Black Heart Procession
Saturday, February 18, 2006
It's been over three years since the Black Heart Procession forsook the nominal trend of their first three album titles (One, Two and Three) and surfaced with the mysterious Amore del Tropico. On May 11, they'll return to simplicity with The Spell, due out on Touch and Go.
Packed with tales of, well, spellbound characters (and of course more reasons to commemorate our black hearts), the album features the Album Leaf's Jimmy LaValle and Matt Resovich helping out on piano, bass, reverb tank (whatever the hell that is), organ, violin, Wurlitzer, synth, and lapsteel. And don't worry: the BHP haven't forgot their musical saw.
Saw this, Sufjan:
01 Tangled
02 The Spell
03 Not Just Words
04 The Letter
05 The Replacement
06 Return to Burn
07 GPS
08 The Waiter #5
09 Places
10 The Fix
11 To Bring You Back
Those who prefer their album previews in clubs rather than from p2p's can catch the Black Heart Procession on a brief tour in March. They'll be playing songs from The Spell on the trek, which will stretch allllll the way from San Diego to South by Southwest.
Dates:
03-12 San Diego, CA - Casbah
03-13 Phoenix, AZ - Rhythm Room
03-14 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
03-16 Austin, TX - Emo's (SXSW)
03-17 Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall (SXSW)
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If you are a fan of Morphine you should really appreciate the Black Heart Procession. Think of Nick Cave lyrics mixed with a funeral dirge and a bit of 1800s saloon organ. Some songs are sweeping and upbeat while others are stripped down to the bare essentials, all creating that haunting feeling of despair. This may sound a bit morbid but it isn't. Think of it as the dark side of Americana, the wild west without the cowboy and country influence. Like Morphine, the BHP does not rely on guitars, they use other instruments to convey their message. There are strings, a standup bass, organ and other misc procussion instruments. I have never seen them live and would love to, I hope they expand their tour to Detroit.
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