New Lewis & Clarke - Blasts Of Holy Birth
Lewis & Clarke is the brainchild of mountain man Lou Rogia, a "rat-race expatriate" who moved his family to the Delaware Water Gap. (We dig backwoods troubadours.) Some call his music freak-folk, but it isn't all that freaky. Elements of eastern instrumentation blend with acoustic plucking, sounding at once exotic and accessible, à la Macha on morphine, or, on this track, Kings Of Convenience.
Lewis & Clarke - "We Think We Have Eyes" (MP3)
So, Lewis & Clarke -- not a duo, but not a one-mand band either. Man Man's Russell Higbee plays harp and and Eve Miller of Rachel’s joins on cello. They call their sound "Post-Folk Neo-Baroque."
"Before It Breaks You" is the finest moment on the record, stretching over ten minutes, moving through autumnal chamber folk, ending with group harmonies over a tanpura.
Lewis & Clarke - "Before It Breaks You" (MP3)
Stream Blasts Of Holy Birth here. It's out 5/15 on La Société Expéditionnaire, and you can pre-order here.
Posted at 10:32 AM in MP3
Tags: Lewis And Clarke | Man Man | Rachel's
What has happened to Kings of Convenience?!?!? Ever going to have another album? Anyone know anything???
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i love their song "Lookin for the Long Ryders"
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Lewis and Clarke are amazing - whatever form they happen to be in. Lou is great solo, Russel adds a lot of magic. Haven't seen them with Eve yet. This record is unbelievably good though - plus the psychedelic artwork is quite nice.
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Animal abuse!
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Hey Scott, you forgot to add that Eve Miller was a big part of Matt Pond Pa until she left last year.
Thanks for the mp3s though - "Before It Breaks" has nothing but gorgeous melodies and I'm sure most the record is just as good (I can wait a few weeks to find out).
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haha. I got a singing bowl too now. I think mines in the key of G. Russell is a rock star in case anybody didn't know. Great reviews on the album. They're onto you.
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