Mark Ray Lewis, the smoky-voiced leader of the dark and hypnotic folk outfit Trilobite, comes with an impressive literary pedigree: dude was a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford and won the O. Henry and Pushcart awards for his short fiction piece Scordatura — which featured an introductory note by Dave Eggers, and was nominated by Joyce Carol Oates. So, as you can imagine, the lyrics on his debut musical release are, uh, “deep.” (We’ll be winning no such awards anytime soon, we know.)
You won’t need a thesaurus and a lyric sheet to appreciate Trilobite, though; cue up “Pumpkin Farmer” and see why we fell in love with this record last week. Mark’s voice melds beautifully with that of Michelle Collins, the violin and acoustic being all the accompaniment they need. Sometimes innocent, sometimes spooky (ala “Hunky Kentuckian”), always a great listen.
Trilobite – “Samsara”
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Thankful to SG for posting this. These guys are excellent. I especially dig the banjo in “Hunky Kentuckian.”
If you dig this band you should really check out Matt Bauer – http://www.mattbauermusic.com/ – it’s definitely in the same vein. The site links to some mp3s:
http://www.mattbauermusic.com/music/window_hill-matt_bauer.mp3
http://www.mattbauermusic.com/music/triangle_mountain-matt_bauer.mp3
http://www.mattbauermusic.com/music/jordan-matt_bauer.mp3
Wow, a band named after my favorite fossil! They sound outstanding!
Why did my last comment get censored? Seriously – if you’re into this band I think you might really enjoy Matt Bauer. This isn’t spam. His shit is great. Jeez.
http://www.mattbauermusic.com
Wow. That girl’s got Jennifer Tilly trapped in her vocal chords. This is really good. Really fuckin’ good.
Does anyone have a transcript to the “deep” lyrics in Pumkin Farmer, I love the song?
yes, i would love to see those lyrics!