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Jeff Zentner : Hymns to the Darkness
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"Zentner’s 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." --Americana UK
Genre: Country: Alt-Country
Release Date: 2006
Hymns to the Darkness Record Label: Jeff Zentner
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Rusty Town 3:13 $0.99
The Wind Can Have You 5:14 $0.99
Hymns to the Darkness 2:57 $0.99
Dwell Inside My Skin 3:05 $0.99
Fire and Memory 3:51 $0.99
Friday Evenings 4:19 $0.99
The Color of the Clouds At Night 2:56 $0.99
The Vain Hopes of Men 4:14 $0.99
Geography 2:58 $0.99
Things We Fed to the Fire 4:54 $0.99
Secret Blood 2:02 $0.99
The Wall of My Heart 5:44 $0.99
Promise Me That You Will Never Die 3:01 $0.99
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Album Notes

here are secret words. the hearts in which they already dwell know them as their own.

moonlight. train tracks. calm after thunderstorm. scarecrows. dusty bibles. abandoned houses. fireflies. wire fence. sunlight through dust. creaking porch. fallen leaves. churchyard cemetary. grey autumn sky. river levee. dark holler. gravel road. car overgrown by weeds. dying town. windchimes. humid night. petal crushed underfoot. smoke. dirt on coffin lid. train whistle on winter night. wooden floor. color of night sky. secret place. iron bridge. locust. derelict boxcar. dreams. wind in poplar tree. swallow's nest in barn rafters. kudzu on telephone pole. red neon sign. hymnal falling apart. small white crosses by highway. cicada hum. path through woods. ghosts. bottle on windowsill. fading summer. south wind. raven wing flutter. shadows. forgotten church. sparrows. rust. railroad crossing lights through fog. puddle of clouds. rusted silo. crickets. dance of leaves blown by wind. decaying barn. field after harvest. clouds at night. lonely afternoon. quiet dusk. shadow of bird flying by streetlamp. lightning. red dirt. fall sunlight. tall pine. rain on metal roof. lover's whisper.

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REVIEWS

Lonesome desert highway music
author: Ian Stanton
Wow,what a wonderful album.I\'ve been listening to this continually for about 3 months now.It\'s one of those albums that you don\'t tire of.It\'s at the same time both beautiful & haunting.It has a lo-fi sound remeniscent of early Iron & Wine and the bittersweet feel of Ryan Adams Heartbreaker but it also has an underlying darkness and a quiet desperation to each song.When I\'m playing this I often imagine a solitary rusted old car travelling down some lonesome desert highway with the heat shimmering off the road.It\'s hard to pick a favourite song because they are all so good.I can\'t recommend this album highly enough.Press add to cart now.You won\'t regret it and from what i\'ve heard over at Jeff\'s Myspace his next album could be even better.If that\'s possable.
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beautiful songs
author: olive & nadj
we discovered jeff zentner on myspace some month ago and we have been enchanted by his music, only guitars and voice, it's so beautiful!
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author: pierquin
I discvered Jeff on myspace and immediately buy his cd from the mighty cd-baby. From what I heared on his page, I hoped the best and what can I say? it is still better than I expected. Just a voice and a guitar. Wonderful. I love this kind of music a lot, but, hey, it's a difficult exercice. Can I say he's there with the best? With Dan Bern, Luka Bloom, Johan Asherton, Neal Casal, Richard Buckner, Mark Lanegan (just to name a few) or the Great Townes, of course. By the way, buying this cd, you get an extra track by mail. A great cover of mister Van Zandt! I must add that I was listening to those wonderful songs when a friend of mine came to see me. And he immediately felt under the charm of the music, asking me: who's that boy? It's beautiful (he said that in French of course ;-))) You simply can't ignore Jeff's debut if you love emotional unplugged music. Great one!
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echoes such beauty
author: robin
vocally and musically sound...such emotion...awesome tunes...heart warming...uplifting...evocative...the music will echo within your soul for days...great stuff!
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