With their debut, Bowerbirds emerged as a great new hope for tree-hugging folk, melodies strong enough to count Bon Iver a fan and mate, prose pithy enough for John Darnielle's endorsement. The culmination of their aesthetic then was this devastatingly poetic video for the devastatingly poetic gypsy folk of "In Our Talons," an environmentalist elegy which spoke direly and ended ambiguously: "We're only human; this at least we've learned." "Northern Lights," the lead single from their forthcoming...
Stereogum — With their debut, Bowerbirds emerged as a great new hope for tree-hugging folk, melodies strong enough to count Bon Iver a fan and mate, prose pithy enough for John Darni... more info
Here Comes The Flood —
Phil Moore (guitar, lead vocals) and Beth Tacular (accordion, keys, vocals) are Bowerdbirds, a Raligh, NC Americana duo. They have finished recording their sophomore al... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Bowerbirds - Northern Lights (MP3) Bowerbirds @ Mercury Lounge (more by Chris La Putt) NORTHERN LIGHTS LYRICS: I don't need, from you, a waterfall of careless p... more info
LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Au Revoir Simone: "All or Nothing" [mp3] from Still Night, Still Light (out May 19th) other Au Revoir Simone posts at Largehearted B... more info