Ignatius says "Monumental".
It's no secret to anyone who knows me and my musical taste that I am a huge fan of the Cave Singers. I love bands that have interesting indie-rock pedigrees, and the Cave Singers have one of the best. The band includes members from Murder City Devils, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Hint Hint, and Cobra High. However, the Cave Singers project is something different in kind from all of those bands. When Peter Quirk, Derek Fudesco, and Marty Lund get together they shed their other bands' skins and become something new. The pastoral folk-rock has always spoken to me in a visceral way and I have always been puzzled by the fact that they don't get better reviews across the blogosphere.
Their much anticipated third record, No Witch, does not disappoint. The formula is the same and again expertly executed. They still deliver the same dark,unassuming hooks, and Peter Quirk's nasally vocal delivery remains one of my favorite voices in music. However, this album is much more produced than previous released with deeper textures facilitated by more prominent blues-rock riffs, organs, and horns. There are even moments when I felt like I had pulled out my old Black Crows records. Ultimately, this is the same Cave Singers that I have grown to appreciate; it just feels fuller and more mature.
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