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At least three bands use the name Ptarmigan.

Ptarmigan (1) is a modern band of the powerfolk ambioPop genre formed in Columbia, Missouri in 2007. Evan Walton, Peter Marting, and Ted Carstensen create intricate, powerful explosions from simple folk roots and catchy melodies over levels of ambiance. Ptarmigan returns with their sophomore release, “The Forest Darling”, the follow-up to 2009’s “Our Ancient Friends”. Where Ptarmigan used to rely on high/low tempo changes to create tension before unleashing an explosion of pop melodies, they’ve evolved to focusing more on harmonizing the voices of their songwriters, Evan Walton (guitar) and Peter Marting (bass). This album is a definite maturation for the band, whose ambition has never been in question. And maturation in the best sense, they resisted the urge of so many others that confused progress with adding more instruments and band members, and claiming Loretta Lynn and Woody Guthrie as their main influences. They push through the limitations that restrain a 3-person pop band to maximize a warmer and lush sound telling stories of loneliness and longing.

“The Forest Darling” features split-songwriting duties between Walton and Marting. The songs contain Walton’s songs of the inability to connect to people and isolation, with Marting’s rich, romantic imagery of a longing to connect with nature and the harmony it entails. “There’s no need cause nothings moving, I’m at a loss, I’m at a loss.
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  • FatherGrigori

    Hilarious group http://www.lastfm.se/group/Holli+Would

    January 2012

  • fishoa

    waffles <3

    November 2011

  • brunetteb

    o_o

    August 2011

  • oozabooman

    So cool, album.

    May 2011

  • user004

    I really love this new album!

    May 2011

  • stev0205

    Alright guys, I think everyone here knows that Ptarmigan stole the name from the Canadian band while conspiring with all major media conglomerates to screw over crotchety old people and music nobody ever cared about or ever will. Stop beating a dead horse.

    March 2010

  • bmags

    totally, I mean what was your favorite moment of the Canadian Prog-Rock scene of the 70s? i know what mine was...it ... when they...

    January 2010

  • VilenessFats

    Its funny how some plastic neon sunglasses and pitchfork media are moving in on just about every artists name these days who had their day several decades before. Must be some sort of marketing conspiracy connected with the remaking of old film classics rendering them consumable to the more feebleminded youth of today, but replacing the grit and vibes with sparkle and bad graphic designy geometric covers and "alternative" this that and the other.

    January 2010
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NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCED

21 Mar 2011 | from ptarmiganmediaconcern.com

Indeed, Ptarmigan’s second full length album is to be release April 22, 2011.   The songs of this work have been over 2 years in the making, and we are happy to finally share our new soundscapes with you.  Album details will follow shortly. Take …

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