01 31 2012
by Genevieve Oliver
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01 31 2012

Although we haven’t heard all of Sophia Knapp’s forthcoming, Bill Callahan-featuring debut full-length Into the Waves, the great Drag City says the record is reminiscent of “melodic psych pop of the 60’s, Tropicalia ballads, chilly New York dance records of the 80’s, and the seduction of Stevie Nicks or Françoise Hardy,” (i.e., everything that is awesome), and the excellent “Close to Me” manages to sort of evoke all of those things and more in one song:
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Sophia Knapp :: Close to Me
Into the Waves is out 2/28 on Drag City.
by Chris
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01 31 2012
by Genevieve Oliver
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01 31 2012
North Carolina folkies Bowerbirds will release The Clearing, their third record, soon, and now they’re unveiling single number two, “In the Yard.” It starts off typically confessional and intimate for the band before moving into complex, grand territory with big piano chords, guitar fuzz, and plenty of background horns. We’re loving those vocal harmonies and creepy, discordant key changes – and as much as Bowerbirds’ strengths lie in secretive-sounding bedroom folk, it’s the track’s more massive moments that make it worth more than a few repeat listens. The Clearing drops March 6th.
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by Genevieve Oliver
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