Pinetop Seven

began in 1996 as a loose collective of young Chicago musicians

interested in re-working the notion of popular American music; co-opting
elements from diverse musical traditions (Tango, Funeral Dirges, 20th Century
Classical, Eastern European, Asian Gamelan) and blending them with American
Folk and Country-Blues. Over the group's 8 year/ 5 album history, twenty three
men and women have contributed to the records or participated as touring
members, among them past or present members of

Bright Eyes, Wilco

, the

Boxhead Ensemble,

and

Rilo Kiley.

Despite the ever-changing cast, the

mission statement remains unchanged, and anchored by songwriter, multi-
instrumentalist and singer

Darren Richard

, Pinetop Seven continues to quietly

assemble compelling collages of sounds and words, mini-epics of storytelling,
and snapshots of an America that Norman Rockwell would never recognize.

The Night’s Bloom

continues the band's tradition of pairing abstract storytelling

with an unusual musical sense, drawing inspiration from the likes of

John

Fahey'

s

"American Primitives" (

Skip James, Dock Boggs

) to the avant-garde

musics of Harry Partch and Moondog. From the singer-songwriter laments of
Jackson Frank

and

Tim Hardin,

to the haunted film scores of

Angelo

Badalamenti

(David Lynch) and

Nino Rota

(Federico Fellini). The cryptic tales

are stark and personal, and bring to mind the narratives of

Jim Jarmusch,

Raymond Carver

and

John Fante.

Pinetop Seven employs an extremely broad palette of both

found sounds

and

man-made instrumentation to bring their cinematic music to life. Marimbas,
vibraphones, shoe-horns, loops, accordions, melodicas, pump organs, all take
their place next to more traditional guitars, a thrift store drum kit, and double
bass. Additionally, for The Night's Bloom, the band recruited the talents of

The

Parapluie Ensemble,

to help render the

elegant string arrangements

, giving

this album a dignity and grace never fully realized with previous albums.

The Night’s Bloom was recorded in the band’s Chicago attic space, with

fifteen

musicians

contributing to the effort. As with previous records, the band

handled all engineering duties, recording on a 16 track analog tape machine
and home computer.

s e l l i n g p o i n t s :

;

Pinetop Seven has headlined across North America and Europe and has also

toured in support of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Calexico, Stephen Malkmus,
Will Oldham, and others.

;

Pinetop Seven's lyrics have been quoted in the last three best-selling novels by

Irish writer, John Connolly, and their work has been commissioned by The
Sundance Film Festival.

;

Pinetop Seven’s previous albums have been lauded by Mojo, NPR, The Wire,

Pitchfork, Uncut, among others.

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t r a c k l i s t i n g :

01 The Night's Bloom
02 Easy Company
03 Fringe
04 A Fire Burns at the Foot of Our Bed
05 Born Among the Born Again
06 A Mouthful of Expensive Teeth
07 June
08 A Page From the Desert
09 His Aging Miss Idaho
10 Untitled
11 Witness
12 Made a Whisper Out of Me
13 The Comedy Is Ended
*14 Hurry Home Dark Cloud

(LP only bonus track)

*15 Sleepless

(LP only bonus track)

*16 Where the Road Runneth Out

(LP only bonus track)

"Rich with the beauty of daunting vast spaces and
intimate close details, both timeless and utterly
modern."

– NPR

"Sensitive, real, poetic, dark and atmospheric enough
to paint the insides of your eyelids with dusky moors,
sundown deserts, Pyrenees steppes or simply dark
and lovely, immortal secrets. If this LP doesn't get
you laid, nothing will."

– Magnet

"A striking work of mournful elegance and cinematic
beauty."

– CMJ

"Pinetop Seven's music transcends its weary mood
with an encyclopedic grasp of worldly styles and song
structures, esoteric instrumentation, and playing so
accomplished it ironically seems almost playful.”

– The Washington Post

"Pinetop Seven's unique sound suggests boundless
creativity. It's not another type of music, but instead,
another world of music."

– Pitchfork Media

"Truly a breath-taking accomplishment."

– Chicago Sun-Times

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