There’s a limited-to-70 version of this (pictured) and a larger run, so take your pick (you know what to do). Asa Irons, also of Feathers, plays earnest folk-rock with a spiritual edge to it or, more appropriately perhaps, mystical. He extremely confident in his lyrical style, too, breaking the accompaniment off for long stretches and seemingly following his every whim. You used to be able to find bands like this under your sink, but most of them got rich or quit/grew old/moved to a scene I’m not able to follow. As such, I’m in a particularly receptive mood regarding the intriguingly named Knife Gift Debt, even when the mandolin solos go on for a long-ass time. It’s a super-dramatic set of songs that gains momentum, dangles it in front of your face, then pulls it away without a thought. The rich instrumentation and group vocal melodies, when the sun hits them right, work wonders; you’ll get lost in the moment.
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