Excuse me while I'm about to combine an EP and a show review. It's not out of laziness, really, I just think my thoughts on the EP and the show are better combined.

The EP consists of eerily comforting, subdued love songs with no trace of pretense recorded live at Robinwood, his family’s cabin in the wilds of Elco, WI and at a live concert in his hometown. Cory Chisel's vocal is gentle, yet bold and always confident. Before seeing Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons performed recently, my thoughts on Cabin Ghosts could simply be summarized as "I liked it".

My feelings went up a notch after seeing him and The Wandering Songs performed live at the Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles recently. The songs are even lovely live, especially with singer, Adriel Harris' soft vocal moonlighted that of Cory's. From the time they took the stage to their last note, we were mesmerized. It was almost as if the whole venue was transported to a night, somewhere in a rural area. We forgot for a bit that we're in the city 'til the night ended and we're back in the always-congested, rarely-asleep metropolis.

Check out photos from the Hotel Cafe show, here.

See Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons on tour:
September 6 - World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA
September 8 – The Living Room – New York, NY
September 10 – Café 939 – Boston, MA
September 13 - Red Rocks Amphitheater - Morrison, Colorado
September 15 – The Living Room – New York, NY
September 17 – Café 939 – Boston, MA
September 18 – RED Convention – Baltimore, MD
September 19 – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA

Listen to:
Home in the Woods.mp3