Bowery Boy Blue

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One of my favorite things to do is drive up North into the mountains of Georgia and North Carolina. Bowery Boy Blue's new album Stalk That Myth sounds like the perfect companion to the winding narrow roads of that terrain. Set to be released tomorrow, Bowery Boy Blue's new album is also tailor-made for fans of Neil Young, Will Oldham, and Magnolia Electric Co. Developed out of lead singer Zeb Gould's solo material, the album clocks in at a brisk yet impactful 32 minutes. Gould's vocals are actually eerily reminiscent of Jason Molina's at times and it's backed by crunching guitar chords, strings, and even horns. Stalk That Myth opens with the sparsely melancholic "Dead Great Town," but tracks such as "They Sleep Standing, Like Cranes" exhibit the band's capacity to bring the Son Volt-esque country rock. While Bowery Boy Blue's brand of Americana isn't exactly earth shattering, Stalk That Myth is as listenable as anything else in the genre and it puts Gould on the list of songwriters to take note of. Highly recommended for fans of folk-rock/Americana fare. -- Capt. Obvious

Listen:
MP3: Bowery Boy Blue - Come Closer, Sisters
MP3: Bowery Boy Blue - Great Dead Town

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