Boy from Black Mountain

Boy From Black Mountain
Studio album by Beat Circus
Released September 29, 2009
Recorded 2008-2009 at Camp Street Studios in Cambridge, MA
Genre Alternative
Alternative country
Length 46:24
Label Cuneiform Records
Producer Brian Carpenter, Bryce Goggin, Sean Slade
Beat Circus chronology
Dreamland
(2008)		 Boy From Black Mountain
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Boston Phoenix[2]
PopMatters[3]

Boy From Black Mountain is the third studio album by Beat Circus. It marks the second release in songwriter Brian Carpenter's Weird American Gothic trilogy. Several songs on the album were inspired by Carpenter's response to his son's autism, Southern Gospel music, and Southern Gothic storytelling.[4] Larkin Grimm provides guest vocals throughout the album. Album artwork was created by Portland artist Carson Ellis.[5]

Track listing

  1. "The February Train" - 4:16
  2. "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" - 2:59
  3. "Boy From Black Mountain" - 5:48
  4. "Clouds Moving In" - 1:25
  5. "Petrified Man" - 3:43
  6. "As I Lay Dying" - 4:13
  7. "Saturn Song" - 3:27
  8. "The Course of the River" - 1:45
  9. "The Quick and the Dead" - 5:00
  10. "The Sound and the Fury" - 4:11
  11. "Judgment Day" - 3:55
  12. "Nantahala" - 3:48
  13. "Lullaby For Alexander" - 1:59

Personnel

Beat Circus
  • Brian Carpenter - Lead Vocals, Harmonica, Accordion, Piano, Trumpet, Harmonium
  • Paran Amirinazari - Violin, Backing Vocals
  • Jordan Voelker - Viola, Backing Vocals
  • Paul Dilley - Upright Bass, Acoustic Guitar
  • Andrew Stern - Electric Guitar, Banjo
  • Doug LaRosa - Trombone
  • Ron Caswell - Tuba
  • Gavin McCarthy - Drums
Additional musicians

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Boston Phoenix review Archived February 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ PopMatters review
  4. ↑ Thompson, Barry (2009-01-06). "Southern Exposure". Boston Phoenix. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  5. ↑ "media Under The Radar". Under The Radar. 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.