Bowerbirds
“In the Yard”

Songs
I know what will be playing in my car on my next drive back to my native Virginia — for "In the Yard," one of the first released songs off of Bowerbirds' new album, carries with it the bittersweet relief of ret...

Bowerbirds
“Tuck the Darkness In”

Songs
North Carolina couple Bowerbirds have just polished off their third album: The Clearing is coming out March 6, on Dead Oceans. Its lead single, "Tuck the Darkness In," is an elegant epic, building slowly, surel...
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Bowerbirds

Songs
WEEKEND VIDEO   "Northern Lights"Upper Air2009iTunes When they're not touring or recording as Bowerbirds, Phil Moore and Beth Tacular live in an Airstream trailer parked deep in the North Carolin...
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Bowerbirds

Songs
"Northern Lights"from the album Upper Air2009iTunesOn Bowerbirds' 2007 debut, Hymns for a Dark Horse, the coupled-up North Carolina duo spun folksy tunes and gypsy rags about the wonders of nature, which made s...

2007: Overlooked

2007, Best Of, Songs
In anticipation of the annual year-end list (coming the final two weeks of this month), here is a collection of overlooked songs not included in last year's list. This is a recognition of tracks released in...
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Bowerbirds

Songs
"My Oldest Memory"from the album Hymns for a Dark Horse2007iTunesSince the 2006 release of the Danger at Sea EP, this North Carolina-based group has risen from obscurity to slightly-less obscurity, playing scat...