Peter Broderick is like the Swiss Army Knife of musicians; compact,
elegant, multipurpose. What sets him apart is his restraint. With an
arsenal of talents at his disposal, he prefers to reveal only one or two
at a time.
With Home, Broderick may have performed his most impressive feat
yet: breathing new life into the most pedestrian arrangement in
modern music. He turns the open-mic night connotations of guitar
and vocal on its ear with layers of vocal washes, x-acto finger-picking
figures, and his deceptively simple compositional style.
You'd think working with as many as five different bands in recent
history (Efterklang, Horse Feathers, She & Him, Loch Lomond
and Norfolk & Western) simultaneously wouldn't allow Peter to
pursue any kind of solo career. Likewise, his easygoing, unassuming
demeanor might lead you to believe he didn't have aspirations being
accessible and available to lend a musical hand. But in late 2007 a
steady stream of solo instrumental releases on respected labels Type
and Kning Disk has all but established Broderick as the young
composer / pianist / string player to watch.
Home is a collection of folk songs recorded at the end of 2007 and
beginning of 2008. In late 2007, Peter Broderick toured all around
Europe with the Danish ensemble Efterklang, playing violin with them,
and opening the shows as a solo act. His recorded work up to this
time had been primarily instrumental, but as he began to play live
shows, he discovered he also had a passion for singing. And so,
when he had a break from touring at the end of the year, he set out to
make an album that was the opposite of his other instrumental, piano
and string based recordings. With Home he has made and album
with neither of these instruments. The result is an album based
around layers and layers of vocals, and guitars. Recorded in various
places in various parts of the world, it is an album about finding a
home. Written, performed, recorded, and produced by Peter himself,
and mixed with his good friend and sound wizard from Efterklang,
Mads Brauer.
TRACKLIST
Games
And It's Alright
With The Notes In My Ears
Esbern Snares Gade 11,2tv
Below It
Sickness, Bury
Not At Home
There And Here
Maps
"Peter Broderick recently charmed audiences across Europe, joining
Efterklang as part of their tour formation (violin) and opening for them,
showcasing his incredibly versatile musicianship by playing everything from
piano and guitar to violin and musical saw, using tape loops to build delicate
and moving pieces rooted in classical music, folk or rock." – The Milk Factory
"Peter Broderick is a name you will be hearing a lot more of in the months
and years to come. After a string of solo shows and a couple of extremely
limited releases Broderick has already been the subject of a kind of quietly
frenzied bidding war from labels desperate to sign him up" – Boomkat