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The terrible band name makes Death Vessel sound like they're probably a Swedish black metal group, but in fact, their debut album is a charming exercise in country-ish folk-rock led by singer/songwriter Joel Thibodeau. There is no insult or judgment implied by this statement, but it must be said: Thibodeau sings like a girl. Seriously, anyone approaching this album without foreknowledge would simply assume that Death Vessel had a female lead singer with a voice along the lines of Gillian Welch or Tift Merritt. Thibodeau's twangy vocal style is the band's most immediately appealing element, followed by the easygoing lope of the band's arrangements, built mostly on acoustic instruments but with none of the straining for folk or country "authenticity" that hampers many similar albums. Thibodeau's primary musical partner, Erik Carlsson, formerly of the Rhode Island-based dream poppers Purple Ivy Shadows, is likely responsible for some of the more atmospheric touches that decorate these songs, but mandolin and banjo are equally well represented throughout. A low-key, unpretentious album, Stay Close is well worth a listen. ~ Stewart Mason
Recording information: Bryn Mawr, Penna; Palais Royale, Bryn Mawr, Penna.
Illustrators: Alec Thibodeau; William Schaff.
Unknown Contributor Role: Joel Thibodeau.
Death Vessel: Erik Carlson, Joel Thibodeau.
Personnel: Joel Thibodeau (vocals, guitar, lap steel guitar, nylon-string guitar, mandolin, fiddle, Fender Rhodes piano, organ); Todd Barneson (vocals, electric guitar, background vocals); Micah Blue Smaldone (vocals, resonator guitar, background vocals); Pete Donnelly (guitar, keyboards, drums, background vocals); Laura Baird (claw hammer banjo, background vocals); Brendan Skwire (upright bass); Meg Baird (background vocals).
Additional personnel: Pete Donnelly.
Death Vessel Stay Close Songs | 1. | Mean Streak |
| 2. | Later in Life Lift |
| 3. | Blowing Cave |
| 4. | Break in the Empress Crown |
| 5. | Nothing Left to Bury |
| 6. | Mandan Dink |
| 7. | Tidy Nervous Breakdown |
| 8. | Snow Don't Fall |
| 9. | Deep in the Horchata |
| 10. | While Mole |
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