Similar to Nate's post about The Dream, this post is about a band I discovered while sifting through the myriad year end music lists. The Low Anthem is an Americana group from Providence, Rhode Island. I like the genre Americana because it doesn't really mean much; as long as the music has a folksy feel you're good to go. And these guys cover some serious ground.The star of the show is lead singer Ben Knox Miller. His ability to sing in just about any style he pleases is what makes this album intriguing. Anyone who can sing falsetto folk on one track and garage blues on the next is alright by me. They also play a ton of different instruments, which only adds to the wonderful variety. Check out the tracks below. I swear it's the same guy singing all three songs.
The Low Anthem - Charlie Darwin
The Low Anthem - To Ohio
The Low Anthem - The Horizon is a Beltway
Stream the whole album and download the mp3s on lala here.
Stew
And speaking of year-end lists, click here for the Hype Machine's top 50 albums of 2009. The rankings are a compilation of all the best-of lists from the blogs that the Hype Machine tracks. It's a great list. You can listen to a good portion of each album as well.
http://hypem.com/#/zeitgeist/2009/albums
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