Made the Harbor
Album | Mountain Man
Nearly a cappella harmonies for post-modern folkies.
Mountain Man is no man at all, but rather three women from Vermont with hair-raisingly beautiful voices and a knack for crafting ornate tapestries of vocal harmonies. Save for a few guitar strums here and there, the band’s debut, Made The Harbor, is almost entirely devoid of instrumentation. As it turns out, this is a good thing. The sparse accompaniment gives more room for the singers’ voices, which are recorded with a breathy, close-miked immediacy. With songs that range from classic Americana, Appalachian dirges, traditional Jewish hymns, and winsome folk reminiscent of early Joanna Newsom recordings, Mountain Man produce sounds that are both classical in nature and remarkably forward-thinking. Songs like “Animal Tracks” and “”Honey Bee” are fine examples of what can happen when beautiful voices, airtight songwriting, and a general sense of restraint are put to good use, a true rarity in the cluttery world of indie-rock.
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