Tuesday’s Tune: Shiver

October 6, 2009 by Tim
Filed under: music

While working with a random playlist bubbling in the background, Howe Gelb’s Shiver slithered into my conciousness. I hadn’t heard it in years and was left wondering why. Its simple, folksy melody – with a hook that would make any songwriter jealous – just draws you in and demands that you listen to Chore Of Enchantment a few more times. This album came out under the band name of Giant Sand, one of Gelb’s ever changing vehicles for his prolific songwriting.

It also forced me to get hold of the latest Giant Sand album, proVISIONS. Any fan of Gelb, Giant Sand and his “side projects” (OP8, Calexico, The Friends of Dean Martinez and The Band of Blacky Ranchette) will not be disappointed at all.