Lewis and Clarke’s 2007 release, Blasts of Holy Birth (iTunes), is a tough album to define in words. They describe themselves as “avant chamber folk, or neo-baroque” music, both of which terms I have absolutely no idea what they truly mean. To me this trio sound a lot like other modern day singers Kings of Convenience or Sufjan Stevens as all three artists tend to paint sprawling soundtracks for rainy days and lazy afternoons spent contemplating life. There is something here that transcends the simple cliches of radio ready music and the single song download. Here is a depth and maturity, a patience, not often found.
mp3 : Lewis and Clarke - Before it Breaks You
This is the type of music you could easily bill for a show at the NY MoMA, which is where they happened to have played a scant four days ago. Also, for those of you who remain curious, the moniker they have chosen is a representation of the relationship that C.S. Lewis and Arthur C. Clarke shared while they were on this earth. Obviously their name works on many levels, but I thought it poignant that they chose to spell Clarke with an e and not like the intrepid western explorer spelled his name.
