E.P. Hall to release Mommy Crow
As I have been sifting through stacks of local artists in Bloomington, I was taken aback when I heard E.P. Hall‘s new album. Opening with the caw of a crow, Mommy Crow is a compelling twelve track that deserves the attention of listeners who enjoy thoughtful music. E.P. Hall is predominately the work of Elise Percy and Andy Goheen of Sticky and the Bees (Andy books shows at The Bishop). An acoustic album, Mommy Crow rests on Elise’s vocals that ruminate on each word and cut through to the soul.
Having released her first demo EP in 2006, Elise Percy admits that her studies for a P.H. D in sciences at Indiana University have slowed her down from her musical journey… until now. As her bio points out, her “preoccupation with philosophy and psychological science,” is evident from, “symbols, word games, and a tangible emotional intensity.”
Mommy Crow is a pensive folk album that mixes in strings, story book narratives, and various sounds such as the wind. The acoustic guitar carries the listener through the album, as though one were walking along, leafing through the pages of Mommy Crow.
Mommy Crow is being released in the UK and Europe via IFF-Transponder on November 24th, and E.P. Hall is having a CD release party three days earlier at The Bishop. She will then embark on a lengthy tour immediately after the release party, staying on the road well into the spring months while touring the US and Canada. In March, E.P. Hall will tour Europe with Drekka (BlueSanct), returning to the US in April, 2010.
E.P. Hall – The Emperor’s Note (mp3)
E.P. Hall’s website (also on Myspace)
Pre-order Mommy Crow at IFF Transponder
(Originally posted on Sound in Bloom.)
E.P. Hall tour dates: (with many more coming)
Nov. 21 – FREE CD RELEASE SHOW – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop (with The Native Young and Redbird)
Nov. 23 – Columbus, OH – Godiekid Records Headquarters (with Civil War Generals and I am Mute)
Nov. 24 – Richmond, VA – The Camel (with Luke Mitchem and Jack Meets the Giant)
Nov. 25 – Philadelphia, PA – The Slingluff Gallery
Nov. 27 – Brooklyn, NY – Goodbye Blue Monday (with Johannesen:Furu:Sandbakken, Spider, and In the Lighthouse)
Nov. 28 – Somerville/Boston, MA – P.A.’s Lounge
Nov. 30 – Winooski, VT – The Monkey House
Dec. 2 – Fredonia, NY – Wishberry
Dec. 3 – Cleveland, OH – Happy Dog Bar (with Brian Straw)
Dec. 4 – Ypsilanti, MI – The 734 (with Night Shall Eat These Girls and Boys)
Dec. 17 – Tallahassee, FL – St. Michael’s Pub (as part of the Back to the Garage series)