Wednesday, February 18, 2009

West of the Fields

The last tune on "Murmur" evokes a little more complexity than you might expect from the last cut on a first album. There's a sadness mixed with urgency here as a band, whose very name belies a subtext of dreaming, struggles with a dream that has long gone west of the fields.

Yet, west is where we go literally and otherwise when we need to explore, find newness and adventure, and follow the dream. So a fitting end to an incredible record, and a fitting beginning to a remarkable musical legacy.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

well said!