Wednesday, September 27, 2006

save you now.

In a perfect world, you were a fan of Denison Witmer long before the Pitchfork-fueled hoax involving Sufjan Stevens Rosie Thomas and a baby. In a perfect world, for news regarding Witmer and his most recent album, Are You A Dreamer? and upcoming re-release of his debut, Safe Away, you wouldn't have to go through a label's front page, urging you to vote to get Cartel on TRL. Obviously, I believe that Denison Witmer's placement on The Militia Group is odd and unsettling, but they appear to care for the folky sound that got the attention of Mr. Stevens himself. I wish I didn't have to bring him up either, but the two are friends, play together on Denison's latest, and have a very similar sound. I would very comfortably wedge Witmer between Rocky Votolato and Sufjan Stevens. It's certainly a clearer picture of Witmer's sound than explaining how his Philadelphia Songs was recorded with a lot of help from Ohio and Suicide Squeeze's own The Six Parts Seven.
If I were to ramble my way to a point, it would be that Denison Witmer emits a delicate sound of folk pop, that is essentially a man singing beautifully personal songs about love and life. Sure, it's been done, but very rarely is it this enjoyable and sad and relatable.
Are You A Dreamer? was released last year, and Denison's first album will be re-released on October 17th with a bonus CD with the Are You A Sleeper? EP and live songs, collaborations with Saxon Shore and Rosie Thomas and more. Listen to more at Denison's MySpace or his website.

Also, I learned that Denison released an album of cover songs, written by such greats as Neil Young, Gram Parsons, Graham Nash, Carole King, Fleetwood Mac, Big Star, and more.



Denison Witmer's "Los Angeles"
& "Meant To Be"
from Safe Away

Denison Witmer's "Little Flowers"
& "Are You A Dreamer?"
from Are You A Dreamer?



CHRISTMAS IN 88.
Sufjan Stevens' "I Saw Three Ships"

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