Add Date: January 26
Artist: Mark David Ashworth
Album: Bright Is the Ring of Words
Label: Autobus
Genre: Folk/Alternative/Progressive
Comments: Bright Is the Ring of Words, the sophomore effort by Mark David Ashworth, is a complex, lush record that has both a dreamy vibe and an orchestral approach. Ashworth employs classical instrumentation in full effect--think a combination of a less-stylistic Beirut, a bit of Andrew Bird, and recent playlist add Owen Pallett. The record is calming and poetic, if not upbeat--it's certainly music you have to be in the mood to listen to if you want to fully appreciate it, as it's almost deceivingly soft in some respects, but it is quite interesting and lyrical (and speaking of lyrics, some of the songs are in fact poems, by Robert Louis Stevenson and William Carlos Williams). For a starter track, "Pennies", the vibe and instrumentation is pretty indicative of the album as a whole (as is the title track).
Artist: Mark David Ashworth
Album: Bright Is the Ring of Words
Label: Autobus
Genre: Folk/Alternative/Progressive
Comments: Bright Is the Ring of Words, the sophomore effort by Mark David Ashworth, is a complex, lush record that has both a dreamy vibe and an orchestral approach. Ashworth employs classical instrumentation in full effect--think a combination of a less-stylistic Beirut, a bit of Andrew Bird, and recent playlist add Owen Pallett. The record is calming and poetic, if not upbeat--it's certainly music you have to be in the mood to listen to if you want to fully appreciate it, as it's almost deceivingly soft in some respects, but it is quite interesting and lyrical (and speaking of lyrics, some of the songs are in fact poems, by Robert Louis Stevenson and William Carlos Williams). For a starter track, "Pennies", the vibe and instrumentation is pretty indicative of the album as a whole (as is the title track).
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