How They Are

AlbumMay 16 / 20107 songs, 32m 21s
Singer-Songwriter
Noteable

After completing work on the elaborate forthcoming follow-up to his vocal debut, Home, musician/composer Peter Broderick went into the studio with the goal of recording and mixing an album in one day live to 2 tape, with no overdubs or punch-ins only voice, piano, and guitar. How They Are is this record. Known as a stop-gap release in waning industry terms, the album sheds the tossed-off connotation, revealing something altogether sublime in its austerity and candor. This is not lite Broderick. This is essential Broderick.

7 / 10

As a direct demonstration of how real life circumstances truly dictate the course of great art, Efterklang member Peter Broderick recorded the sparse piano...

Album Reviews: Peter Broderick - How They Are