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Bowerbirds are back and, as the indie music scene heaves a collective sigh of relief, the dynamic duo that fronts the band, Phil Moore and Beth Tacular, are making the rounds in their van in support of their new album, The Clearing. What makes this album a standout from the previous two is that this couple has been through some shit, like fer-reals shit, and came out the other end of it together and better than ever. Their trademark melancholy is crisper and fuller; their lyrics foreboding and succinct. They get to the heart of the matter in a way that doesn’t terrify you even though it probably should.
Phil and Beth are making news in the DIY scene, as well, as the couple have famously embarked on building their own cabin in the woods of Chatham County in North Carolina, a place “where there’s a more normal crowd,” Phil said during our chat. In advance of their show tonight at the Parish were able to get him on the phone while he and Beth journeyed in the aforementioned van. We talked about cabin-making, the new album, and what is sure to be the newest and most enduring hipster pastime.
Southern Gothic, or, A Cabin in the Woods: An Interview with Bowerbirds' Phil Moore
Music Preview: Efterklang + Bowerbirds At Mohawk Tonight
Earlier this year, Efterklang released their lovely album Magic Chairs. The Copenhagen band have been performing together for over nine years. During that span, they've developed a sterling reputation for meshing beautiful melodies with strings, electronics, and vocals into a cinematic and cohesive whole.
Excellent Show Alert: Bowerbirds & Julie Doiron at Mohawk
Yay for folk joyousness! Tomorrow night at the Mohawk come not one, but two of the feature fantastic folk-like acts touring today in these Great States, Raleigh's Bowerbirds and ol' Canada's Julie Doiron. You may be familiar with the delicate yet captivating Bowerbirds from either of their two notable LPs, including last year's excellent and understated Upper Air. The trio use accordion as an effective backdrop for their nature-tinged pleadings, and one cannot help but get the feel their music is just at home in the thick of the forest as it is in the depths of the city; for an idea of what they're about, check out the stunning video for "In Our Talons."
Music: Bowerbirds Soar Into The Mohawk With Upper Air Tonight
North Carolina's Bowerbirds couldn't be more understated in their approach. When we last saw them at South By Southwest, they hardly looked big enough to be a band, and they didn't have much equipment. Yet when they started playing, the crowd fell silent, and some beautiful and unexpectedly huge sounds emerged. The combination of he/she vocal harmonies, basic acoustic guitar, and simple percussion somehow emerges as something greater than the individual parts.
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