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- Date Released: October 10, 2006
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Label: The Leaf Label / state51
Former Neutral Milk Hotel drummer goes to Romania to record his third album.
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We Say...
A Hawk and a Hacksaw is the project of (mostly) one man: Jeremy Barnes. For his third album, this former drummer for Neutral Milk Hotel visited Romania to hook up with Fanfare Ciocarlia — one of the finest groups that the country has to offer. Barnes took those recordings home and then added, among other things, Heather Trost's superb violin playing and trumpet by Zach Condon of Beirut. The result was his most fully-formed and emotional work yet. Whether he was taking cues from Condon or the 11-strong Fanfare Ciocarlia is a matter of debate — Barnes seems to borrow equally from the Balkan and indie traditions here. But whatever your take, Barnes’ leap forward can hardly be denied.
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They Say...
A Hawk and a Hacksaw have fleshed out the Eastern European folk leanings that first appeared on 2005's Darkness at Noon by introducing the liquid band saw violin playing of Heather Trost and the dervish-like cacophony of the gypsy brass band Fanfare Ciocarlia. The Way the Wind Blows' spirit may have been bolstered by the authenticity of recording portions within the rustic confines of a small Romanian village, but that's a discredit to the endlessly inventive Jeremy Barnes, a seasoned world traveler who spent time behind the kit with one of indie rock's most celebrated team of pop revivalists/revisionists Neutral Milk Hotel. Barnes' accordion playing has grown leaps and bounds since Noon, and he goes toe-to-toe with both Trost and Fanfare Ciocarlia, weaving Beatlesque melodies into Balkan dirges like a man who has the lyrics of Revolver's "Love You To" tattooed on the roof of his mouth. While much of The Way the Wind Blows is instrumental -- much of what is not is sung in the style of a group vocal -- each cut dances like the orange peaks of a summer bonfire, carving a hole in the nebulous genres called worldbeat and rock & roll with both confidence and grace.
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| 01. |  |
In The River |
5:56 |
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| 02. | |
The Way The Wind Blows |
4:17 |
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| 03. | |
Song For Joseph |
4:18 |
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| 04. | |
Fernando's Giampari |
5:51 |
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| 05. | |
God Bless The Ottoman Empire |
4:06 |
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| 06. | |
Waltz For Strings And Tuba |
2:06 |
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| 07. | |
Oporto |
1:23 |
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| 08. | |
Gadje Sirba |
2:27 |
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| 09. | |
The Sparrow |
3:35 |
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| 10. | |
Salt Water |
3:15 |
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| 11. | |
There Is A River In Galisteo |
0:52 |
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11 Total Tracks, 38:06 Total Length
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Credits
- Laurie Latham - Photography // Zece Prajini - Engineer // Joseph Garcia - Oud // James Duddy - Vocals // Griffin Rodriguez - Vocals // Griffin Rodriguez - Bass (Upright) // Griffin Rodriguez - Mastering // Griffin Rodriguez - Mixing // Joseph "Gospel Joe" Williams - Vocals // Jeremy Barnes - Percussion // Jeremy Barnes - Piano // Jeremy Barnes - Accordion // Jeremy Barnes - Arranger // Jeremy Barnes - Vocals // Jeremy Barnes - Engineer // Dan Clucas - Cornet // Mark Weaver - Tuba // Robbie Mueller - Vocals // Rob Carmichael - Design // Zach Condon - Trumpet // Heather Trost - Violin // Heather Trost - Viola // Cimai Trifan - Obbligatto Vocals // Otto Barthel - Vocals // Constantin Calin "Sulo" - Euphonium // Constantin Cantea "Pinca" - Tuba // Ram Garadia - Engineer // Daniel Ivancea - Sax (Alto) // Ariel Muniz - Cello // Ian Scroggins - Vocals // Matthew Taylor - Vocals // Costica Trifan "Cimai" - Trumpet
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