From the twisted woods and abandoned quarries of the heartland

14 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Modern Folk, BLUES: Jazzy Blues



Details:
In the Velvet Undergroundâs singles bar Tom Waits is drinking hard with Nick Drake, cold beer with whisky chasers. Just the Dust are on the juke box.

Based on the long standing musical partnership of Pete Cooke and Pete Kenny they hail from the twisted woods, eternal Sundays and abandoned quarries of the heartland.

The songs on their latest CD ârattle of stonesâ are filled with dark disquiet; serene melodies with implacable lyrics sung in a deep soulful voice. Sometimes itâs discordant acoustic rock, sometimes haunted 4am blues, at others bright unplugged pop.

There is a slashing, mordant sense of humour, glimpses of transcendent beauty and a sense of perilous fragility.

Reviewers on GarageBand.com have said:

âstarts out like Magical Mystery Tour Beatles - meets - Bone Machine era Tom Waitsâ¦and it continues to evolve and blossom...like music from a demonic carnival.â

âBeautifully composed and sincereâ¦the vocals are amazing.â

âGreat vocal presence. Some fine piano playing going onâ¦.short and sweet, and very well arranged.â

âImpossible to dislike...wonderful voice too - effortlessly soulful and natural.â

âThese organ or harmonium notes could almost be car horn blasts off in the distance as the song opens. This male vocal is so beautiful - reminds me of Antony and the Johnsons with that amazing deep internal vibrato.â