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Richard Buckner: Ariel Ramirez

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bucknerRichard Buckner’s cover for his 1998 record, Since, shows nine pictures of a candle flame blowing out. The record’s third song, Ariel Ramirez, is the sound of that candle wavering in the breeze, his baritone and guitar fighting against a pointless and paralyzing loss. Buckner’s lyrics suggest more than they tell; it’s almost the sound of them that’s more important than the words themselves. Put Ariel on/And smoke away the night/And do the white net crawl/Until the hammers fall. A piano joins Richard, first playing chords beneath the guitar, and then answering him at the end of each verse with an elusive flicker of the thing he’s pining for.

The song goes away as quickly as it arrives, like something glimpsed off the highway from the window of a bus.

Richard Buckner will be coming through town on April 28th, playing a set at Mikey’s at 8 PM with Sam Dickison opening. He’s touring in support of the digital re-issue of three fine records on Merge. Plan on being there.

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Richard Buckner: Ariel Ramirez (from 1998’s Since)

Brendan really goes for the sad Americana, but has no idea how to convince you all to go for it, too. These posts are proof of that, especially the ‘no idea’ part.

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