The Way the Wind Blows

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Music

Submitted by ebyryan on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 10:36am

(photo by jcbehm - cc by/nc/nd)

The Way The Wind Blows is the third album by the band A Hawk and a Hacksaw, out of New Mexico. While called folk and avant-garde, there is probably not a genre they fit easily into. Think Balkan influenced music, with heavy use of brass and string instruments. It is probably easier to just listen and understand, which you now easily can with the samples below.

If you are a fan of Beirut then you will likely enjoy A Hawk and a Hacksaw. The group is lead by the former drummer of Neutral Milk Hotel, Jeremy Barnes.

More information is on their official site.

This album is also one of the CDs we have online samples for (more coming soon) and you can listen to samples of all the tracks below:

Enjoy and be sure to check out their other albums.

Comments

Submitted by DavidQ on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 2:23pm.

I have been listening to Hawk and a Hacksaw recently, and they are indeed really great. Well worth the listen.

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