The follow-up to 2007's acclaimed Hymns For A Dark Horse. Upper Air moves away from the singular sound and sentiment; each song is a unique, beautiful piece. The arrangements are subtle: acoustic guitars, organ, piano, autoharp, violin, percussion, upright bass, and more are used throughout. This music has the spirit of Richard and Linda Thompson, the currency of Devendra Banhart, and the addictively sweet melodicism of Iron and Wine, but it churns with an underlying energy closer to a Beirut or something ...   [ read more ]

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"Only once every ten years or so does one hear a new band this good, this bursting with ideas, this audibly in love with music. It is beyond stunning. This band is the complete package." Ears tend to prick up when a record review sings praises like these, especially when the praises come from the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle, as they did recently on his Last Plane to Jakarta website hailing the Bowerbirds' debut album, Hymns for a Dark Horse. Dead Oceans is overjoyed to be sharing the sounds of Bowerbird...   [ read more ]

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