Buck Meek of Big Thief says " Catalpa was the first album that really taught me why we write songs. About necessity, about mythology’s role in survival. It taught me how to build an altar. It taught me how to honor a friend. It taught me how to whistle and about the power of rhythm guitar (Jolie is a train). It taught me to live first and then document. It taught me that truth put to melody is all you need. You can hear the room on this album, the city. You can feel the birds on the line, the people on the street, the time of day, the phone rings, a cough, a dog bark. Catalpa is a habitable environment. It taught me that we can live forever...."
