Where is Brian + Arrows?
I'm keeping teriffically busy lately, having just returned from a trip to Davis with my (academic) future planned and a real job waiting for me when I move up for good. As much as I'd like to be writing here, it's not always convenient - so I'd like to say thanks for sticking around. Discussing music is my favorite thing to do, really really, and Bows + Arrows is by far the most rewarding project I've undertaken. So, athankyou.
I suspect the Mountain Goats kick I've been on will peak on Wednesday, when I see them live. Do you remember the first time you heard John Darnielle's voice? Did you laugh? I think I might have laughed. But then, I suspect, the nasal whine lost its novelty and I maybe shifted in my seat, now really hearing him sing, and probably soon after I was moved. This man should be a more celebrated vocalist, for despite being unconventional and at times trying, Darnielle's voice is a finely nuanced mechanism. When matched with his masterful lyricism, its sprightly, feverish-hysterical yelp and yawl become electricity: striking, buzzing, powerful.
Lately, I've been spinning the Babylon Springs EP, my favorite song being "Alibi," for its undeniable catchiness, classic and simple, nothing more than a gleam in wide eyes. His voice, too, the brilliant, instantaneous magic he strikes up at the end of each verse, an audible exclamation point capping repeated phrases ("Nobody saw me come in, nobody saw me come in!"). Just lovely.
I suspect the Mountain Goats kick I've been on will peak on Wednesday, when I see them live. Do you remember the first time you heard John Darnielle's voice? Did you laugh? I think I might have laughed. But then, I suspect, the nasal whine lost its novelty and I maybe shifted in my seat, now really hearing him sing, and probably soon after I was moved. This man should be a more celebrated vocalist, for despite being unconventional and at times trying, Darnielle's voice is a finely nuanced mechanism. When matched with his masterful lyricism, its sprightly, feverish-hysterical yelp and yawl become electricity: striking, buzzing, powerful.
Lately, I've been spinning the Babylon Springs EP, my favorite song being "Alibi," for its undeniable catchiness, classic and simple, nothing more than a gleam in wide eyes. His voice, too, the brilliant, instantaneous magic he strikes up at the end of each verse, an audible exclamation point capping repeated phrases ("Nobody saw me come in, nobody saw me come in!"). Just lovely.
Visit The Mountain Goats online, and buy the Babylon Springs EP here.
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Did you get Mojave 3 doing Dylan at Chromewaves? A treat!
Did you see that I've added *sixeyes, Goodhodgkins, Lost in your Inbox, and Cacophony and Coffee to the blogroll? All good people, check them out.
Did you see that I've added *sixeyes, Goodhodgkins, Lost in your Inbox, and Cacophony and Coffee to the blogroll? All good people, check them out.
by brian at 6/11/2006 10:12:00 AM
4 Comments:
hey, thanks for the shout out! you're very kind.
and about that john darnielle's voice. i have to say, it took me a good while to get over that nasal/pointed quality it has. i mean, at first i couldn't even really listen to it. but now, oh man, i know exactly what you mean. i've been listening to "your belgian things," and when he ends the phrase with "the bruised earth," it just about breaks my heart.
so yeah, i resisted, but no more, and now i, too, am a mountain goats fan. :)
Hey Brian - thanks so much for linking and the nice mention.
As for Mr. Darnielle, I couldn't enjoy his voice until I heard the more polished production work done by John Vanderslice. Before that I heard the terrifically, or terribly, lo-fi stuff he had recorded, and wasn't moved (at least not in a good way).
i just found your blog and have been checking it out...awesome stuff thus far. i would have to agree that the new walkmen album is a bit disappointing, but then again "the rat" and bows & arrows was a masterpiece.
also, i am currently and have been for the last five years a davis resident. what are you going to be doing up here?
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