The Low Anthem – “This God Damn House”
Posted by MattMentions of The Low Anthem have scrolled across my glowing screen often as of late, but I sat oblivious to the band’s charms until last week. I happened upon their Lake Fever Sessions videos and now I am completely enamored. All of these videos are worth your time, but pay special attention to “This God Damn House.” It is something special.
With a menagerie of instruments–a beat up pump organ, a duct-taped baritone and a clarinet– the band creates a deceptively large orchestral-folk sound. It’s simple but full and comes with surprises. The organ’s foot pumps provide a strange but fitting rhythm that clicks just beneath the song throughout. And, the song’s last few bars take an ethereal turn when a pair of cell phones takes a whistled melody to another world.
Watch. You won’t be disappointed.
If you want more, check out the video for “Charlie Darwin” from the bands latest long player, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin. Another gem.
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Wow.. what a cool video.
The cell phone thing was very interesting. Shows what kind of awesome stuff you can figure out while out on the road.
Thanks for this..
November 12th, 2009 at 4:21 pm