The Low Anthem - Oh My God, Charlie Darwin

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May 5, 2015 Sold Date

Jan 5, 2015 Start Date

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Artikel Name: Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
Genre: Folk Produkt Typ: LP (Vinyl) Label: Nonesuch Titelanzahl: 13 Dauer: 21:27

Trackliste LP - 1

1. The Low Anthem - Charlie Darwin 4:33 2. The Low Anthem - To Ohio 3:18 3. The Low Anthem - Ticket Taker 3:08 4. The Low Anthem - Horizon is a Beltway 2:51 5. The Low Anthem - Home I'll Never Be 6. The Low Anthem - Cage the Songbird 7. The Low Anthem - [Don't] Tremble 8. The Low Anthem - Music Box 1:52 9. The Low Anthem - Champion Angel 10. The Low Anthem - To the Ghosts Who Write History Books 11. The Low Anthem - Omgod 2:04 12. The Low Anthem - To Ohio (Reprise) 3:41 13. The Low Anthem - Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around

Beschreibung

The Low Anthem cover all their Americana bases with Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, an album that alternates between old-timey country, secular gospel, and harmonized folk. Few bands handle such wide swaths of music with grace, and even fewer manage to steer clear of sepia-toned pastiche in the process. Charlie Darwin is that rare exception, a hybrid of old traditions and contemporary flourishes that sounds at once earthy, ethereal, and uncalculated. Led by frontman Ben Knox Miller, the band resurrects old genres like folk anthropologists, using acoustic instruments (as well as some more esoteric additions, including a refurbished pump organ from the first World War) as their tools of choice. "Charlie Darwin" and "Cage the Songbird" are vocal showcases, padded with three-part harmonies and thick layers of reverb, while a cover of Tom Waits' "Home I'll Never Be" eschews intimacy for ramshackle energy, sounding like a field recording from the late-night hours of a country jamboree. The band makes multiple stops in between those styles, pitching their tent closer to the alt country-rock camp with "Champion Angel" before going to church for the gospel-tinged "Omgcd." Miller steals the spotlight throughout -- he's a falsetto crooner during the opening track, a boot-stomping bluesman on "The Horizon Is a Beltway," a Dylan disciple on the folksier tracks -- but this is still a group effort, with string contributions by Jocie Adams and a flurry of instrumental activity by co-founder Jeffrey Prystowsky. There's a lot of ground covered here, of course, yet the band never loses sight of its destination, and those who can keep up are in for a tuneful trek. ~ Andrew Leahey

Andrew Leahey