Crows In The Basilica
General
| May 2013
Reviews
Lestrygonian
Reviewed 2013-05-30
Reviewed 2013-05-30
Masterful Appalachian styled guitar folk, ancient-hearted and soulful like Fahey, Jack Rose, and Three Lobed labelmate Steve Gunn. Probably neighbors with fellow Philadelphia-based folk prodigy Daniel Bachman. RIYL dreadnought steel string acoustic guitars, white lightnin’, chewin’ t’baccah.
1. (3:51) Steady bouncing’ banjo-like Appalachian theme, gorgeous red foliage all along the Shenandoah Valley
2. (4:58)* Sweet ambling tune, plaintive, with just a touch of country blues, old M. John Hurt could have sung over this
3. (6:11) Mystical, haunting slow ballad, wandering through chord arpeggios, space slowly picks up while staying melancholy. A troubled lonely walk through the woods in autumn.
4. (3:17) A version of 19th century parlor guitar standard “Vestapol,” a sweet rollicking tune that brings comfort to the ears of weary travelers.
5. (4:15) Dark baroque piece, slow and pensive, lots of complex chord changes.
6. (8:08)** Slow, brooding, mysterious, theme song to a wander through a ghost town as the title implies.
7. (5:24)* sweet, hopeful, tragic bluegrass—reminds you that your life is nowhere near as hard as a coal miner’s.
8. (3:33)*** beautiful blooming lullaby, almost dulcimer-like, just as ekphrastic and vivid as the title intends
1. (3:51) Steady bouncing’ banjo-like Appalachian theme, gorgeous red foliage all along the Shenandoah Valley
2. (4:58)* Sweet ambling tune, plaintive, with just a touch of country blues, old M. John Hurt could have sung over this
3. (6:11) Mystical, haunting slow ballad, wandering through chord arpeggios, space slowly picks up while staying melancholy. A troubled lonely walk through the woods in autumn.
4. (3:17) A version of 19th century parlor guitar standard “Vestapol,” a sweet rollicking tune that brings comfort to the ears of weary travelers.
5. (4:15) Dark baroque piece, slow and pensive, lots of complex chord changes.
6. (8:08)** Slow, brooding, mysterious, theme song to a wander through a ghost town as the title implies.
7. (5:24)* sweet, hopeful, tragic bluegrass—reminds you that your life is nowhere near as hard as a coal miner’s.
8. (3:33)*** beautiful blooming lullaby, almost dulcimer-like, just as ekphrastic and vivid as the title intends
Recent airplay
On A Slow Passing In Ghost Town
maximum entropy — Aug 01, 2013
Ransom Street Blues
The Iron Skillet — Jul 20, 2013
Wild Geese Descend On Level Sand
Tunes — Jul 12, 2013
Wild Geese Descend On Level Sand
Tunes — Jul 05, 2013
Wild Geese Descend On Level Sand
minimum entropy — Jun 26, 2013
On A Slow Passing In Ghost Town
air balloon lane — Jun 16, 2013
Charting
2013-06-03 — 2013-08-05
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 4 | 1 |
| Jul 21 | 1 |
| Jul 14 | 1 |
| Jul 7 | 1 |
| Jun 30 | 1 |
| Jun 23 | 1 |
| Jun 16 | 2 |
| Jun 9 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Across White Oak Mountain | ||
| 2. | Ransom Street Blues | ||
| 3. | Albion Square | ||
| 4. | Vestapol | ||
| 5. | Crows In The Basilica | ||
| 6. | On A Slow Passing In Ghost Town | ||
| 7. | Mine Creek | ||
| 8. | Wild Geese Descend On Level Sand |