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This is the third full-length solo release for the banjo player who worked with Steve Gunn and was part of Black Twig Pickers.
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- Record Label: Paradise of Bachelors
- Genre(s): Folk, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Sep 8, 2016Whole & Cloven draws the listener in with each tune, but the shift to the next song is always a jarring one. That jarring works, though, shaking you back to attention, only to lead you down a new musical alley.
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Sep 8, 2016Even at its densest, Whole and Cloven, the third solo record for Bowles, sounds almost desultory, a great credit to his compositional approach.
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The WireOct 21, 2016Bowles still makes his most emotionally compelling statements with his banjo. [Sep 2016, p.46]
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UncutSep 8, 2016His style is scraggly yet sophisticated, ranging boldly from country drones to rambunctious rural ragas. [Oct 2016, p.26]
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MojoSep 8, 2016Bowles apples his clawhammer style to reverberating experiments. [Oct 2016, p.100]
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Sep 13, 2016Amazingly, this all hangs together brilliantly to form a restless, thoughtful and constantly engaging collection that deserves to be heard by many.
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Sep 8, 2016It’s not his most revelatory performance, but it’s certainly his most joyful.
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