(2022) Howe Gelb - The Coincidentalist / Dust Bowl
Review: The Coincidentalist and Dust Bowl are two discs of Howe Gelb filled with randomness and happenstance, a typical treasure trove spanning all genres from alt country to Cohen-esque grandeur. They traverse, unflinchingly, his chameleon-like repertoire. The Coincidentalist, originally released in 2013, features a raft of friends and collaborators including Bonnie Prince Billy, Andrew Bird, M. Ward, Steve Shelley, and Jason Lytle of Grandaddy with John Parrish on mixing duties. Ever the focal point of Giant Sand and Gelb releases, the Arizona Desert serves as a key inspiration for the record, animating the baron landscape with stories of those that have navigated them. Praise for the release was not short, with AllMusic proclaiming that it’s “one of Gelb’s most realized efforts; despite its relaxed, airy presentation, it’s musically and lyrically provocative, as poetic, strange, and mysterious as the desert itself.” The accompanying collection ‘Dust Bowl’ is a personal sketchbook of songs, a more stripped back set than it’s counterpart. Featuring everything from the country blues of ‘Porch Banjo’ and ‘John Deere’, to off-kilter piano ballads like ‘The Old Overrated’ and ‘Reality Or Not’ and the deconstructed desert pop on ‘Forever a and A Day’ and the fragile ‘Man On a String’. ‘Dust Bowl’ is an insider’s view of Howe’s songwriting craft, a unique insight into the man himself. “‘Dust Bowl’ was primarily for fans that have followed me for a while. ‘The Coincidentalist’ is for the friends of the fans.” Howe told Under The Radar. While Nightlife magazine reported that; “Without warning, the Giant Sand frontman and polymorphous countryman dropped this compilation of house recordings via Bandcamp… At a time when so much harmless, soulless folk resonates, Howe Gelb is a mandatory point of reference for any fan of the genre.” — howegelbmusic.bandcamp.com
Track List: Disc 1 - The Coincidentalist 01 - Vortexas 02 - Left of Center 03 - Running Behind 04 - The 3 Deaths of Lucky 05 - Unforgivable 06 - Instigated Chimes 07 - The Coincidentalist 08 - Triangulate 09 - Picacho Peak 10 - An Extended Plane of Existence
Disc 2 - Dust Bowl 01 - Dust Bowl 02 - Porch Banjo 03 - Lost Love 04 - Man On a String 05 - Reality or Not 06 - John Deere 07 - Windblown Waltz 08 - Redelivery Blues 09 - Forever and a Day 10 - Plane of Existence 11 - A Coffee Song 12 - The Old Overrated 13 - Mystery Spot 14 - Blink of an Eye
Media Report: Genre: alt-country Country: USA Format: FLAC Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec Bit rate mode: Variable Channel(s): 2 channels Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz Bit depth: 16 bits Compression mode: Lossless Writing library: libFLAC 1.2.1 (UTC 2007-09-17)
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