Bowerbirds (band)

Bowerbirds (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Bowerbirds


Background = group_or_band
Genre = Nu-folk
Years_active = 2006-present
Label = Dead Oceans
Previous Label = Burly Time Records
Current_members = Beth Tacular, Phil Moore, Mark Paulson

Bowerbirds are a nu-folk band from Raleigh, North Carolina. The band members are Beth Tacular, Phil Moore and Mark Paulson. Their debut album, "Hymns For a Dark Horse" (Burly Time Records, 2007), received favourable reviews. [ [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/43725-hymns-for-a-dark-horse Bowerbirds: Hymns for a Dark Horse: Pitchfork Record Review ] ] [ [http://www.timeout.com/newyork/article/8836/bowerbirds Time Out New York: Bowerbirds ] ] [ [http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/cds/B/bowerbirds/hymns-for-a-dark-horse/3159 Bowerbirds: Hymns for a Dark Horse Review ] ] Bowerbirds have toured in support of The Mountain Goats, [ [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/44253-the-mountain-goats-announce-fall-tour Pitchfork: The Mountain Goats Announce Fall Tour ] ] with John Darnielle referring to the band as his "new favorite band in forever". [ [http://puddlegum.net/bowerbirds-hymns-dark-horse » Bowerbirds: Hymns For a Dark Horse :: Puddlegum :: ] ] [ [http://www.lastplanetojakarta.com/2007/05/home_run.html Last Plane to Jakarta | Home Run ] ]

Members

*Beth Tacular - accordion, bass drum, vocals
*Phil Moore - vocals, guitar, hi-hat/tambourine
*Mark Paulson - violin, pedal keyboard, bass drum, bass guitar, vocals

Discography

*"Danger at Sea EP" (2006)
*"Hymns for a Dark Horse" (Burly Time Records, 2007)

References

External links

* [http://www.bowerbirds.org/ Official site]
* [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47E1DDF4DA57E20D7823E56C2B87AE104FE4BF59A1321435992B63E45910F79EE51F78692ECB672AB7BAFE02CA45A089FCBEF5CFFDA6C3E3F9D9FDB&sql=11:a9fyxqurldse~T1 Band biography] at AMG
* [http://www.burlytime.com/artists/ Band page] at Burly Time Records
*"Hymns for a Dark Horse" [http://www.daytrotter.com/reviews/1167/daytrotters-best Voted as one of the Best Albums of 2007] by Daytrotter


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