Deer Tick



Deer Tick
The Black Dirt Sessions
Partisan Records   


 ADDS 6/1/10
Recorded late last year at Black Dirt Studios in upstate New York, The Black Dirt Sessions is a deeply personal record from Deer Tick and most especially from lead vocalist and songwriter John McCauley.  It is the sound of a band coming into its own, finding its voice and pouring its collective heart out.  The comparisons that have often been thrust upon McCauley by the press seem to fall away as his own voice comes through more clearly. Songs like "Goodbye, Dear Friend" and "Christ Jesus" find McCauley alone at the piano—about as naked as you can possibly get on record. The Black Dirt version of "Christ Jesus," manages to be even more devastating than the original.  
Clearly, the band is exploring some darker material here (like death, mortality, the existence of God) than they've touched on in the past, and it suits them.  Even as the Deer Tick live show has become legendary for its raucous, spontaneous moments, this record serves as proof of the band's incredible musicianship, cohesive nature and most importantly gives us a chance to witness McCauley becoming a fully formed, mature songwriter right in front of our eyes (or ears).  
Deer Tick had an incredible 2009.  Early in the year the band had the unlikely support of NBC Nightly News' Brian Williams, who has become one of the leading champions of Deer Tick via his BriTunes music site, alongside critics like David Fricke and Greil Marcus.  The band was praised in just about every major music publication, with Rolling Stone going so far as to name them "the country-rock breakthrough of the year."   Deer Tick also became a steady favorite for many of our men and women in uniform, performing for Pentagon TV several times.   A documentary film about the band, “City of Sin”, was also completed last year and should see the light of day in 2010. 


RIYL: Dr. Dog, Dawes, Delta Spirit

TRY: #2, 4, 5, 7 - DIRTY: #8


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 http://www.last.fm/music/Deer+Tick    

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_Tick_(band)    

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 http://www.partisanrecords.com/