Horse Feathers: House With No Home

I'm in sort of a rut these days and I'm sure some of you can relate. This is my problem; I haven't been able to find anything really good to listen to lately. The bands I've researched in the past couple of weeks haven't sparked any intrigue (kinda sounds like the presidential candidates) and I've been left with nothing but wasted time. So, I just decided to go to the record store and pick up whatever looked interesting. After rummaging around for a while, (I'm sure the people there thought I was insane: picking up an album, walking five feet, then returning it to the shelf and repeating the process a couple more times) I finally settled on this album, and I'm glad I did. People new to folk music sometimes find it all to be the same. "Oh yeah, its got a banjo picking arpeggios, down-from-the-mountain vocals, a fiddle, and a tambourine in a song or two." The nice thing about Horse Feathers is that the minimalist structure of the songs give the artists much more room to be able to slowly reveal overpowering ideas through the placement of obscure musical statements. It might take a few listens to catch, but when you do hear it, listening becomes much more interesting and enjoyable. Its also nice to listen to truly talented string players. These guys are all well accomplished musicians. At last, something to listen to! And please, this blog isn't just for Paul and I to rant about crap we think we know about. If you have some bands you'd like us to recognize, let us know! I'm definitely interested in hearing it, because this week was rough, only being able to find one band to suffice my hunger. Horse Feathers was a lifesaver!