Bought tickets to see NC’s Bowerbirds in the fall of 2009 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The show was so oversold that I stood outside and missed opener Sharon Van Etten, huddled against a crowd of other ticket holders who “weren’t allowed in.” We were able to jam into the building and fetch beers just as Bowerbirds were setting up. This new record is really lovely. They’re fleshing things out a bit more, but it doesn’t detract from the overall intimate, ‘round-the-living-room sound they’ve built-out since 2007’s Hymns for a Dark Horse.
