The flames sawed in the wind and the embers paled and deepened

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Tomes and errata

  • The Mountain Goats — Days

    Going to Fennario was written shortly after Bobby Weir’s death, and while John Darnielle never was part of the jam-band post-Dead circuit, he has paid tribute to them many times in performances and writing. It’s a beautiful song, that still brings tears to my face.

    I was lucky enough to catch the release party at Music Millenium for this album,...

  • Suss — Counting Sunsets

    This is beautiful slow-motion Americana. It reminds me, in a rare way, of Boothroyd’s “Pure Country”, another twangy ambient work.

    Twangy reverberations ring out against vast rural soundscapes, and I imagine clouds drifting over western hills.