Fire on Fire and Death Vessel October 5, 2007

Death Vessel is the bewitching and melancholy project of songwriter Joel Thibodeau. We used to hear Joel play at Free Street with his brother sometimes, and now he's plays around the country with national touring bands. Thibodeau’s vocal delivery is astonishing. Perhaps his singing is best-described as descendent from “the high lonesome sound” – unleashed upon the world by Roscoe Holcomb in the early 1960’s. With this voice, Death Vessel delivers stunning lyrical poetry that transcends the “whisky ‘n’ haystack” imagery of its neo-folk contemporaries. Fire on Fire is the latest project emanating from what may be the most creative household in the greater Portland area. With three parts Cerberus Shoal, one part tarpigh and a dash of Micah Blue Smalldone, this supergroup songcircle has a new (long awaited) ep coming on Young God Records some time this fall.
http://www.deathvessel.com/

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