Naturally, one would suspect that a band billing itself as Overmountain Men would steer its stance towards archival Americana. And indeed, this stirring debut album leaves no doubt as to their rugged backwoods inclinations. There’s star billing, such as it is, in the person of Bob Crawford, bassist for North Carolina’s Avett Brothers (whose recordings prior to the recent I and Love and You all appeared on the Ramseur label), but the Overmountain Men glean mainly from the template established by the Band, courtesy of David Childers’ mournful vocals and a tattered, tangled sound that’s as weathered as parchment and equally as resilient. Childers, it should be noted is a bit of a Tarheel legend himself, a published author and poet and barnstorming root rocker with a discography stretching back to the mid ‘80s.
Tracklist:
01. Magpies
02. Rembrandt
03. Angola(instrumental)
04. Some Place Along The River
05. Coney Island Express
06. Glorious Day
07. Angola
08. Looking For Dr. Caligari
09. Leaving England
10. All I Ever Knew
11. Altar Of Greed/Muddy Bottom/The Hunch (medley)
