Lowly, The Tree Ghost – Apparitions/Whatever Goes, Let It Go!

(Not official artwork)

Genre: Folk, Indie, Country
Year: 2010
Location: Cleveland, OH
Label: Self-Released
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Apparitions
01. Bicycle Lily
02. Holy Plowman
03. Jeremy Fisher
04. Laughing Apple
05. A Sight To Behold
06. Freedom Mountain

Whatever Goes, Let It Go!
07. Farmer’s Daughter
08. Broad Shoulders
09. Laughing Apple
10. Morning Mountain Praise

Lowly, The Tree Ghost are an indie-folk/country band from right here in Cleveland, OH.  They got in contact with me and sent me out a copy of their two EPs, Apparations and Whatever Goes, Let It Go! I was expected just a unmarked blank CD, but in the case of Lowly, they sent me out a 20-page booklet with the lyrics of each song and pictures accompany each EP.   Pretty unique experience listening to the tracks and reading through the booklet.   Their sound is very complimentary of some folk bands from the Dead Oceans family, like Bowerbirds, Akron/Family, and Phosphorescent. Both EPs praise a delicate and warm tone, like drinking some hot cocoa in your mildly cold house in winter wearing your favorite sweatshirt.  The first EP, Apparitions, plays a retro-country tone within songs like “Jeremy Fisher” and the pretty EP-ender “Freedom Mountain”.  Whatever Goes, Let It Go! has Lowly sporting a much fuller and inviting sound, and check out the revamp Neil Young-like “Laughing Apple”.  Speaking of Phosphorescent, Lowly, The Tree Ghost will  be opening for them at the Grog Shop in August. All of that looked perfect until Phosphorescent’s van got stolen in New York, along with most of their equipment.  The current news is that the Matthew Houck and his band will be trekking on through the rest of their dates, so you best be at the Grog on August 7th!