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Name:
Jeff Zentner
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Age:
33
Joined:
May 18, 2006
Latest Activity:
3 months ago
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Website:
dark, haunting Americana
About Me:
"...Without fail, the lyrics read well in their own right as poems, and truly shine out when put to Zentners hypnotic, whispering vocals and dreamy arrangements. Beware though, this album does not make for easy listening. Zentners tales are tinged with black, and as beautiful as his prose is, there is a real underlying darkness that imparts a deliciously deep sense of unease. Conjuring images of desolate, rusty small towns, and compelling tales of human tragedy, love, and friendship, the listener is transported away into another world entirely."
--Americana-UK
"A disconcerting purveyor of caustic Americana, Jeff Zentner is an introspective young songwriter who conjures images of suburban desolation and despair through his dark lyricism and some stark, whispered vocals. Drawing on the bittersweet melancholy of Iron and Wine and the unsettling fragility of Mark Lanegan, Zentner sets about creating a hugely-affecting sound that echoes with desperation and a heart-breaking sense of youthful resignation. His debut album Hymns to the Darkness is a difficult, troubling but immensely rewarding listening experience. Alongside barren arrangements consisting of weeping lap steel and precision finger-picking, Zentner talks of forgotten, nameless towns, rusting industries and his frustrations at the dying heart of real world America. This is heart-wrenching, throat-drying melancholy that connects with the raw and primal fears of every intoxicated listener. Zentner is a truly breath-taking talent."
--freshdeermeat.com
Record Label:
unsigned
Band Members:
Jeff Zentner
Influences:
Townes Van Zandt, Cormac McCarthy, Joe Bolton, Raymond Carver, Breece D'J Pancake, William Faulkner, Chris Offut, Steve Earle, Chris Knight, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Damien Jurado, Charles Bukowski, Gillian Welch, Nick Cave, Woven Hand, Mark Lanegan, Whiskeytown, Robert Belfour, Blind Willie Johnson, Dock Boggs, Sara Zentner, Hobart Smith, Ryan Adams, Iron and Wine
Sounds Like:
moonlight. train tracks. calm after thunderstorm. scarecrows. dusty bibles. abandoned houses. fireflies. wire fence. sunlight through dust. rain on metal roof. cicada hum. smell of leaves. path through woods. ghosts. bottle on windowsill. midnight prayer. bare branches against darkening sky. blinking yellow light at deserted intersection. forgotten church. sparrows. rust. things that die. heartbeats.
Country:
United States
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Channel Comments
so whats new? I look forward to hearing the Dying Days... :)
Keep well in your rustier town :)
Kerry<3
Keep up the good work, any chance of Creech Holler doing an Irish tour ha ha?
Good luck