Begushkin
Dan Smith plays a maudlin nighttime folk that dances slowly 'round the pub while both entrancing and disturbing in equal measure. With a bit of gypsy charm that blinds you in the moment before he steals your children, Smith seems to ease into the roll of the minstrel. Soft fingers of guitar are invariably wrapped in a lonesome fiddle and strokes of piano all twirling around in a lamentable sadness that floats under Smith's croon that is half David Byrne and half Will Oldham. The aptly named Nightly Things sees release next month via Locust Music, a fitting home for Smith's dark brand of parlor folk.
Download:
[MP3] Begushkin -Hearth Light of Our Home*
*Removed per label's request
[MP3] Begushkin -Nightly Things
3 Comments:
I especially like "Hearth Light of Our Home." Thanks for the intro.
Hmmm, his voice almost seems like a more timid version of Andrew Bird.
Never mind the music, which I thought was intriguing enough that I searched for it. It's your description - poetic, incisive, metaphoric and 'spot on.' Very impressive turn of phrase. [and thanks for making the tune available, too.] - LD
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