The Cave Singers
Dusty, rhythmic folk with a Pacific Northwest chill. Intimate acoustic guitars and shuffling drums create a sound that is both cozy and hauntingly restless.
Dusty, rhythmic folk with a Pacific Northwest chill. Intimate acoustic guitars and shuffling drums create a sound that is both cozy and hauntingly restless.
The Cave Singers sound like the exact moment the sun disappears behind a pine-covered ridge. There is a persistent, organic pulse to their music, driven by floor toms and dry acoustic guitars that feel like they have been played in the same small room for decades. It is folk music that has been stripped of its polish, leaving behind something that feels weathered, honest, and slightly mysterious.
What truly sets them apart is Pete Quirk's distinctive vocal delivery. It is a high, nasal, and rhythmic style that treats words like percussion, often weaving through sparse arrangements that favor space over density. While many of their peers lean into lush orchestration, The Cave Singers find power in the gaps between the notes, using instruments like the melodica and harmonica to add splashes of color to their sepia-toned world.
Start with their debut, Invitation Songs. It captures the band at their most elemental, featuring the standout track 'Dancing on Our Graves.' It is the perfect introduction to their blend of foot-stomping rhythms and quiet, introspective songwriting that defines the late-2000s indie folk movement.
The Cave Singers is an American band from Seattle. Composed of former members of Pretty Girls Make Graves (PGMG) after its disbandment in 2007, former PGMG member Derek Fudesco teamed up with Pete Quirk (of Hint Hint) and Marty Lund (of Cobra High) and began playing in the Seattle area. Soon after the band's conception, The Cave Singers signed with Matador Records on June 11, 2007. The band spent time recording in Vancouver with music engineer Colin Stewart, who quickly produced the band's first full-length LP. The band released the limited edition single 7" "Seeds Of Night" including the b side, "After The First Baptism" on August 2, 2007. Invitation Songs, the first LP, was released on September 25, 2007 to critical acclaim. The second single, "Dancing On Our Graves", came out on February 25, 2008. On August 18, 2009, The Cave Singers released their second album, Welcome Joy, featuring guest appearances from Amber and Ashley Webber of Lightning Dust, a Canadian band. Matador Records gave away a free download of the track "Beach House" to fans. The Cave Singers signed to Jagjaguwar on June 15, 2010. The label released a third LP, No Witch, on February 22, 2011.
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