Trummors

***In the high desert hills of Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico, just outside of Taos, there's a cabin set amidst the sage and piñon. The cabin’s current occupants are ANNE CUNNINGHAM and DAVE LERNER—also known as the folk duo TRUMMORS. Dave, known to some for his years of work with TED LEO & THE PHARMACISTS, plays guitar and sings. Anne, who has a PhD in Comparative Literature, sings and plays harmonium. With a revolving cast of musicians, the two songwriters have forged a lush sound that has been called "raga country, country as inner voyage.” Fittingly, their new album, Headlands draws inspiration from enduring archetypes of the American west. Songs of rambling misadventure and fleeting freedom are shot through with the occasional bracing dose of reality. Sonically, the record traffics in easy '70s rural grooves, dusky sunset drones, and sweet close-harmony vocals. Headlands was recorded and mixed by JARVIS TAVENIERE (Woods, Real Estate), and produced by KEVIN BARKER (Vetiver, Fruit Bats), whose b-bender telecaster accompanies every track. Additional musicians include DAN HORNE (Cass McCombs, Circles Around the Sun) on pedal steel, KYLE FORESTER (Crystal Stilts, Woods) on piano and saxophone, with CHAD LAIRD & STEVE MCGUIRL (Prince Rupert’s Drops) on bass and drums, respectively. (STREET DATE - 5/12/2017)