{"id":12760,"date":"2014-03-19T10:02:23","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T15:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/?p=12760"},"modified":"2014-03-19T10:02:23","modified_gmt":"2014-03-19T15:02:23","slug":"album-review-new-bums-voices-in-a-rented-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/2014\/03\/19\/album-review-new-bums-voices-in-a-rented-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: New Bums &#8211; <i>Voices in a Rented Room<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/New_Bums_Voices-In-A-Rented-Room.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-12761\" alt=\"New_Bums_Voices-In-A-Rented-Room\" src=\"http:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/New_Bums_Voices-In-A-Rented-Room-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/New_Bums_Voices-In-A-Rented-Room-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/New_Bums_Voices-In-A-Rented-Room-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/New_Bums_Voices-In-A-Rented-Room-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/New_Bums_Voices-In-A-Rented-Room.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>The compilation Ben Chasney and Donovan Quinn create as New Bums on their debut album, <i>Voices in a Rented Room<\/i> is as well matched as stale cigarettes and a heavy pour of whiskey in the wee morning hours. The melodies gracefully stumble from track to track and linger between improvisational and deliberate. Each track plays like it\u2019s been recorded anywhere but a proper studio (perhaps just some rented room) as the metallic string squeaks resonate frequently. But just as frequently incorporated is the precision from flamenco inspired finger work heard most notably in the opening track, \u201cBlack Bough.\u201d The combination forms a modern psych-folk sound that establishes structure without giving up its raw edge.<\/p>\n<p>The aesthetic of every track from New Bums centers on a lackadaisical harmonizing that listeners could easily think attributable to a few stiff drinks shared between friends. But with the track record of Chasney\u2019s Six Organs of Admittance and Quinn\u2019s The Skygreen Leopards, listeners can be assured that every musical aspect is nothing short of intentional.<\/p>\n<p>The instrumentation remains sparse through the entirety. Quinn and Chasney accompany one another for the majority of tunes with vocals and guitar. However \u201cWelcome to the Navy\u201d changes pace with the addition of electronic reverb, which accentuates the fusion of modern and vintage folk.<\/p>\n<p>Dark, humorous and sometimes dark <i>and<\/i> humorous lyrics encompass the album. As the two croon out \u201cPigeon Town,\u201d the acoustic and catchy tune is reminiscent of the sweet serenade of Simon and Garfunkel. But verses containing <i>Frankenstein<\/i> and <i>fucks<\/i> transform the soft spoken ballad from a poem to a limerick. An Americana spirit flows through each track, embracing and even respecting the charm of blemishes. This is imperfection as a form of art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The compilation Ben Chasney and Donovan Quinn create as New Bums on their debut album, Voices in a Rented Room is as well matched as stale cigarettes and a heavy pour of whiskey&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":12761,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[764,2517,2518,654,2515,671,2516],"class_list":["post-12760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-review","tag-album-reviews","tag-ben-chasney","tag-donavan-quinn","tag-drag-city","tag-new-bums","tag-six-organs-of-admittance","tag-skygreen-leopards"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12760"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12762,"href":"https:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12760\/revisions\/12762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poppressinternational.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}