Balmorhea - Rivers Arms

With the fantastic new album “Constellations” out in 2 weeks Western Vinyl are re-issuing the debut album “River Arms”. Nascent understanding, quiet burgeoning desires, and the time in your life when everything seemed magical.  These are just a few of the experiences captured in Balmorhea's soulful collection of songs on Rivers Arms.  From the contented isolation of "The Winter" to the hazy heat and hopeful longing of "San Solomon," their music captures the indescribable feelings of living and growing in Texas. Mirroring the vast Texas skies, Balmorhea's music is imbued with a visceral weight and endless space. In April of 2007 Balmorhea self-released their debut, followed by live dates in Texas and a West Coast tour.  Their shows have included dates with The Drift, Bexar Bexar, One AM Radio, Caspian, and more.  R. I. Y. L. Eluvium, Rachel's, Sigur Ros, Pullman, Max Richter. ""Balmorhea flashes brilliance only to highlight a slow-burning constancy that's at the core of one of the year's early slow wonders." Pitchfork  / "Balmorhea, an acoustic quartet from Austin, plays tender, bucolic instrumentals that waft and linger like the remnants of a summer afternoon." Time Out  /  "There are the swells of Stravinsky, the mercurial keyboard majesty of Debussy, the triad-based romanticism of Arvo Pärt, the clangorous sensuality of Keith Jarrett, the electronics-meet-acoustics approach of Max Richter, and the beaming melodic flashes of the Takoma Records cartel (from John Fahey to George Winston, mind you)." Pitchfork

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