The Dear Hunter - Act III: Life and Death (2009)

Genre: Progressive Rock/Alternative/Indie
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thedearhunter

Life and Death is the third act of The Dear Hunter's ambitious 6 album concept and it's really good. Casey takes influences from all over the rock world, incorporating them into his grand scheme and managing somehow to make it all work. It sounds fantastic listening to the album all the way through, it really conveys the concept and the feel he was going for and when listened to individually each song is great too. One thing I love about Casey is how he uses all sorts of instruments and experiments with them, I find it really cool and this album doesn't disappoint on the instrument front. So really, what's not to like? I actually can't wait for the rest of the installments, listening to each album back to back from Act I through to VI would be pretty ridiculous, assuming that the future albums will be great too (which I'm sure they will be).

Part One.
Part Two.

The Dear Hunter - Act I The Lake South, The River North

Genre: Progressive Rock
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/youngwidows

The Dear Hunter is somewhat of an anomaly in the music world. ACT I- The Lake South, The River North is the first installment of a planned 6 part series dealing with love and the human condition. Started by Casey Crescenzo and intended as a side project, as he was in The Receiving End of Sirens at the time of its creation. The Dear Hunter flourished from a few scraps of paper into a 6 Act epic. This album is unique in many ways, the easiest way for me to describe it is that it is almost written in the sense that it could be a musical. It's very story driven, and the oddities of instruments only add to the excitement. It is a fantastic album...although I do enjoy Act II a bit more.

It Awaits!

The Dear Hunter - Act II The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading

ACT II is the second installment in this epic saga by Casey Crescenzo (formerly of The Receiving End Of Sirens). Beautiful music supported by diverse vocal styles. Harsh, soft, emotive; you name it, it's there. The story is also further as "The Boy" seemingly finds true love. The reason for this album's unique, yet fascinating sound is its wide variety of oddly employed instrumentation. Piano, acoustic guitar, clavichord, violin, cello, accordion, xylophone and many more. Fantastic album. Act III shouldn't be too far around the corner. Let me know how you all like this. Remember; Try and Buy!

ALBUM: THE DEAR HUNTER - ACT II: THE MEANING OF, AND ALL THINGS REGARDING MS. LEADING

The Dear Hunter - Act I The Lake South, The River North

The Dear Hunter is somewhat of an anomaly in the music world. ACT I- The Lake South, The River North is the first installment of a planned 6 part series dealing with love and the human condition. Started by Casey Crescenzo and intended as a side project, as he was in The Receiving End of Sirens at the time of its creation, the Dear Hunter flourished from a few scraps of paper into a 6 Act epic. This album is unique in many ways, the easiest way for me to describe it is that it is almost written in the sense that it could be a musical. It's very story driven, and the oddities of instruments only add to the excitement. Fun album, worth a try.

ALBUM: THE DEAR HUNTER - ACT I THE LAKE SOUTH, THE RIVER NORTH