Blitzen Trapper - Below The HurricaneAlbum: Destroyer of the Void [2010]
with sub pop's help, blitzen trapper hit a creative peak with 2008's "furr", a collection of songs resulting from a band boiling down its many influences into a cohesive, unique americana sound. however, this song might embody what the band can accomplish a little better with all of it's wonderful varying parts. this song is the highlight on "destroyer of the void", though there are a few others that come close to matching it's instant gratification. frontman eric earley's obvious love of the beach boys, gram parsons, bob dylan, and neil young hangs like a fog over the song. a great atmosphere is created with the ambient, echoed vocal harmonies and piano parts along with the bright guitar work. the song reaches it's boiling point during the first harmonica solo, just after the bass and drums have come in, and the results are breathtaking.
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