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Looking (and often sounding) as though they’ve been sent directly from central casting, the psych-folk octet Feathers originate from the same fertile New England climates that generated the wayfaring likes of Tower Recordings and the MV & EE Medicine Show. The arrival of their debut album on Devendra Banhart and Andy Cabic’s Gnomonsong label has not gone unheralded, since the group have built a promising reputation through their guest appearances on Banhart’s Cripple Crow and opening for such acts as Sufjan Stevens, Dinosaur Jr., and Smog. In addition, Feathers’ Kyle Thomas and Asa Irons perform alongside J Mascis in the sweet-leaf metal combo Witch, an outfit whose recent debut provides this ethereal album with a valuable textual counterpoint.
Home recorded and originally self-released on vinyl, the music on Feathers exists largely in the bucolic countryside previously occupied by the Incredible String Band, Comus and their progressive brethren. This might lead skeptics to dismiss this spirited collective as just another escapist hippie revival. Yet throughout the album the casual sophistication of Feathers’ arrangements— as well as their firm grasp of dissolute, post-Siltbreeze dynamics— helps these performances achieve a distinct emotive depth and a gauzy, out-of-time luster. Four of the group’s eight members contributed to the songwriting, and at least that many help furnish vocals. And while this multiplicity of perspective lends the album a constant variety of shade and nuance, it never distracts from the essential fellowship of Feathers’ quiet, communal flutter.

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erin000 wrote:
13 days ago

Please note that the Gnomonsong "Feathers" only have one album. The others are from a band in Miami, FL. They're worth checking out as well.

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Jihadricepuddin wrote:
last month

http://www.last.fm/music/Feathers/+images/5669926

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kbyourself wrote:
last month

how did I not know about this band?

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solongforlorn wrote:
June 2008

i ordered the album from them directly about a year ago - came with a huge fold out poster many a night burning sage and drifting......

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warmyellowlight wrote:
June 2008

I cant find these albums either. someone want to point me in the right direction?

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holysnakes wrote:
May 2008

anyone know where I can find the album art for Something's Wrong With Feathers? PM me. I can't find it anywhere.

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leech3 wrote:
December 2007

the bands website has gone offline. Does someone have more info about this? is there another website?

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tabularosa wrote:
December 2007

blossom, in the woods... named my group i want you to invite.

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[deleted-user] wrote:
November 2007

HippieShake!
analogonz wrote:
October 2007

bump leech3

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lucajuggler wrote:
September 2007

Ottimo!

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leech3 wrote:
September 2007

I need more infos on Feathers, couldn't find them anywhere but here on the net. Can someone post some links please? Official Website and so on?

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danny_lu wrote:
August 2007

such a special group!! i really like both of their albums!

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dioMUERTE wrote:
May 2007

i just got something's wrong with feathers today and my god it's amazing

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erin000 wrote:
April 2007

anyone who has any other recordings from the folky feathers besides their s/t please please let me know!

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yosepi wrote:
April 2007

i think it's funny that they get mixed up =)

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reverb10 wrote:
March 2007

Yeah there are two bands named feathers what do we do. (both are pretty good)

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Englaborn wrote:
November 2006

Yeah, what are the odds?

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ascensionday wrote:
November 2006

Has nobody yet realized that there are two groups named Feathers?

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gaboma19 wrote:
August 2006

great

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