Hem - Tourniquet

Hem were formed in 1999 and released their debut album, Rabbit Songs, in 2002 to critical acclaim. Since then they have attracted attention with their mix of country, folk and a sort of dreamlike sound and on 2nd April this year they will be releasing their sixth album, Departure and Farewell, from which this track, Tourniquet, comes.http://vimeo.com/58502887

If you like the sound of Hem, you are in luck because once again, you can visit NoiseTrade and download this and the wonderful Walking Past The Graveyard, Not Breathing, as a taster to the new album, along with the whole of Funnel Cloud, absolutely free (although once again, I would recommend 'tipping' the artist!)

Hem come from Brooklyn and consist of Sally Ellyson (vocals), Dan Messé (piano, accordion, glockenspiel), Gary Maurer (guitar, mandolin), and Steve Curtis (guitar, mandolin, banjo, back-up vocals).

Of the new album, Messé explains that “Hem has always been about endings in one way or another (we were named after the ending of a dress, after all), but never more so than here in these songs.” And Ellyson adds “This album is about loss, about the fear of loss and about the trajectory of life…it was one of the more emotionally resonating albums to record.” 

Comparing the two songs from the forthcoming album with Funnel Cloud, they appeared to have changed direction ever so slightly and in an interesting way, so I look forward to hearing the full offering on its release.


http://www.allabouthem.com/index.htm