Dear Companion intend exist released Tuesday, 16 February 2010, via SubPop records. 

(Photo:  SubPop.com)

The fresh collaborative album since Ben Sollee as well as Daniel Martin Moore (along with featuring Yim Yames) is per mural out of loving odes toward theirs native lands also peoples.  Though I spent aforementioned Valentine’s Day distant away from the ones Appalachian hills, the music along with the sentiment had equal meaning inside certain hollers belonging to western Oregon.  A sounds from fresh new music, lovin’ on some old-timey topics, inspired to me to adventure, also in order to some words of my own up to… 

Windshield wipers slapped among time,
while I raced o’er each land with to me valentine,
downward ‘5 also upward into certain hills. 
Starting at the valley from any Umpqua arrived a roaring welcome,
far grown-up since certain afar finished mountain
cloaked in mist also guarded through some congress made from firs. 

I chose their music for snatch our group in that place,
belonging to me dear companion ran female fingers through of me hair,
plus couple ol’ Kentucky homeboys laid something descended. 
Dame closed her eyes while cello hummed,
any banjo made female snicker,
yet each “flyrock blues” set her feet fair rear on ground.

Got toward a wooden bridge near Fern Falls,
scrambled similar to younguns aloft a ravine wall,
also the lyrics, like water on rocks, ran steady in belonging to us mind.
Looking beyond on top of single world from greens,
hiding spots along with drinkable streams,
We establish some peace which Kentucky perhaps never locate.

(Umpqua River, Oregon.  Photo:  Johnny Kilroy)

Entity was some large holiday amid a wet wild woods,
slapping some mud on belonging to me brand brand-new boots,
also puppy dog wiggling, jonesin’ for of me peanut buttah jelly.
Resemble hell y'all intend, dog…well maybe just per bite
girl pulled lengthy also hard on a bottle of cider,
our group left with sopping pant legs along with happy bellies.

As I wrote among my review of Dear Companion, entity is a work from any soul, full belonging to love for individuals plus place.  Also really, wherever yourself are, peoples is peoples, plus mountains is mountains.  Peoples inside mountains love them some mountains.  Assuming guys loves each mountains, and guys love some lovin,’ later this new album is essensh.

(Appalachia, unmolested.  Photo:  Johnny Kilroy)

Were thou single of certain folks whom forgot around Valentine’s 24 hours?  That’s okay.  You be capable totally redeem yourself to your…dearest companion…with one fine gift from certain album…“Dear Companion”.  Ah…ha ha…aha ha ha.  Puns.  They’ll understand.  For any excellent things our team wait, along with hope.

Purchase.