| Peter Mulvey |
Folk/Rock
During his first years in Boston, Peter apprenticed under the most stern of teachers: the subway. It was here, playing day after day, that he learned what performing means, and it is this that sets him apart from so many other performers. He is committed and present in every moment. His performances are sharp and bright and focused. Subtle twelve-string textures give way to bizarre, low-runed, growling six string funk. Spoken word leads to impasioned song.
"On Rapture Peter Mulvey shows that the buzz about this young Boston songwriter is justified . . . He's a sensitive hipster, a be-bop folkie, a sly poet, and acquired taste. Life's mysteries do not intimidate him . . . His guitar is nothing short of superb: like a young Bruce Cockburn...Mulvey's vocals aren't merely accompanied by guitar; the instrument plays an equal role . . . This is modern folk-rock without the cliches." -- Daniel Gewertz, N.E. Folk Almanac
Peter's new CD (produced by Nicholas Sansano, who has worked with Public Enemy, Sonic Youth, Soul Coughing and Janet Jackson) is yet another probe into fresh territory by this extraordinary original writer and singer. It's called "Deep Blue", and includes work by members of the fine local rock unit Groovasaurus in the band. "This ain't no namby-pamby folk music. . ." -- Ani DeFranco
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