A few years back the freak-folk scene seemed to be all the rage with acts like Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom and Sufjan Stevens helping to cultivate a new brand of “Cosmic American Music”. With the former helping to pave the way, a new crop of acts – that includes Woods, Megafaun and Papercuts – are percolating to the surface that are worthy of your attention. Among those bands that are melding acid-drenched, sun-baked vocals with hazy, psychedelic acoustic music is the Raleigh, NC-based band Bowerbirds.
Last week I took in the band’s headlining show at New York’s Bowery Ballroom, which came the day after the release of their sophomore album Upper Air
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The band continues their lengthy summer tour with Megafaun tonight with a show at La Sala Rossa in Montreal, Quebec.
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