It's a rare occurrence, but if you look carefully above this text, Six Organs of Admittance and Iron & Wine are mentioned as similar in sound to PG Six. On PG Six's second album, The Well of Memory, I find it hard to think of any other artists with a similar sound to describe the music. Somewhere in between the syrupy sweet vocals of Sam Beam's Iron & Wine with the atmospheric and psychedelic folk that is prevalent in the work of Ben Chasny's Six Organs of Admittance, you will undoubtedly find young PG Six quietly strumming his guitar and singing about lost loves and the intricacies involved in relationships.
PG Six recalls an older sound. Obscure British folk is the obvious reference point considering the conversational and occasionally poetic nature of PG Six's lyrics. Sometimes abstract and sometimes more direct, The Well of Memory is a significant improvement over the previous release Parlor Tricks and Porch Tricks, which delved deep in topics that were more suitable to Renaissance fairs rather than rock venues.
Thankfully, PG Six's growth as an artist finds himself balancing straightforward folk with more psychedelic and abstract elements. The album opens with the harp-based "Well Of Memory, Part 1. Well Of Memory, Part 1
2. Come In/The Winter It Is Past
3. Old Man On The Mountain
4. A Little Harp Tune
5. Evening Comes
6. Crooked Way
7. Considering The Lateness Of The Hour
8. Three Stages Of A Band
9. Well Of Memory, Part 2
10. The Weeping Willow
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