The Ozark Mountains, and all its rivers and streams, are beyond the ideal setting for music played in real time. In real life. 10 miles from me one way there is a quaint little smattering of primitive cabins on the river. 10 miles the other way is the old, restored mill, with its own little happy gathering of dwellings. It would seem to me that land such as this would breed such beautiful music but in terms of those making it around here, there are no terms. It's not happening. The only strumming of a guitar the trees [...]
The prodigious catalogue of Brooklyn's Woods continues to grow. Following their impressive June-released full-length, Sun & Shade —one of Everybody Taste's favorites of the year —Jeremy Earl and company will be releasing a 7" on July 19th via their Brooklyn neighbors, Sacred Bones . The 7" features two new tracks: "Find Them Empty" on the A-side and "Be There" as the B-side. Preview the A-side below, and if you're sold on this crunchy psych-garage single, head over to Sacred Bones to pre-order . "Find Them Empty" by Woods [...]
Sun & Shade is the kind of record you take out into the dessert with you, put on repeat, and suck on a couple hits of acid to while your subconscious commences an epic battle with itself. Or you could simply spin it on your turntable with a fresh cup of coffee on a sunny Saturday morning. Either works. I'm no expert in the lo-fi and hazy folk-rock world of Woods, so I don't feel comfortable calling Sun & Shade the band's best record to date—but yes, I'm certainly thinking it. Despite the [...]
Dudes, I HAVE NOT ABANDONED YE. Work kicked my balls this week (is still doing so, in fact, despite that I should be off right now) and music was not even on my brain. What a sad state of affairs. Regardless, life goes on and a mad amount of cool shit went down so let's update and converse about it, shall we? ** Matt from the ever-so-wonderful Everybody Taste , has started a label. In terms of blogger dreams we all wish for ourselves, dude is WINNING. Analog Edition Records first issue is [...]
THE RUMBLE: PORTLAND @ HOLOCENE Night #2 of Rumble Week slides into Portland this evening to Holocene for a lineup showcasing three bands we've followed for some time and finally get to team up with in HARLOWE & THE GREAT NORTH WOODS, PIGEONS , and LETTING UP DESPITE GREAT FAULTS . The party is free to the city of Portland! Harlowe & The Great North Woods (Photo by Drew Masters) [...]
If you are as penniless as I am and need as many free shows as you can get, check out what's coming up from Future Sounds at Holocene tomorrow: rumbliest rumble you can tumble upon: THE RUMBLE PDX . The name always makes it sound pretty intense, but you won't get hurt, I promise. Tomorrow's installment pits the cautious cooing of Harlowe and The Great North Woods against the not-quite cooing of Pigeons , and tosses in the relentless Letting Up Despite Great Faults . And all for three easy payments [...]
Everybody Taste is honored to announce it has officially become part of the Rumble: Portland family—a free monthly party and concert orchestrated by Future Sounds . On February 8th, Portland bands Harlowe and The Great North Woods and Pigeons will take the stage at Holocene along with Los Angeles's Letting Up Despite Great Faults. Harlowe and The Great North Woods' haunting folk debut has been a favorite here since stumbling upon it late last year. Songs like "Roses" and "Mason Jars" breathe with a weathered and richly-shaped tone, as casual and natural as they are [...]
Harlowe and The Great North Woods - Harlowe and The Great North Woods Recorded in a Portland apartmment, Los Angeles home, and a woodshed studio amongst the orchards of Northern California, this debut's soaring vocal harmonies all drip with the resonance and reverberations of their recording spaces. It's a sound both intimate and wide open. Sample: "Roses" Twin Sister - Colour Your Life Buzz is the word and its in large part to the [...]
I have stacks of books. Stacks and stacks and stacks. They are organized by subject: in the corner is a pile of books concerning WWII and the Holocaust, Hitler and atrocities of man. On the chair against the wall are books telling of German heritage, some in languages I cannot read. In front of the double window is a small wooden stool, dug out of a trash pile down the street long ago and valued for its early American craftmanship. It's likely this stool, at one point in its long and storied life, was used in a barbershop [...]
When I heard the music of Harlowe and The Great North Woods it was an instant love affair. Acoustic guitar folky goodness, how could I possibly resist? Roses - Harlowe and The Great North Woods Harlowe and The Great North Woods EP 2010 Amazon and eMusic
It may have already been cold for a while where you live, but here in Los Angeles the weather is just beginning to change. Sadly, daylight saving time has come to an end, and the cold is starting to move in for the winter. The complaints, "Why is it so cold? I thought this was sunny Southern California?" are going to be typical within the coming weeks, but what's new? Anyway, in honor of the cold weather I introduce to you, Harlowe and The Great North Woods, a 10-piece band from Portland, Oregon. Their music is Folk based, but it [...]
Harlowe And The Great North Woods Hometown: Portland, Oregon Album: Self-Titled EP (Buy) Label: Around Town Collective Harlowe and The Great North Woods - Roses Bookmark It [...]
Ketelmuziek is heel even uit de lucht geweest en in de tussentijd brengen Ketelmuziek-favorieten J. Tillman en Cotton Jones even snel nieuwe albums uit. Het zijn allebei prachtige platen en vroeg of laat lees je Ketelmuziek meer over Singing Ax en Tall Hours in the Glowstream. Maar laten we het 'ns over Harlowe and the Great North Woods hebben. Inderdaad- Harlowe and the Great North Woods. Hoe ik op het spoor kwam van de band weet ik niet meer, maar ik was meteen verkocht toen ik hun debuut EP hoorde. De band uit, [...]
Harlowe & The Great North Woods are another band from Portland, and another playing the kind of warm, mellow folk that seems so dominant in that neck of the woods. And they are another who do it extremely well. They have a six track self-titled EP out now and the track we have for you, Roses , is a song that envelops and soothes with its easy paced, gentle harmonies and lilting vocals. Fans of Bon Iver or Bonny Prince Billy should find much to enjoy here. Buy from Around [...]
Harlowe & The Great North Woods From: Portland, Oregon, United States I know very little about Harlowe & The Great North Woods other than they have just released their first record via the Around Town Collective . It's a collection of wistful, lo-fi folk perfect for hot, sunny days relaxing in the shade of an old oak tree. Go Try [...]
Harlowe and The Great North Woods have a new album containing the song "Roses," which should appeal to fans of Iron & Wine, Bon Iver, and other fine woodsy music makers. http://www.myspace.com/harlowe andthegreatnorthwoods http://www.harloweandthegreatn orthwoods.com
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