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And death shall have no dominion.

Though lovers be lost love shall not;
And death shall have no dominion.
- Dylan Thomas

Townes Van Zandt – Black Crow Blues
[audio:stu/2008/07/28/2-03 Black Crow Blues.mp3]
16 Horsepower – Hutterite Mile
[audio:stu/2008/07/28/01 hutterite mile.mp3]
Calexico – All Systems Red
[audio:stu/2008/07/28/11 All Systems Red.mp3]
Jeff Buckley – Last Goodbye
[audio:stu/2008/07/28/03 Last Goodbye.mp3]
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Then The Letting Go
[audio:stu/2008/07/28/10 Then The Letting Go.mp3]
Kid Dakota – The Overcoat
[audio:stu/2008/07/28/08 The Overcoat.mp3]
Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) – Death; Shake Of Me All Unclean
[audio:stu/2008/07/28/Death Shake Of Me All Unclean.mp3]
Willard Grant Conspiracy – The Great Deceiver
[audio:stu/2008/07/28/02 The Great Deceiver 1.mp3]

A few of the saddest songs I have, just help me along in my misery. Hope you don’t mind. Best wishes to all involved parties…

Old Believers – Eight Golden Greats

Yeah, I’ve been really busy the last few weeks, but now I’m back. At least until I have to go get married in a month. At any rate, I’m back for now, and I’m going to do my best to overload you with posts until I have to leave again. This one has been on my plate for a while, and I can’t say enough about it. I really like this album.

The last time I checked, the Old Believers were a sect of the Russian Orthodox Church that cross themselves with three fingers instead of two, and have very long beards. To prove me wrong a group calling themselves the Old Believers sent me an album to listen to. I don’t know what their “old belief” is, but it seems to be a form of very minimalistic folky-country with just a taste of wispy vespers-like vocal arrangements. Sign me up – the shit fits.

The Old Believers are playing solid folk, heavy on the downbeats, and with a heavy-handed style – along the same lines as Mason Jennings, adding a swaying sea-shanty sound similar to the Great Lake Swimmers. Maybe it just has to do with living near the north, but this temperament is not generally seen in popular music, and the driving sounds of country and folk don’t blend in a way conducive to a full album’s worth of listening. I listened to the album from start to finish, and now I can’t put it down.

One of my bets for best Folk album of the year!

Old Believers – There It Is
Old Believers – There It Is
Old Believers – Grannys Song
Old Believers – Grannys Song

The Old Believers have officially released their album, and are currently on a short West-Coast tour. Hopefully they’ll do an East-Coast tour soon! *Hint.

Mon Jul 14, 2008:
Cozmic Pizza – 199 W 8th Ave Eugene, OR

Tue Jul 15, 2008:
Gypsy Town Music – Nevada City, CA

Wed Jul …