WOVENHAND
Consider The Birds (Sounds Familyre)
Reviewed by John Sekerka

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There's always been a southern gothic flare to 16 Horsepower, but that aural darkness was fuelled by galloping rhythms and manic string plucks. Here, David Eugene Edwards steps away from his band in a startling separation, and delivers a stark and gloomy night of an album sure to erect neck hairs. A little violin scrape, a brittle piano tinkle, and cranky pot percussion surround Edwards' desperate preacher man vocals in an unsettling yet inviting manner. Always a Bible thumper, Edwards hammers the gospel home on this one.

© 2005 - John Sekerka