{"id":2617,"date":"2014-02-19T20:31:36","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T01:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=2617"},"modified":"2014-02-19T20:31:48","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T01:31:48","slug":"late-night-listening-twang-darkly-modal-creatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2014\/02\/19\/late-night-listening-twang-darkly-modal-creatures\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Night Listening: Twang Darkly, Modal Creatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Late Night Listening: a home for things that might be fleeting, might be soothing, might be weird, might be soothing <b>and<\/b> weird. The blogging equivalent of sitting in the garage twiddling radio knobs just to see what might be out there.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2014\/02\/20\/late-night-listening-twang-darkly-modal-creatures\/twangdark\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2623\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/twangdark-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"twangdark\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2623\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/twangdark-500x500.jpg 500w, http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/twangdark-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/twangdark-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/twangdark-144x144.jpg 144w, http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/twangdark-900x900.jpg 900w, http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/twangdark.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twangdarkly.com\/\">Twang Darkly<\/a> is Michael Futreal (dulcimer, guitar, banjo, gourdtar, harmonica, flute), Joel Boultinghouse (bass, guitar) and Troy Messina (drums) and they are based in Shreveport, Louisiana. You&#8217;ll notice there are no &#8220;vocals&#8221; in there; they are, indeed, a purely instrumental trio.<\/p>\n<p>And they are <i>really great.<\/i> Their sound takes elements from multiple traditions, including mountain music, jazz, and folk, and fuses them all together, with delightful results. All of their songs are excellent; I picked these three to share because I liked the titles.<\/p>\n<p><i>Skinwalker<\/i>: This one adds some &#8220;horror movie&#8221; shine to the proceedings, and is both eerie and lovely:<br \/>\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3851069166\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/t=5\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"http:\/\/michaelfutreal.bandcamp.com\/album\/modal-creatures\">Modal Creatures by Twang Darkly<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Close to the Spark<\/i>: For when the autumn nights begin to draw in, or any other time a fire must be built:<br \/>\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3851069166\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/t=7\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"http:\/\/michaelfutreal.bandcamp.com\/album\/modal-creatures\">Modal Creatures by Twang Darkly<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Sea Glass<\/i> is pretty and smooth, and so is this song:<br \/>\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3851069166\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/t=16\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"http:\/\/michaelfutreal.bandcamp.com\/album\/modal-creatures\">Modal Creatures by Twang Darkly<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/twangdarkly\">Twang Darkly on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late Night Listening: a home for things that might be fleeting, might be soothing, might be weird, might be soothing and weird. The blogging equivalent of sitting in the garage twiddling radio knobs just to see what might be out there. 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