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Instrumentals came out simultaneously in October, and guitarist Buck Meek now follows suit with a second LP under his own name.
Recorded in New Orleans during a heatwave,
Two Saviors has a wonderfully loose feel. Meekâs gently enunciated vocals, delivered with all the urgency of Kurt Vile awaking from a nap, are backed by a band that knows how to keep it simple, Mat Davidsonâs pedal steel and organ from Meekâs brother Dylan giving proceedings a timeless country feel.
This lack of immediacy is a double-edged sword, however: too often the songs are so laid-back that they slide out of focus. Even the relatively raucous Ham on White fails to snag the attention. Meekâs gossamer-light vocal style is part of the problem, making it hard to invest too much in his tales of vaguely defined loss. So when, on Pocketknife, he sings, âSaw a murderâ, the words leap out and your ears prick up, only for him to add, with his next breath, âof crows move
Buck Meek. CREDIT: Robbie Jeffers
Big Thief‘s Buck Meek has shared a new single, ‘Candle’, alongside an accompanying music video, directed by Riley Engemoen.
The new track is lifted from Meek’s forthcoming new album, ‘Two Saviors’, which is slated for a January 15 release on Keeled Scales.
‘Candle’ was co-written with fellow Big Thief bandmate, Adrianne Lenker. It also marks the third single from the new album, following ‘Second Sight’ and ‘Pareidolia’.
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Watch the music video for ‘Candle’ below:
“I was making my escape when the siren’s song caught me a mile up the road,” Meek said about the song in a press statement.
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Big Thief’s Buck Meek tells us about his Top 10 Swimming Holes of 2020
Buck Meek had a big 2020 planned with his band Big Thief, who had put out two exceptional records in 2019 and were set to tour for most of this year, including headlining a show at Prospect Park as part of the Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. The pandemic had other plans, though, and Buck found himself with a little more time on his hands. He got things in order for his new solo album,
Two Saviors, that will be out January 15, and he spent a lot of time out in nature.