Bowerbirds' CMJ set cemented the trio as favorites around here, and it looks like Vincent Moon nabbed the trio right around that high time for a LES-based, four-song La Blog session. The taping starts in an original and as yet untapped location: Economy Candy on Rivington, which is where you wanna go when you need a sugar fix or, apparently, literate North Carolinian folk music. (The resolution on this first one may be a little lower than usual, but the harmonies make up for it.)
"Bur Oak"
"We're called the Bowerbirds ... Bower, without the y." We give you a pass, Lower East Sider -- when you're two blocks away from Bowery, that's a fair mistake. The rest of the afternoon was less original, taping wise -- inside a car, stationary busking, sidewalk strolling -- but well worth a watch (better resolution, too).
"Dark Horse"
"The Ticonderoga"
"In Our Talons"
Download the videos at La Blogothèque, grab a couple of the studio MP3s here:
Bowerbirds - "Dark Horse" (MP3)
Bowerbirds - "In Our Talons" (MP3)
Hymns For A Dark Horse is out via Dead Oceans.
