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| Disc: 1 |
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| 1. Demon Host |
| 2. Lay Down In The Tall Grass |
| 3. Until The Night Is Over |
| 4. Magic Arrow |
| 5. We'll Find Out |
| 6. I Get Low |
| 7. Trouble Comes Knocking |
| 8. No Bold Villain |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. Trouble Come Knocking - Bonus track |
| 2. Magic Arrow - Bonus track |
| 3. Demon Host - Bonus track |
| 4. It’s Only Dark - Bonus track |
| 5. Until The Night Is Over - Bonus track |
| 6. Lay Down In The Tall Grass - Bonus track |
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It’s a subtle affair, though, shadowy yet full of space. Opener Demon Host begins mournfully, Kirk’s voice, accompanied only by guitar until near the song’s conclusion, delivering lines so gently that their enigmatic portent takes time to grasp. But the confusing succession of religious iconography sinks in slowly, with lines like “Death, she must have been your whale / A bone beneath the reaper’s veil” an indication of the voodoo-esque content to come, and as the album progresses these images begin to leap out with increasing strength beyond the intimate backing of autoharp, lap steel, violin and drums laid down by his new bandmates, Mika Posen and Simon Trottier. Like random sentences extracted from a Southern Gothic short story, they leave the listener to piece together evidence, with Magic Arrow offering a vision of “perimeters scratched across the nation’s native hide” over what could pass for Calexico, had they ever been produced by Angelo Badalamenti. Trouble Comes Knocking, meanwhile, recalls Mannish Boy, albeit one with chained legs, threats such as “When your trouble comes knocking / I hope you ain’t there” underlined by rattlesnake percussion and strings like distant sirens.
It’s Lay Down in theTall Grass that takes the Oscar on this cinematic feast, however, its twitching groove combining Dr John, Tom Waits and Elvis Presley before breaking out into the kind of guitar solo that Duane Eddy might perform in his nightmares. It’s the perfect introduction to Kirk’s film noir environment of empty roadhouses and dusty jukeboxes, pitch-black swamplands and spooky shacks. You might not want to live there, as they say, but it’s an extraordinary place to visit.
--Wyndham WallaceFind more music at the BBC This link will take you off Amazon in a new window
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Customer Reviews
The rest of the album has more layers than the stripped down acoustic beauty of the opening track, but the effects are the same. Each song creeps under your skin and quickly wins you over.
The songs are sparse and simple, and combined with his quivering vocals and dark, morbid lyrics, they create a really dark yet exciting atmosphere.
I absolutely love this album, and the bonus disc, which contains a live recording, is truly wonderful.
Timber Timbre blends country, folk and blues in a unique way. I really can't recommend his work enough. Buy this now and let him cast his black magic spell on you.
What most immediately came to mind, yes, David Lynch, but his more accessible moments, or a canadian channeling the original Hank Williams for a modern ear. Its lush and spare at the same time. The various instruments used are vibrant & interesting rather than mere accessories.
Surreal religious imagery often in the lyrics, beastly dark minor tones, but again, so very immediate and accessible. Theres a distinct 'soundtrack' reverb to many of the tracks, there is no room to escape the aged, sorrowful voice..you could be slow-dancin' to some of them at a funeral.
So, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, you could relate similar flavours, even 16 horsepower, maybe Chris Issak if he suddenly found himself lost in Canada with only a guitar & a pack of wolves. Or Leonard Cohen trapped in a mountain cabin without any cigarettes.
But this is uniquely solid, and with 2 cds, you get a full range that doesnt frighten away the 'i dont like country music' folk. If you enter this country folks, you may not be coming back. A very inviting darkness indeed.
beautiful and disturbing, with lyrics and images that evokes a sense of
disaster and ruin. Spooky, hypnotic and strange.
If Chris Isaak went to hell after his first two albums, met up with
David Lynch for a drink and a cuban cigar, listening to a Leonard Cohen
record in the devils living room, he might have ended up sounding like
Taylor Kirk!
The music is a combination of folk, blues and country, with Kirk's rich
croon and dark, sometimes surreal lyrics at the centre of attention.
Call it whatever you want; Folk Noir, Twisted Americana or Gothic
Rockabilly Blues, it doesn't matter, there is a restrained beauty and
unsettling atmosphere to most of the songs and it's easy to understand
why a lot of people tagged this cinematic and well-suited to soundtrack
True Blood or a Lynch movie. As another reviewer stated: you could be
slow-dancing to some of them at a funeral!
Standouts: "Demon Host", "Lay Down In The Tall Grass" and "I Get Low".
In addition, the live recordings on the bonus disc are also very good,
with different arrangements from the ones on the album.
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