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You can also listen to “Carried Away” and “Heaven Knows” from the album on Carl’s Myspace.

“It takes a lot of time to know your mind.”  It’s a simple statement, yet earnest and profound in its offering.  Sometimes it’s the spaces in between, the subtleties and ambiguities that provide us with the most meaning.
 All Birds Say (ATO Records) is an intimate collection of musings on life from My Morning Jacket guitarist, Carl Broemel.

Broemel reflects on things as they are with Zen-like contentment, making no judgment on how they should be…he gives pause for introspection but stops short of preaching. The songs are firmly planted between past and present.  It’s in these little fractured moments that the listener bears witness to thoughtful contemplation that give rise to epiphanies on larger themes.

Broemel could’ve taken the easy road and penned a lyrical triptych to the remarkable journey he’s experienced over the past several years, but instead All Birds Say is an incredibly honest and sincere insight into the artist’s inner-most thoughts as he attempts to reconcile his role in life.
 “Where do you start?  Or where do you stop?  And how do you reconcile the things you do versus the things you don’t?  It’s something I’m constantly thinking about.  I think there’s a lot of trying to be aware of what you’re doing now versus dwelling on things or worrying about what’s gonna happen later.  A lot of the songs are really just me talking to myself, trying to make sense of things in my head.”

Deft in its presentation, the songs on the album unfold in a dream-like stream of consciousness with lush and elegant arrangements.  The album’s brilliance is displayed in Broemel’s effortless delivery.  It’s the perfect amalgamation of lazy sophistication…whimsical poise and grace.  The instrumentation serves as the ideal complement to Broemel’s well crafted set of modern-folk standards; complete with pedal steel, dobro, strings, autoharp, clarinet, bassoon, vibraphone, and baritone sax, among others.  Think Ron Sexsmith, Neko Case, Neal Casal, Andrew Bird, Mose Allison, and early Boz Scaggs singing an orchestrated chorus of breezy ballads and waltzes.

The guitar figure of the instrumental title track that opens the album serves as a natural introduction to “Life Leftover,” an introspective meditation on the importance of being more present in life that’s at the heart of All Birds Say.  The album also afforded him the chance to collaborate with his own father, a former member of the Indianapolis Symphony who provides rich color and depth to the music with clarinet, baritone sax, and bassoon.

“To me, making records is like alchemy.  It’s something that no one can ever perfect, but you have an insatiable desire to keep doing it and get better at it.  I really believe that everything we experience contributes to what we do next, so this album is really a result of all the records and tours I’ve done so far.“

The best records always seem to be the ones that slowly reveal themselves like a pleasant surprise and allow the listener to peel through deeper layers upon repeated listen…the kind of records that you grow with and can go back to months later and hear something then that resonates with you in a way that wouldn’t have otherwise.  It’s an interactive process between the listener and the artist, and one to be thankful for.  This is the kind of album that epitomizes the vinyl experience; an instant classic that is sure to stand the test of time.

Carl will also be playing 3 intimate shows this fall

10/7/10    Radio Radio           Nashville, TN

10/9/10    Schubas Tavern    Chicago, IL

10/20/10  Joe’s Pub               New York, NY

Live In The Classic City II includes special guests Mike Mills (R.E.M.), percussionist Arvin Scott, producer John Keane, guitarist Eric Carter and vocalist Daniel Hutchens (Blood Kin) and vocalist Anne Richmond Boston (Swimming Pool Q’s). Chosen from the same set of dates, Live In The Classic City I was released in 2002 and went on to sell over 100,000 copies. The collection featured special guests such as Bill Berry (R.E.M.), Chuck Leavell (Rolling Stones), Randall Bramblett (Traffic, Steve Winwood), Col. Bruce Hampton, and Derek Trucks (Allman Brothers).

Be sure to pre-order your copy of Live in the Classic City II today!

WSP On Tour Through October

2010-09-28 Tallahassee Leon County Civic Tallahassee, FL
2010-09-30 The Fillmore Miami Beach Miami Beach, FL
2010-10-01 St. Augustine Ampitheatre St. Augustine, FL
2010-10-04 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
2010-10-05 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
2010-10-06 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
2010-10-08 Midland Theatre Kansas City, MO
2010-10-09 The Riverside Theater Milwaukee, WI
2010-10-10 The Riverside Theater Milwaukee, WI
2010-10-13 The Rail Event Center Salt Lake City, UT
2010-10-15 Fox Theater Oakland Oakland, CA
2010-10-16 Fox Theater Oakland Oakland, CA
2010-10-17 Fox Theater Oakland Oakland, CA
2010-10-19 Grand Sierra Theater Reno, NV
2010-10-20 Grand Sierra Theater Reno , NV
2010-10-22 Greek Theater LA Los Angeles, CA
2010-10-23 The Joint at Hard Rock Las Vegas, NV
2010-10-24 Open Sky Theater @ Harrahs Valley Center, CA
2010-10-27 Verizon Theatre Grand Prairie, TX
2010-10-29 Kiefer Uno Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
2010-10-30 Kiefer Uno Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
2010-10-31 Kiefer Uno Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
2010-10-02 Patriot’s Point Charleston, SC

(I recommend watching in HD)

RodGab on tour through October

The Whigs perform “Black Lotus” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from The Whigs on Vimeo.

Interview can be found here

OCTOBER
10 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Festival
22 – Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds *
23 – Dallas, TX – Sons of Hermann Hall *
24 – Little Rock, AR – Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack*
26 – St. Louis, MO – Gargoyle at Washington University *
27 – Louisville, KY – Headliners *
28 – Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge &
29 – Birmingham, AL – Bottletree &
30 – Atlanta, GA – Smith’s Olde Bar &
31 – Charleston, SC – The Pour House &

NOVEMBER
02 – Charlottesville, VA – Jefferson Theatre &
03 – Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel &
04 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts &
05 – New York, NY – Webster Hall &
06 – Boston, MA – Royale &
08 – Toronto, ONT – Horseshoe Tavern &
09 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick &
10 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall &
11 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue (w/ Peter Wolf Crier and The Moondoggies)
12 – Madison, WI – Majestic Theatre #
13 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall #
14 – Ames, IA – Maintenance Shop at Iowa State University #
15 – Denver, CO – Hi-Dive #
16 – Salt Lake City, UT – State Room #
18 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern (w/ Magic Mountain and The Romany Rye)
19 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge (w/ Magic Mountain and The Romany Rye)
21 – Santa Barbara, CA – Soho #
26 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre #
27 – San Diego, CA – The Casbah #

* = w/ Peter Wolf Crier and The Romany Rye
& = w/ Peter Wolf Crier and Vetiver
# = w/ The Moondoggies and The Romany Rye

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