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In spirit of SXSW: Deer Tick, Baltimore Blues

Posted by Larissa on March 22nd, 2010

It seems artists tend to write only depressing songs about Baltimore, ‘Raining in Baltimore’ by Counting Crows, or not write about Baltimore at all! I believe Chiddy Bang mentions Baltimore in their song, ‘All Things Go’. That was relatively exciting. Well this lack of representation drew me to Deer Tick’s song titled, ‘Baltimore Blues No 1′. I did not expect it, but this unassuming song  lead me to download the rest of Deer Tick’s album, War Elephant, and become infatuated with every folky, indie, incoherent aspect of it.

I am predicting that Deer Tick may be to me in 2010 what The Antlers was to me in 2009. A small band, full of talent, that I fall in love with and devotedly follow. We will see though. Deer Tick hopes to release their new album, The Black Dirt Session, this May.

In spirit of SXSW, here is Deer Tick’s performance at this festival in 2008. With songs like, ‘sink or swim’, it’s hard to deny that their music screams Dylan. But, whatever, they do it well and you’ve got to love the skinny white kid on the double bass who reminds me all too much of one of our friends who plays the cello. Below is ‘These Old Shoes’.

‘These Old Shoes’