew Bird?
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outof___context wrote:
I can't wait for your new album <3
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wiilfred wrote:
I can't stop listening "In our talons"....love it!! :)
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joNafuNfageT wrote:
I can't stop listening them these days.
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Elzbieta1986 wrote:
The new tune on pitchfork sounds so good! Very much looking forward to March!
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fireforks wrote:
damn, they're good
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jaaviiH wrote:
human Hands! :)
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OneThirtyBPM wrote:
Hey guys, we picked Bowerbirds' Upper Air as one of our albums to soundtrack the season of fall. Check out what else we picked and let us know what you think: http://onethirtybpm.com/features/seasonal-soundtrack-fall/
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bledwhite88 wrote:
http://www.bowerbirds.org/ they're working on a new album ^_^
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pedrofranklin wrote:
If you like " In Our Talons" you should not die before watching this amazing video: http://vimeo.com/9078490
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LIONFEATHER wrote:
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TylerDegraaf wrote:
Its 2011. Time for a new album, no?
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moonchapter wrote:
great, awesome, amazing
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mosaicc wrote:
<3
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DoRiiii wrote:
Sweet music. I'd love to see them live.
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paauliii wrote:
:)
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beautywasatiger wrote:
I'm seeing them with Arcade Fire next month!!
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twoegrets wrote:
mark is so freaking fetch.
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News
Bowerbirds' new online shop!
9 Dec 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/bowerbirds
We have a new online store, bowerbirds.zamstores.com, where
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even gift cards. Place orders soon to make sure gifts arrive
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