Noisecast #1 – Voice//Guitar

For the past few weeks I’ve been working on developing an acoustic set for my solo live performances. Ive been paying a lot of attention to what makes a song feel complete when its stripped down to nothing but vocals and acoustic guitar. No overdubs, piano, doubled vocals, strings, effects, etc. I started looking through my music library for songs by some of my favorite artists that I could reference/steal from for inspiration, and (kind-of) to my surprise, a much larger number of tracks than I would have imagined featured extra accompaniment of some kind. I actually found it pretty difficult to make this playlist flow well with the limited amount of music that fit the requirements(no live tracks/bootlegs solo performances allowed). I’m pretty happy with the result though, and I think its a pretty good showcase of just how many different things you can actually do with only one voice and one guitar.

enjoy.

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The Tallest Man On Earth – The Gardner

Nick Drake – Road

The Microphones – I Felt Your Shape

Neutral Milk Hotel – Two Headed Boy

Elliott Smith – Pitseleh ( I cheated it has a piano part! it’s one of the few Elliott songs with no guitar overdubs though)

The Mountain Goats – Island Garden Song

Tom Waits – I Want You

Bright Eyes – Waste Of Paint

Noisecast #1 – Voice//Guitar

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New Release: The Tallest Man On Earth – The Wild Hunt

A short while back The Tallest Man On Earth dropped the first single for his sophomore album, The Wild Hunt.  Now he’s back, this time with the album opener & title track. The Wild Hunt is due out April 13, 2010 via Dead Oceans. You can pre-order / buy the album here , and you definitely should, because its amazing. I’m talking album of the year contender.

The Tallest Man On Earth – The Wild Hunt

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The Tallest Man on Earth drops a new song, announces US tour

Swedish folk hero, Kristian Matsson (aka the tallest man on earth), is releasing his new album ‘The Wild Hunt’ on April 13th. In support of the new record he’ll be touring the US (and Europe).  While you’re waiting for him to come to your city, try taking a listen to this here new track from ‘The Wild Hunt.  Tour details after the break.

Tallest Man on Earth – King of Spain

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Sufjan Stevens Live @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 10/6/09

I bootleg a lot of shows I go to…I just got the idea in the shower that maybe I should share them. This one is a bit old, but I’ll be posting new boots as I make them, and maybe some show photos too.

stole this photo from this flickr because I forgot my camera. I’ll be sure to bring it next time!

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REVIEW: Wisdom Tooth – Cathedral Park.

wisdom tooth - cathedral park

“I’m waiting for the drugs to wear off / I’m waiting for the medicine to kick in/ I’m waiting for the summer to be endlessly promising again” sings 21 year old Oberlin, Ohio resident Meagan Day on album opener “Cathedral park”. Lyrics that recall Letting off the happiness-era bright eyes, talk-sung in a voice that sounds a lot like early Mirah, if not without its own distinct lilt; “I’m eternally splitting at the seems/with the way that my favorite singer sings/ with the feeling that the perfect sad song brings”.

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