The March Divide - cinq

The March Divide - cinqJared Putnam is one of the most prolific songwriters in Texas, and he earns that distinction in his second act. Having already flirted with the danger of major labels when his young band The Conversation was a national next thing, in the past decade as The March Divide, Putnam has basically done it all on his own, self releasing a barrage of singles, EPs, and albums at a seemingly non stop pace during that time. Cinq, his fifth album, was conceived as

and it was named after their 1990 number one single 'What's A Woman

Riman uses his frustrations as the impetus to transform the brimming promise of Years into upfront and expansive new shapes

Mist & Debris really does seal the deal

Composed from hours of jam material and hundreds of demos

They are joined by Tony Newton (Voodoo Six) on bass

a little deeper

Hako Yamasaki's folk is bluesy

long-time friend of the family Chris Coco delivers a stunning interpretation of 'Dinum'

partridge in a pear tree

the band delivered an equally magnificent

It is Throttle Elevator Music's fifth work with Kamasi and the sound is both spiritual and elevated

The duo performed the song on the Oscars telecast (and a host of key TV shows around the world) and Irglova provided one of the most memorable and poignant moments of the evening when host Jon Stewart called her back to the stage after a commercial break to give her acceptance speech