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North Carolina duo Bowerbirds are preparing to release their third full-length, The Clearing, an album Beth Tacular and Phil Moore created in the midst of an extreme personal climate. From the press release:
Between 2009’s Upper Air and this one, Beth nearly died after a mysterious illness that put her in the hospital. They rescued and adopted a dog that ran beneath their tour van’s tires. Beth and Phil even ended their long relationship but began it again after realizing that, despite their own shortcomings, they didn’t want to be with anyone else. Mostly, though, they returned to their cabin in the woods of North Carolina to nest—to make soup and walk dogs, to make art and write songs, to realize that this was their life and find contentment in it.
The Clearing is available via Dead Oceans on March 6, 2012, but download and keep the album’s first track, “Tuck the Darkness In” here and now.
Preview: “Tuck the Darkness In”
First Impression: Folky jam with a slow and steady build that leads to a wall of beats and strings.
Listen To: When you’re in the mood to go from mellow to motivated in less than five minutes.
»Save It: “Tuck the Darkness In”
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For more on Bowerbirds and their music, go to bowerbirds.org.