- 21
- Aug
Luke Temple. What a guy. The voice of an angel and the songwriting of a poet. Oh and the musical talent of a whole band, in one guy.
You may remember when I posted about Temple early last year, but he is back with a new full-length album, Snowbeast, on Seattle's Mill Pond Records. The album is full of surprises, crazy instrumentation, and stories about life and love. Luke Temple doesn't sound like anyone else out there right now, which is super satisfying to me. His high-register voice, the (I think) tape-loops, bedroom-drums and soda-bottle percussion, horns, sometimes sweet- sometimes broken-sounding keys, all layered together make for a really great listen.
Snowbeast came out today, so you can get it direct from Mill Pond's online store, or from your favorite indie retailer, or you can download it from iTunes. Very highly recommended.
Oh also, Luke is playing a number of dates - check his website for info - but there's a show at Joe's Pub on Thursday for those of you in the big dirty city. He is a really talented performer, so I suggest you make it to a show to see him.