Comments on: Elvis Perkins - Ash Wednesday

By: Borch

Borch — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:15:51 +0000

Thanks Sam, may I recommend “May Day!”, “Emile’s…” or the songs on his band’s myspace page.

Joie, your heart rending description of ‘While You Were Sleeping’ is hard to dispute, and maybe I’d have heard the same if I weren’t looking hard for evidence of wimpiness. I suppose its easy to confuse nightingales for wimps when you’re looking for one or the other.

By: joiezabel

joiezabel — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:00:24 +0000

this album is one of my favourites of the year so far. and in a year that has offered up a bunch of really phenomenal releases already, that’s high praise indeed.

good review, scott. i love how you didnt mention his parents dying and the 911 thing and stuck to the music. however, you got it wrong on one point…the first song “while you were sleeping” is one of the most exceptionally organic pieces of music i have heard recently. it’s like it was found out under a tree by a waterfall being chirped by nightingales, not painstakingly written by a mere human like elvis perkins. or something.

also, “emile’s” is a waltz. and has an accordian. <3

By: Sam E.

Sam E. — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:23:13 +0000

Maybe you’re not running out to buy music made by calculators and cash registers. *hugs the machines!*

You do make this record sound interesting though. I might have to find a track or two and give it a listen.