MP3: New Tiny Vipers “Dreamer”
I really do like Tiny Vipers. Great name first of all, and Jesy Fortino’s dark, seductive voice and guitar are hard to deny.
2007’s Hands Across The Void probably didn’t get as much recognition as it deserved, but enough people are paying attention that Fortino’s sophomore effort will definitely stir up a blog buzz. The recording of the upcoming release Life on Earth began in Fortino’s home town of Seattle and was completed for release here in Austin by Andrew Hernandez.
As described on the Sub Pop website:
Transcending the mere folk tag (“She’s not telling stories; she’s after incantation and trance”—New York Times), Fortino leaves behind her contemporaries. The music has been deconstructed into an aether that floats beside the poignant lyrics. Drawing from disparate inspirational sources, from the avant-garde or country musician Townes Van Zandt, Fortino’s playing is no imitation. It stands as its own, giving a musical life to those themes that inhabit her lyricisms: love found and lost, places come and gone. The persona of this album stands like a mountain watching the world go by, changing so fast. The future annihilates the past, consuming it like a fire.
Yet this is no bleak dirge. There are triumphs hidden behind the sorrows. A shining hope permeates the threat of doom here. Desperation fades and leaves you free in the end.
Life on Earth is set for release 7/7 on Sup Pop Records.
MP3> Tiny Vipers ‘Dreamer’
Tiny Vipers hit the road in June, with several dates scheduled playing with locals Balmorhea. Full list of dates here.
Video from Burn To Shine Seattle DVD
