05 January 2024

MrDave, MrDave

December 2021 I gifted a group of FRENZ of NSS by honoring their Brumalia requests. MrDave had his usual audacity (not the music editing capitol A kind) & took some wishes from others who weren't using theirs (he even claimed one of the bands were his college friends), so I gifted him six artists (greedy little bugger). The first gift was Bill Fay, here.

 



Now Bill Fay returns with the third 2xCD release in the celebrated second phase of his recording career entitled Countless Branches. A prime Fay song is a deceptively simple thing which carries more emotional weight than its conciseness or brevity might imply. There are ten of these musical haikus on Countless Branches CD1 & seven bonus tracks on the deluxe editions CD2. These songs are as pointed & as poignant as anything Bill's ever recorded in his decades long career (it's been more than 50 years since he cut his classic albums Bill Fay [1970] & Time of the Last Persecution [1971]). 

 

Bill Fay - Countless Branches Deluxe Edition 2xCD, Dead Oceans DOC211, 2020.
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CD1 -

In Human Hands
How Long, How Long
Your Little Face
Salt of the Earth
I Will Remain Here
Filled with Wonder Once Again
Time's Going Somewhere
Love Will Remain
Countless Branches
One Life


CD2 Bonus Tracks -
   
Tiny
Don't Let My Marigolds Die (Live in Studio)
The Rooster
Your Little Face (acoustic version)
Filled with Wonder Once Again (full band version)
How Long, How Long (full band version)
Love Will Remain (full band version)

Enjoy,

6 comments:

  1. Countless Brances CD1
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    Countles Branches CD2
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  2. Paging MrDave to the white courtesy blogophone...

    I've heard that if you type his name three times fast, his reflection appears in your mirror. I don't dare to try it.

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    1. So is white courtesy phone a racial stereo?

      Maybe Nathan knew the legend & only said it twice.

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    2. Racial stereo? Not that I know of, but it's an Angel Corpus Christi album

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  3. Here I am! I'm way behind on my Feedly and just saw this today -- I feel very honored; thank you for the shout out and for more Bill Fay! A very belated Happy New Year!

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  4. Never too late for some good music. Glad to hear from you, MrDave. Special New Year to you as well.

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