As far as I can tell, every time Rhode Island indie band The Low Anthem plays London, some dude in the crowd shouts this. And he’s right. Since the night I was listening to NPR online and heard Ben Knox Miller’s ethereal voice on “Charlie Darwin”, I have been enchanted by their singing, their myriad instruments and gorgeous lyrics. Tonight I was listening to their latest album, Smart Flesh, and was once more blown away by these lyrics from “Golden Cattle”:
As the blind lead the blind
Through the darkness of freedom
Who writes the songs
We all will be singing?
Do check them out if you haven’t already.
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December 15th, 2011 at 2:46 pm
Any recommendation on which album to start with?
January 30th, 2012 at 4:57 pm
Goodness I do apologize, somehow I missed the notification that I had comments waiting. I would say “Oh My God Charlie Darwin”, it was a song on there that first brought them to my attention. But “Smart Flesh” is excellent too and probably a fine introduction. Let me know what you think.