The number of releases that Will Oldham is cranking out is damn near stupifying. It would be easy to dismiss his live recordings because well, you don’t want to be working all year round just to afford all of the man’s releases. It would be a shame though to miss out on “Is It The Sea?” because it is yet another great release.
Recorded during his tour through Scotland and Ireland back in 2006, Oldham was backed up by a local band called Harem Scarem and a percussionist that goes by the name of Alex Neilson. The addition of sweet female vocals, fiddle, melodica and banjo to the good man’s gloomy voice make the songs sound more upbeat and happy-ish compared to the studio versions.
Very simply put… I highly recommend “Is It The Sea?”.
Score: 8.5 out of 10
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