Orchard

"Fire On Fire used to be the art-punk-prog-chaos collective Cerberus Shoal, but they ditched their electric instruments, went into hiding for a while, and now play acoustic - stand-up bass, mandolin, banjo, harmonium, accordion, acoustic guitar, dobro, etc. - and all sing and harmonize on the songs. Live, they do it "old school" and just use two mics placed in front of them on the stage, like a bluegrass band. They all live in the same house up in Maine, across from rusting green oil tanks, apparently. They sound like a backwoods, fierce, psychedelic Mamas and the Papas or a crazed and joyously vengeful gospel string band. They feed off each and propel other as musicians with a powerful and joyous energy. It's all acoustic, but it's not in the least folky. More old-timey incantations - American music with excellent words, performed with the honed violence of intent that truly great music requires." - Michael Gira, Young God Records/Swans/Angels of Light