posted by Tina on March 8, 2011
Continuing with previewing bands that will appear at SXSW this year in Austin, I’m choosing The Civil Wars. I plan on making my presence known at this show. Though I gather a few others might do the same.
This duo comes out of good ole Nashville, TN. The band consists of Joy Williams and John Paul White. Two people who could not be more right for each other musically. White’s vibrato vocals and Williams’ harmonies complement the other so well. You would think the band spends hours on end practicing to make their sound so synergistic. However, this couple does so well together, with hardly any practice at hand; their second show brought them to Eddie’s Attic in Decatur, Ga where they blew the crowd away. On a whim, they decided to make the recording of the show available for download to their audience. Little did they know, 400,000 fans later, that they would become as popular across the board as they are today. Williams from a pop background, and White from an Alabamian background, equals the sound of The Civil Wars. Their lyrics come from deep down in their souls. I implore you to listen closely, for what you hear will fill you with sudden wonder, of how it’s possible that it took these two so long to find each other.
The Civil Wars – Barton Hollow (Downloaded 1152 times)
The Civil Wars – Forget Me Not (Downloaded 712 times)
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» Meaningless labels: Alt-country • Americana • Folk
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March 9th, 2011 at 3:43 am
AMAZING BAND. Thanks for the post + songs.
March 9th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
You are most welcome.
March 13th, 2011 at 6:55 am
Woah, thanks for the post! I’m usually not too keen on folk-ish bands/artist (well, José González is a different thing, though) but this is great!
July 1st, 2011 at 7:31 am
Well maacdamia nuts, how about that.