Cavil Mares Tails CD

Mares' tails known to cloud watchers as cirrus uncinus are feathery strands of frozen cirrus cloud. Beautiful from afar, they signal the approach of a warm front, forecasting change and turmoil. Cavil's MARES' TAILS captures life lived under the presence of prevailing south westerlies in a Pennine town in a series of folk nocturnes, filled out with brushed drums, trembling bass, glockenspiel, and the occasional waves of echoing guitars. Delivered with a calm assurance, the major chords never far from minor, and the lyrics, while essentially contented, never far from a tinge of regret. These are lullabies of everyday betrayal and longing. Phantoms of freedom abound: The wind, a plastic bag waving from the branches of a tree, flocks of migratory geese, and the art of plane spotting. Recommended if your tastes run to Tindersticks, the Montgolfier Brothers, or the sound of a distant train whistle in the night.

1. Terese 2. These Things 3. Plastic Bag (That's My Flag) 4. Clumsy Hands 5. When I Think of You 6. Why Say Anything? 7. Cold Heaven 8. Planespotter 9. Pennine Town 10. Certain Friend 11. Piranha Canal 12. Small Moments