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Nat Baldwin – ‘Dome Branches’

The words might not have all that much obvious meaning and it certainly takes its time in warming up, but somehow this song manages to be wonderfully emotive and dramatic as it woozily sweeps its way across different time signatures. Supported by Dirty Projector’s Dave Longstreth on 12-string guitar, Nat Baldwin’s bowed double-bass goes careering off under a storm of strings, horns and frenetic jazz drumming, rousing together something special that demands repeated listening throughout the day. If the rest of the album is anywhere near as good as this, there’ll be plenty to look forward to with the release of Baldwin’s Most Valuable Player (produced by Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor) on Broken Sparrow this April.