Brightblack Morning Light

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Brightblack Morning Light were started by Nathan "Nabob" Shineywater (guitars, vocals) and Rachael "Rabob" or "Rabinyah" Hughes (Fender Rhodes, vocals), two childhood friends from Alabama who played one of their earliest shows (under the name Rainywood) for 15 people at a benefit for the Alabama Green Party in 2001. Fortunately, their fan base included the influential Will Oldham (aka Bonnie "Prince" Billy), who invited the duo to accompany him on his tour. Eventually, Shineywater and Hughes (both of whom claim to have American Indian blood in them "somewh...[more]

 

 

Insound Staff Pick - 2008! Haunting, beautiful, and weird in equal doses, Brightblack Morning Light's second album for Matador was recorded entirely under solar power. Deeper and heftier than their much loved 2006 self-titled LP, this record recalls musicians as diverse as Lee Perry, Bob Dylan, My Bloody Valentine, Neil Young, and Otis Redding, with sounds ranging from folk to gospel to experimental electronics.

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'Haunting', 'ethereal' and 'oozing with soul' are just a few of the words we've heard used to describe the music of alabama-Kentuckyto-Northern Cal transplants Brightblack Morning Light. Backed by a crack ensemble, the duo of Nathan Shineywater and Rachael Hughes' transcendent brand of super-spooky, carefully crafted music for many moods is the genre-blurring experience of the decade. Brightblack Morning Light are all about rearrangements of color, tone and sound we'd not previously imagined. If there's a p   [ read more ]

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