In the imagination of the American winter, after the leaves are stripped from the trees and snow dulls the jagged edges of our immediate surroundings, our perception is sharpened. This is the domain of Adam Faucett.
Faucett's new album, “Show Me Magic, Show Me Out” is a diverse but singular collection of stories, confessions and pleas from a hilltop loner sung with austerity, immediacy and a bit of a smirk. There is aged wisdom in the sound of this music, and the dark, primitive mountain melancholy is lightly punctuated with moments of lush melody.
Faucett's longing is bright-eyed and apologetic, nearly a resignation to sadness. There are hymns of great loves that never were (the mournful and richly harmonious “Amy”) and of self-defeat (the morning-after abandon of “Look Out Below!!”). “Indian Giver” is a banjo ballad of criminal self-righteousness that would chill James Dickey's spine.
But it's the final song, an interpretation of the 1927 lynching of John Carter in downtown Little Rock, that stands out. Told as if first-hand, it's a recount replete with tightly packed metaphors that reduce pages of historical detail to one crisp, hair-raising whisper. To wit, of Carter's head on a pole at Broadway and 9th Street amid rioting Arkansans: “All Broadway on fire, kept alive by a single coal.” The song concludes with a jarring shout followed by a haunting congregational wail of baritone misery. Even the greatest American folk singers would be hard-pressed to leave such a vivid account of the horrific, shameful reality of one of the saddest chapters of American history.
hey, thanks for the add. weve listened to a lot of ur stuff. keep up the good work man. Check out the tunes and if u like then feel free to ask about how to get a cd.
hi crooningman. just thought i'd stop by and throw my fist in the air for the one and only . life is a like a gift on christmas that your drunken mother forgot .to add the ribbon. or the gift. but there's love goddessdammit. and beer. always.
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thanks Adam, you're a reckoning-machine...and for the add! Greetings All, Enjoy a show if you're around, yes? Comin through with a couple musical acts, see if you can catch us if you like it... M-m-music abound!!! *MONARCH BOX(Austin,TX), myspace.com/monarchbox *PLOWMAN'S ANTI.POP.ULOUS (Fayetteville origins) myspace.com/antipopulous *AS WELL AS special guests gather for a mini leg of tour in ARKANSAS!(woo,pig!)
*Thurs,JUNE 25th@BoomBoomRoom(Fayetteville)10P.M. *26th@Squid&Whale,(EurekaSprings)9P.M. *27th@George's Majestic(Fayettevill)9P.M. w/A Good Fight! *28th, 29th PENDING...any open slotts or parties to play? *30th Maxines(Hot Springs) with Vago!(of Nebraska)9P.M. Check'em out! Spread some word! Come have a good time! Word. Hope your well.
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Hey everyone its Marq
Thank you all for the support, coming out to my shows, and being my friends.
To fill you all in, I'm still looking for musicians that would be interested in helping develop the Mod For Marq sound.
So if you have friends, family, or you your self would like to be part of it, feel free to contact me.
Also new and better recordings of some old songs are up on my page for your enjoyment.
And to all you that wish to have one of the Mod For Marq songs, I will have Question My Love available for download all week.
If you enjoy the music, come check it out live some time and say hi.
Like always send me a message, comment, and let your friends know about the music.
Thank you all
-Marq
Mod For Marq
hey i went to Waka this weekend and met some really cool folks from Boston, MA and I gave them your CD. They liked you a lot, so if you head that way then give me a heads up and i'll call them and let them know so they can come see you. They are also festival jumping with a group from Florida who is doing a documentary on bands and the festival experience! It'll be finished by this time next year. Pretty cool right? :) Miss you
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