I've really been enjoying this new duo that my brother found, The Civil Wars. That link will take you to their bio page, which details the interesting genesis of their collaboration. They both attended a "writing camp," where 20 songwriters got together to collaborate on radio singles for a particular band. They were paired up to write together, and immediately experienced a sort of musical fusion.
In many ways their music reminds me of A Swell Season (the duo that made the movie Once) in that it is acoustically driven with a piano and guitar, but The Civil Wars has a definite American feel to it. Some of their songs have a real Appalachian folk lilt.
"Poison & Wine" is their signature song so far. I think they make very nice use of paradox:
(As much as I like this song, I must admit that it's one of my pet peeves when singers don't put their end consonants on. Drives me crazy!)
I also think this one, "To Whom It May Concern" is cute, especially the last line: "Dear whoever you might be, I'm still waiting patiently." A single girl can relate!
I ended up getting their whole album Barton Hollow, and while I haven't listened to every song with great attention yet, it's all been great in the background.
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