Hawk and Dove: the metronome

11.04.2009

Metronome Graph

Posted by Hawk and Dove at 7:45 PM

Hawk and Dove: Like Abel whispering lullabies to Cain, the psychedelic country sound of Hawk and Dove is tenderness before the fury. After discovering his voice as a songwriter, Elijah Miller left his life as a Union Organizer and called upon guitarist John Kleber to help craft his sound. The two soon met Stephanie Sanders, an accomplished pianist who had recently thrown her jazz degree in the East River and picked up a bass guitar. With the lovely violin of Rachel Lyon, Sanders' melodic lines navigate the tempest of Kleber's guitar, bearing Miller's lyrics into an unquiet sea. In late November of 2008, Hawk and Dove forged an anchor with veteran New York drummer and session musician Dave Butler. Together with Sanders, Butler judges when to allow the music of Hawk and Dove to whisper, scream, melt through the cracks or explode into the sky.