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The Finches
"The House Under the Hill" is what inspired this whole mix. It's a gorgeous folk hybrid! I don't usually love such a sweet vocal style, but this one just caught me off guard and then Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs' voice proceeded to bore a hole into my skull and wrap itself around my brain. What inspired THIS mix was the group vocal at the end of the tune, which reminds one slightly of "Auld Lang Syne." The Finches are locals who have just released a new album, Human Like a House and are about to hit the road to support it. They'll be playing Amoeba Records on Saturday, January 27 at 2pm and at Cafe du Nord on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 in San Francisco. Blogger Christopher Appelgren waxes poetic on the duo.
