Wildbirds And Peacedrums – Rivers (2010)
(Indie,Folk,Psychedelic,Experimental)
“Restricted to percussion, vocals, and the occasional embellishment of keyboard, but their ability to fully eclipse these limitations and create music with a strong improvisational pulse and so much vitality is a no small feat, and proves that they are continuing to experiment in magnificent, dynamic ways.” Pitchfork
“These two return to the most basic elements—deep vocals and pounding rhythms—to make music that sounds fresh and original but still wholly human—Free-form experimentation is rarely this much fun.” Entertainment Weekly
Allow us to introduce you to Wildbirds & Peacedrums’ Rivers. Rivers is a double CD and digital release of two distinctly different, five-song EP’s: Retina and Iris. Both are receivers of individually numbered, limited edition (1,600 copies worldwide each) white vinyl 12” releases (The Control Group) — Retina on May 22 and Iris on June 25. On August 24 both will be released together by the name of Rivers on CD and digital for the first time via The Control Group.
The release of Rivers coincides with Wildbirds & Peacedrums’ recent performance at ATP, backed by a 12-piece choir. The Swedish duo renowned for their ecstatic reinvention of gospel, blues and pop, recently returned from a US tour with St Vincent, and wowed audiences around the world in 2009.
The ideas contained in the twin EPs were carefully developed by Mariam Wallentin and her husband, drummer Andreas Werliin: “After touring pretty much non-stop for two years we wanted to take it back a couple of steps,” she says. “The emotions are more subtle and dark. And we wanted to somehow collect these emotions and make them into songs that are linked all the way, but still very different. The lyrics on both EPs are connected to one another; the whole idea of the sound is worked out to build up this special atmosphere.”
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