Member Since: 22/08/2006
Band Website: www.sonicbids.com/ichabodscrane
Band Members:
c.carleton - vocals, guitars, keys
s.adamus - cello
m.laidlaw - drums
& guest accompaniment from:
a.waters - harmonica, slide guitar, banjo
c.darvall - guitar, harmonium
Influences:
stings by blue bottles, riding horses along sand, water falling over clifftops, snake tails speeding beneath gumboots, steep climbs, social disorder, bus trips through cities, bubbles of saltwater & no breath left, road kill, sharp rocks on bare feet, palpable glances, blood relations, especially during & after dying, blood, salt, tears, kisses, cuts, beats, sounds, music, deafening cicadas, humans generally...also sigur ros, john lennon, jimi hendrix, ani di franco, cat power, randy newman, the pixies, joanna newsom, pj harvey, bob dylan, bob marley, wilco & billy bragg, dirty three, fur, janis jopin, jose gonzalez, lucinda williams....amongst many others....
Sounds Like:
floating shipwrecks, old-time movies, babbling brooks singing to the fish, dusty electric guitars and sweet dreams after reading books by murakami, a simple sad song in the early hours of the morning outside a cafe in france where one can smell the fresh bread and the dawn coffee brewing...
Type of Label: Unsigned