Now Now: NPR Music Field Recordings
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2012
- See more Field Recordings at: www.npr.org/series/144918893/f...
The "Graffiti Park" in Austin, Texas, is stunning from any angle: Essentially a giant public canvas, the staggered façade on Baylor Street is constantly refreshed with new eye-popping murals by aerosol artists. When the members of Now, Now met us there, they were good enough sports to haul their guitars and amplifiers all the way to the top.
Now, Now's newest album, Threads, begins with an ominous dare: "Find a thread to pull, and we can watch it unravel." It's a spot-on metaphor for the on-again, off-again relationship that provides the record's running narrative. Frontwoman Cacie Dalager sings from the fraught space between breaking up and letting go, zooming in on moments where she could cut the problem off at its source, but instead ends up grabbing desperately at its stray ends. Intense as the songs on Threads are, they're also meditative: terse, frank internal monologues which show that Dalager's lovesick narrator is at least being honest with herself. That may be why, perched on a concrete slab high above downtown Austin, the band seemed right at home. It was a spot perfect for deep thinking.
Now, Now's three members - Dalager, guitarist Jess Abbott and drummer Bradley Hale - are small in stature, but they think in widescreen. In this performance of "But I Do," stripped of its usual drums, synthesizers and programmed tracks, the band still aims for a saturated sound. Dalager's alto chugs along the low end, Abbott's harmonies soar over the top, and dueling Telecasters burst and bloom to fill the space between.
Credits
Producer: Mito Habe-Evans; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Additional Videography by: Katie Hayes Luke; Executive Producers: Anya Grundmann, Keith Jenkins
It hurts me too think 2012 was 7 years okay...
Its always good to know the singers of one of your favorite bands can actually sing unplugged =)
This comment didn't age well lol
it's music like this that keeps me going
+Chonthicha Mooksikswat glad it does :) remember that music is always there for you and so are its fans xx
You guys are chill, haven't revisited your music in a while, you all remind me if Eisley and Tegan and Sara had a music baby.
It's rare to consistently write material that is both immediately engaging and compatible with the lyrical material without sacrificing either. You've developed a formula that generates all of these elements & positive responses from anyone that hears it. That is so RARE. Please keep going!
Nice to see younger bands take on a real and concise musical approach; I know this might sound silly, but there are so many aspects that I find have become extinct in the great majority of music released by younger artists. This is truly great.
the sounds of the mocking birds in the morning with the finches i love texas its such a beautiful track that can never be mimicked because of the natural sounds and acoustics of this location. :)
god jess's telecaster is beautiful
this was the first time ive heard them and it was honest and meaningful and now im in love.
Love these NPR recordings. It gives the musical acts a chance to really show their stuff without any fancy gimmicks, prove that they actually have true talent.
Awesome. Love these field recordings and love Now, Now. Excellent.
This video is a lot sadder now that the park is closed :(
They are still gonna move it though
Ugh man..Probably my favourite Now, Now song
such a good recording too - love it!
Some classic reggae right here!
esto es lo mejor, amo escucharlos c:
This is sooo good
admiro su creatuivdad y estilo
This is incredible.
Wow :D this is so cool x)
My dad showed me this, it reminded me of my band haha.
Great job :)
great place to play songs!!
Que bien suena la música que elaboran ustedes!
Sounds really good
I love it!
This is good... and the black stripes girls has such a good vibe too, she's look so chill
Miss you folks.
please come to quebec city luv your band
i love their telecaster
i love it! these kids are too hip.
Very Nice, soft and charming.
we love now now.
Hearty greetings from the Czech Republic. We are waiting for the European tour. Go Minnesota :)
Can I like this video twice ? lol
I love now now!
Cacie is soooo adorable!! ^__^
I LOVED IT ! it's kind of high jaja and you all are really cute :3
Fucking great. The one time I'm not there, one of my favorite groups show up and plays haha
Who writes the tags for these NPR Field Recordings? Somebody is really flexing (successfully) their creative nonfiction muscle. Nice, solid paragraph of descriptors that seriously sell the band's sounds.
I'm actually crying
awsome
This is real independent music!!!!! :)
Agreed, thanks for noticing, I prob would not have read it had I not read your post.
Meow, meow
that's the way your mother speaks
shame you.
respect
Where did they record this? I want to see that area
can someone tell me what amps are they using?
god. i am in love.
Whats that blue pedal on Cacie's board.... Top left pedal at 0:46
sweet!
Yeah!
Makes me want to get my Telecaster out
ikr
Update us, did you get the tele out?
Well, I did and I'm seeing Now, Now soon in Berlin, Cassiopeia :)
As itsWendyPerez pointed out, they are fender telecasters. Thinline Telecasters to be specific - means they have a hollow body :)
anyone know what guitar the chick with the glasses is playing?
I'm pretty sure Jess Abbott is probably the most perfect human in existence.
Hopefully someday come to mexico
un mexicano! :0
Dos mexicanos :o
Tres mexicanos y dos se llaman axel
Hopefully
si vinieron!!!
only one song?
can someone tell me what gear are they using??
Fender Telecaster
This song is for people that didn’t have this song before but lived this life. Ouch
love old personile
....i love you
After all that work, I hope they got to play more than one song...:(
your mother is out control, she gave you a light.
oh god is this clipping a little bit ?
Welcome to the rice fields !
perf
find a thread to pull, and we can watch it unravel...
ahaha this is great but I live in Austin and I'm pretty sure it's not called graffiti park.
Tafari Robertson castle hill
I think you mean Darrell Abbott.
0:35 :'v
You are what I want when I dont want anything else.
This is awesome, but the xlyophone has got to go.
you should hear how low my voice can go...
One of those chicks can sing pretty dang low, sounds great though
kwool
confusing ....and weird..... and very nice at the same time
..........yes ... and the nerd chicks kinda hot
hipster level OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P
I dont know why but Cacie sounds flat in this version of the song over all its good but something about her voice sounds off here does anyone agree?
unpluged
She usually sounds better, even unplugged. Maybe she was sick or something?
good stuff but the singing is a bit off some times
All the dye went to their heads, this is just so down to earth and.....good. I can’t complain about this. Their new stuff including Tancred just seems so hollow and I’m so sorry I feel like that💔
lol that doesn't even make any sense.
please don't judge austin music on this.
Alright girls...you need to work a little harder
what are you even talking about, you weirdo?
I'm sure they have more talent in their pinky finger than you do in your whole body
Their hipster levels are out of control.
It makes me hate them.
I'm sorry but whenever I see a band performing without a Bass Player it immediately makes me cringe. Its like a tree in the wind without roots... falls flat and has no body. I'm seeing them Saturday as some tix fell in my Lap, so I will reserve final judgement till then. I hope I'm wrong.