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Recommended by us on 5th October 2012
...according to our Mike on Tue 02 Oct, 2012.
On this 7” two celebrated American songwriters, M.C. “Hiss Golden Messenger” Taylor and Joe “Elephant Micah” O’Connell, take on each other’s songs in a little neofolk love-in. On side A Taylor’s doing O’Connell’s ‘My Cousin’s King’ in soothing, gentle style, reminding me a little of the Weakerthans’ more confessional moments with a slick Americana sheen and the occasional nod to Willie Nelson-style trad country.
On the flip O’Connell tackles Taylor’s ‘Balthazar’s Song’ as a stripped back and soulful Low-paced lament with plaintively strummed guitar, bare percussion and breathy flute touches which build into sobbing trilled drones towards the end. The vocals are super-soulful, reminding me of early ‘70s r’n’b with a touch of Marvin Gaye or Otis Redding despite the restrained delivery. It’s a really evocative, heavy-hearted rendition that’s sure to pique your interest if you’re a fan of the likes of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Smog or Songs: Ohia. Marvellous.
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