Originally written by Mike Diver · 14 August 2008
Hymns For A Dark Horse, the superb debut album from North Carolina folk trio Bowerbirds (DiScover feature forthcoming), earns an expanded re-release via Dead Oceans on Monday - expect the DiS verdict next week.
The band play a number of live shows in the UK to support the release - dates as follows:
August 17 Wales Green Man Festival (stage times/tickets) 18 London Social with Wildbirds & Peacedrums 19 London Bush Hall with Damien Jurado 20 London Brixton with The War On Drugs
September 5 Coventry Taylor John's House 6 Brighton Hanbury Ballroom 7 York Band Room 8 Glasgow Admiral Bar 9 Manchester Trinity Chapel 10 Leeds New Roscoe 11 London Shepherds Bush Empire with Bon Iver 12 Bristol Trinity with Bon Iver 13 Dorset End of the Road festival
Find the band on MySpace here, and watch the beautiful video to their album track 'In Our Talons' below...
Photo: Derek Anderson