Holy shitballs.
I dunno if a topic has already been made about these guys, but day-umn I have to talk about them. They have one of the most interesting lead singers in music today. He sounds like an operatic Tom Waits, and the keyboards/guitars are mixed wonderfully to make a nice misty backdrop for him.
I'd recommend The Golden River, as it's their more melodic and beautiful album. Plus, it has One in Six Children Will Flee in Boats. Awesome song.
The album after it is called The Folded Palm. It's really cool also, but it's a lot colder and the lead singer exasporates himself when he goes into more Rain Dogs-era Tom Waits territory. Also, it's more catharctic and wierd. It's less about songs than it is about small bursts of energy.
Who's heard of these guys?
