Pastoral Southern folkies Bowerbirds won some lovely acclaim for their 2007 debutHymns for a Dark Horse including praise from indie darlings John Darnielle and Justin Vernon, who took the band on tour with their respective acts the Mountain Goats and Bon Iver.
Now, the North Carolina duo is gearing up to release their second album,The Upper Air, on July 7, before embarking on asummer tour, which includes a stop at thePitchfork Music Festivalnext month, and the Music Mix has an exclusive stream for you of the song Beneath Your Tree a accordian-laced back-porch jam to transport you right out of the air-conditioned halogen hum of your office cubicle:
