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New Music from Laura Gibson, Elvis Perkins
By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, March 5, 2009.
Word of Mouth music reviewer Bill Slammon is back to fill us in on two impressive new releases: Laura Gibson's new record is called Beasts of Seasons. She's 26 and lives in Portland, Oregon. Her songs, played on a nylon-stringed guitar, are hushed and meditative, and the album is split into two halves: communion songs and funeral songs. You can hear more music at Laura Gibson's MySpace page. Elvis Perkins is frontman for the band Elvis Perkins in Dearland. The folksinger has an intriguing backstory: His father, actor Anthony Perkins (who played Norman Bates in Hitchcock’s Psycho) died of complications from AIDS when Elvis Perkins was a teenager, and his mother, photographer Berry Berenson, was a victim of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. His songs are both catchy and thoughtful, and he's earned comparisons to both Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan. Their self-titled debut is out now, and there's more music available at Elvis Perkins in Dearland's MySpace page. About usWord of Mouth is all about what's new. Online and on-air, the show looks at our fascinating and ever-changing world, and puts the latest ideas under a microscope. Word of Mouth investigates everything from science and technology, to health and the environment, to new trends in popular culture. The show airs Monday through Thursday at noon and is hosted by Virginia Prescott. Contact usSay what you want to say. How you want to say it. We want to hear from you. Search usPodcastWord of Mouth is on the move! Sign up for our podcast and take the show wherever you go.
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