The band were exploring new sounds in this session. As early as soundcheck, it was evident that this was not going to be a run-of-the-mill performance. Adrianne Lenker on guitar and vocals, Buck Meek on guitar and backing vocals, Max Oleartchik on bass, and James Krivchenia on percussion tinkered with everything from their physical arrangements in chairs to the harmonies embedded within songs they've sung many times before. Krivchenia began, mid-song, to frisk noise from the exterior of his puffer jacket; Oleartchik took off his own jacket just before recording to play shirtless; Lenker and Meek continually beckoned one another to adventure new vocalizations - making excited eye contact when a note hit just right. Then, listening to the soundcheck, Lenker's arms raised in disbelief upon hearing the first notes of "Shoulders" played back in this new form. It's her song, she wrote it, but in that moment it seemed as if she'd never heard it before. The result was an ostensibly stripped-down performance that sounded like the album version's distant, reverb-laden relative; inspired not by the band's recorded material but an ever-evolving, ever-shifting future. "Everything is new every day," Lenker explained. "Including our set lists. We work on things as we go like it's a living organism." "We try to keep it dangerous," Meek added.
This is my favorite song from these sessions. The two acoustic guitars sound great together and the reverb gives it some atmosphere. I can imagine them playing in an old bombed out cathedral from WWII.
Lyrics: Roll on through Sante Fe And make a new beginning What's that you were starting to say? Or have you forgotten? 'Cause the unlit moon would rather hide And be replaced by the mystery of the stars 'Cause in your room we gather To be replaced by the mystery of the heart Pull on your new blue coat Try to remember the words you once wrote The canyons that catch in your throat The fault lines that carry and cradle the river 'Cause the unlit moon would rather hide Replaced by the mystery of the stars 'Cause in your room we gather To be replaced by the mystery of the heart (Go on now) Because the unlit moon would rather hide Be replaced by the mystery of the stars Because in your room we gather To be replaced by the mystery of the heart To be replaced by the mystery
Roll on through Sante Fe And make a new beginning What's that you were starting to say? Or have you forgotten? 'Cause the unlit moon would rather hide And be replaced by the mystery of the stars 'Cause in your room we gather To be replaced by the mystery of the heart Pull on your new blue coat Try to remember the words you once wrote The canyons that catch in your throat The fault lines that carry and cradle the river 'Cause the unlit moon would rather hide Replaced by the mystery of the stars 'Cause in your room we gather To be replaced by the mystery of the heart (Go on now) Because the unlit moon would rather hide Be replaced by the mystery of the stars Because in your room we gather To be replaced by the mystery of the heart To be replaced by the mystery
Never heard of this band before yesterday but it's a breath of fresh air from the garbage I hear on the radio from day to day. Nice to know real musicians still exist. Get them and Bon iver together and that would be a cool ass show
