***A brand new album split between BEN DAVIS (ex-SLEEPYTIME TRIO and MILEMARKER) and Durham, North Carolina group DES ARK (whose AIMEE ARGOTE collaborated with Davis on his 2004 Aided and Abetted album). On Battle Of The Beards, the slow builds and soft confessionals of Argote’s tracks play perfect counterpoint to Davis’ pulsing songcraft. Themes weave in and out of infidelity, botched love affairs, and light night rolls in the hay. She belts wherein he whispers, a single piano or acoustic guitar is butted up against a lush orchestra.
CD $11.25
02/26/2007
LP $17.75
02/26/2007