ARTIST: Matt Bauer
TITLE: Wasps And White Roses
LABEL: Cross Bill Records
GENRE: Indie
TIME: 17:50 min
SIZE: 22,9 MB
RIP DATE: May-02-2006
RELEASE DATE: Apr-25-2006
WEBSITE: n/a
Track List:
01. Carve It Out 03:13
02. Wasps And White Roses 02:19
03. White Horse 00:43
04. Sea Lion Woman 02:52
05. The Owl And The Snake 02:10
06. Heap Of Little Horses 04:01
07. Poor Robin 02:32
Release Notes:
"Carve It Out" unfolds like a mourner`s haiku. There
is hushed solitude in the delivery of Matt Bauer`s
haunting material, and this opening track - a duet
with Jolie Holland - feels like a 100 year old still
life from some remote Kentucky locale. Bauer`s core
accompaniment is the banjo, mostly, played in such a
way as to suggest authentic field recordings from
ages ago. But his hushed, intimate delivery bridges
the past with the immediate. When this 7-track EP
has concluded you`ve felt transported by not only
the chilling music but through his keen sense of
lyrical imagery, both poetic and raw. Mariee Sioux
is his vocalizing partner on the unhurried title
track, and Nathan Wanta on the more uplifting final
track, "Poor Robin". There are four traditional
numbers, including "Heap Of Little Horses", which he
sings as though it were the final lullaby. Wasps And
White Roses will surely hit the mark if you find
Richard Buckner and the Welch/Rawlings duo to your
liking.