{"id":70676,"date":"2019-05-09T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T14:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=70676"},"modified":"2019-05-06T03:04:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T08:04:31","slug":"avey-tare-cows-on-hourglass-pond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2019\/05\/09\/avey-tare-cows-on-hourglass-pond\/","title":{"rendered":"Avey Tare: Cows on Hourglass Pond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium alignright wp-image-70677\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/AveyTare_CowsOnHourglassPond_opt.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/AveyTare_CowsOnHourglassPond_opt.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/AveyTare_CowsOnHourglassPond_opt.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/AveyTare_CowsOnHourglassPond_opt.jpg?resize=125%2C125&amp;ssl=1 125w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\">In order to better understand what Animal Collective is all about, look to Dave Portner; rather, look to Avey Tare, Portner\u2019s moniker that he has been making music under for well over a decade. Avey Tare taps further into the obscurity that is associated with the band and allows listeners to hear a different side: one that is more intimate and colorful. Much of the Maryland native\u2019s inspiration comes from nature and his belief that visuals can influenced through sound. <em>Cows on Hourglass Pond<\/em>, Avey Tare\u2019s latest release, is rhythmic, intentional, low-key and very visual.<\/p>\n<p>This album is more acoustic than listeners are accustomed to; but where <em>Cows on Hourglass Pond<\/em> diverges from the rest is in its use of synth mixing and abundance of vocal effects. With only ten tracks, this album is quite a bit shorter than Avey Tare\u2019s last release, <em>Eucalyptus<\/em>; however, it carries on the same melodic theme. Although the instrumentals have toned down, many of the sounds are similar to those heard on <em>Down There. Pullhair Rubeye<\/em>, Avey Tare\u2019s collaboration with Kr\u00eda Brekkan &#8211; also known as Krist\u00edn Anna Valt\u00fdsd\u00f3ttir, the Icelandic vocalist \u2013 was rather distant and distorted, similar to <em>Split Series #16<\/em>, with David Grubbs, the indie experimentalist.<\/p>\n<p><em>Cows on Hourglass Pond<\/em> perfectly showcases Avey Tare\u2019s signature creativity and humor, heard especially in the closing track, \u201cHORS_.\u201d To really get a feel for the album\u2019s acoustics, \u201cNostalgia in Lemonade\u201d features intermittent sounds of guitar alongside his subtle vocals. \u201cSaturdays (Again)\u201d takes the speed up a notch, singing about the beauty of an adventurous Saturday. Throughout the album, Avey Tare invokes listeners to ponder their use of time through the use of inquisitive metaphors and intimate vignettes; <em>Cows on Hourglass Pond<\/em> is yet another dreamy reflection of existence.<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nRecommended If You Like: Black Dice, Julian Lynch, Dan Deacon<br \/>\nRecommended Tracks: 3 (\u201cNostalgia in Lemonade\u201d), 4 (\u201cSaturdays (Again)\u201d), 10 (\u201cHORS_\u201d)<br \/>\nDo Not Play: None<br \/>\nWritten by Amy Shea on 05\/05\/2019 <\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cows on Hourglass Pond, Avey Tare\u2019s latest release, is rhythmic, intentional, low-key and very visual.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21359,"featured_media":70677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[181],"tags":[8305,1000,8370],"class_list":["post-70676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rock-rotation","tag-amy-shea","tag-avey-tare","tag-cows-on-hourglass-pond"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/AveyTare_CowsOnHourglassPond_opt.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}