austin sirch

Bio:

Sirch’s sophomore outing picks up where his 2005 self-titled debut left off. In the two-and-a-half years since, it appears the tunesmith has honed his considerable-but-scattered anti-folk talents. With Alter Alert, Sirch delivers on the enormous promise exhibited by his curiously delightful first album; the record retains a youthful, wide-eyed innocence, but is buoyed by purposeful musicianship and songwriting. Sirch offers one deceptively fragile gem after another from start to finish on this disc. His airy tenor lilts weightlessly over a surprisingly complex bed of guitars and occasional atmospheric bowed strings. It’s a perfect complement to his fractured, wistful lyricism. In concert, Sirch displays a nervous, boyish charm that almost threatens to derail his performances. But that disorganized anxiety arguably serves as his greatest asset on record. With Alter Alert, Austin Sirch has struck a most elusive balance: refined entropy. Dan Bolles, Seven Days

Member Since:

March 21, 2007

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Sounds Like:

wind over the uprooted claw

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