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Cranes & Crows
Blame Winter
*Available on iTunes.
**STREAM THE ENTIRE ALBUM ON VIRB **
As a direct result of a failed band and an indirect result of a web of connections that has its roots deep in the formative years of high school, Eau Claire based singer-songwriter Paul Brandt has emerged onto the local scene in many forms throughout the last year and a half. At a mere nineteen, Brandt has found time between manning his duties at the keyboard for such bands as Meridene , The Gentle Guest and now-defunct Fine to create his own project under the name Cranes & Crows. Originally meant to be nothing more than a recording project, it became evident that the songs being put to tape were meant for more than just demo status.
After six months of writing, recording, rehashing, naming, and renaming, Brandt, with the help of some friends, created an album - a collection of ten chilling and carefully crafted songs. This debut, entitled Blame Winter, is a portrayal of loss during the harshest of seasons. With each song, listeners are brought closer to understanding a longing felt for someone nearby, but distant in every way, and the hope that can shine through the cold frost of a Wisconsin winter.
Blame Winter's sound seems to pick up right where Brandt's first and former band, Fine, left off. Acoustic guitars and pianos are prevalent throughout, with the occasional banjo and upright bass anchoring most of the tracks. Recorded in bedrooms, basements, and churches, the album has a comfortable, lived-in quality that compliments the instrumentation.
Brandt is now looking to the future with this project and has planned to remain true to its name for as long as possible, with the prospects of more recording and touring in the seasons to come.

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Member Since: 23/01/2005
Band Website: www.ambledown.com
Band Members: Thanks to all of the people who played both on the record and live with me. They include: Scott Hayden, David Power, Brian Wells, Trevor Ives, Shane McLaughlin, John Nielsen, Emma Adler, Mike Noyce, and Eric Rykal.
Influences: Eau Claire, Doug Burr, Damien Jurado, Sufjan Stevens, The National, Radiohead.
Sounds Like: Folk-pop with a dash of indie.
Record Label: Amble Down Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

BLAME WINTER, NOW $5.00

photo by: Jacob Mengelkoch.The lovely folks at Amble Down Records are now offering our debut full-length, Blame Winter, for only $5.00 (shipping included in price). You can order it on our page, or a...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:20:00 GMT

Full Album Stream

Thanks to MySpace allowing everyone to now post up to 10 songs, we are now able to offer all of "Blame Winter" for streaming, direct from our page. Enjoy!
Posted by on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:33:00 GMT

News

Hey everyone,Just a quick update on what's going on. I've decided to put the hiatus on hiatus and play a few solo shows with some new material that I've been working on. If things go well and I have...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:25:00 GMT

Top 10 Local / Regional Songs of 2008

Now that Ive procrastinated on this for the last month, 2008 is over and 2009 is here. In keeping with the tradition I started last year, Ive compiled a list of my favorite local / regional songs...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:25:00 GMT

Blame Winter - now available!

It is now March 11th - which means Blame Winter is officially released!You can order it through PayPal directly from this myspace, or from Amble Down's store. If you don't want to pay the extra $2.00...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:03:00 GMT

Top 10 Local / Regional Songs of 2007

In no particular order, here are ten of my favorite songs that I heard for the first time in 2007 by local and regional artists you may or may not have heard before ... again, I stress no particular o...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:49:00 GMT

Release date + streaming

We've set a release date!On March 11th, Amble Down Records will officially release our album, "Blame Winter"! We're looking at a release show on either March 7th or 8th at the Nucleus, with another b...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:54:00 GMT