“Fools“
from the album Visiter
2008
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A troubadour with a penchant for the country blues, and a frenetic drummer weaned on prog metal. In lesser hands, that’s a recipe for cacophony. But for San Francisco-based duo the Dodos, the varied talents of Meric Long and Logan Kroeber are the building blocks for a sonic stew that is subtle and minimal but exhilarating and moving at the same time.
The duo’s forthcoming sophomore album, Visiter, was written on the road and recorded with a focus on capturing what Long and Kroeber do best: deliver spine-tingling live sets. It hits stores March 18 on Frenchkiss Records, home to Les Savy Fav, Thunderbirds Are Now!, and the Big Sleep.
While Kroeber’s sticks-on-metal clackety clack and Long’s nimble finger-picking carry the load — and have threatened to blow the roof off many a live venue — it’s Long’s disarmingly adept songwriting that is the real star here, running down multilayered tales with ease.