donovan quinn

donovan quinn - october lanterns (soft abuse 2008)

”donovan quinn is a singer-songwriter from san francisco, california. since 2001 he’s performed his songs with the skygreen leopards (collaborating with glenn donaldson) & under the name verdure. currently he can be found operating solo, occasionally being joined by various friends & collaborators, under the umbrella of the 13th month. donovan’s first solo record, produced in collaboration with jason quever (papercuts), will be released in the spring of 2008.” bruno schulz

"Sean Penn’s “Into the Wild” would have been a much better movie if, for its soundtrack, Penn had replaced Eddie Vedder by Donovan Quinn. For the ten tracks on “October Lanterns” show just the right degree of hinterwaldlerdom without ever venturing too far off the beaten track. Sure, when Quinn recorded these fine songs in ‘02 and ’03, he used a wide array of folk instruments. But whether hammond organ, melodica, mouth harp, or mandolin: They all blissfully sound as if the still wore the price tag of the music supply store. That, however, is not a problem at all, but provides track like “At the tent revival” with an awkward quality not to be found elsewhere. Recorded at his former home studio on a horse ranch in Walnut Creek, CA, “October Lanterns” is Quinn’s debut under his own name. He has recorded with The Skygreen Leopards and solo under the Verdure moniker. This cd-r, limited as it is to handmade 100 copies, should help him to get established further in a field ruled by the likes of Hala Strana or Hush Arbors." foxy digitalis

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