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January 25, 2006
Garrett Pierce
Tumbling | mp3
All Soul's Day | mp3
Okay, I know it's been a while - January is almost over, and this is officially my first post of 2006. But let's not dwell on the past - mistakes were made, resolutions were broken, and now it's time to move on to bigger and better things in the (not so) new year...
To kick things off, we have a few from singer/songwriter Garrett Pierce, currently based in the Bay Area. Though minimal on the surface, his songs reveal themselves to have significant depth, conjuring places, events and lives half-remembered. With deliberate pacing and subtle instrumentation, Pierce carves out a sound that's remarkably self-assured while remaining highly personal and intimate, handling layers of history without being derivative.
Lyrically, the songs are poetic but restrained, moving between narrative and abstraction, revealing just enough to evoke scenes, places and moods. With such a minimal palette, it's the details that really make these songs come alive - his timing and delivery are near perfect, filling every note, pause and empty space with meaning and intention.
These two songs are from his debut full-length Like A Moth - just released last month, it's available in a few stores on the West Coast right now (Sea Level and Amoeba in LA), or can be purchased online here. Check out his website for more.
Posted by matt at January 25, 2006 12:23 AM