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Free show in the record shop at 2pm!Matt Southern is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer from Raleigh, NC. Over the past few years he has worked in close collaboration with Lost Gold, a bass and drum rhythm section featuring Chris Bennett (Ghostt Bllonde, Less Western) and Steven Tietgen (Space Rabbit).
For three days in early March (just before the shutdown), they rented a small house in the woods outside of Pittsboro. In cramped quarters they set up a makeshift studio and recorded the songs they had tirelessly rehearsed and played live over the previous year.
The dusky atmosphere of the living space is apparent in every creak and echo heard. It is a perfect pairing for a record full of songs equal parts hope and weariness.
“No Minor Key” begins with ghostly swells over low rumble drum and bass and tries (unconvincingly?) to assure us that everything is just fine. “First Surrender” looks for peace with Mali meets Laurel Canyon guitars and “Steal My Sunshine” bounce. “If You Know This One” offers itself as a sing-along for the Anthropocene.
These are songs of hope and resiliency in the face of looming darkness. Moncure is a capsule of a time and place that already feels nostalgic. A room full of people breathing and sweating together, trying their best to make a beautiful noise.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop, 224 S Blount St, Raleigh, United States
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