Daughn Gibson of Carlisle, PA is a singer, songwriter and musician possessed of a singular and strange vision.Carnation is the latest exhilarating and dark embodiment of that vision. It's also his third album. It's an album that's more elegant and sophisticated than anything he's done to date, and which sees the elements of country music, more prominent on his past records (the 2012 release ,All Hell" on the White Denim label and Sub Pop's 2013 release of ,Me Moan"), undone by ambient textures and sounds to extraordinary effect. Shot through with a deep sensuality, ,Carnation" is a high-wire balancing act, at times sexual, emotionally intense and comforting. The album features Daughn's strongest songwriting yet, with lyrical subject matter that ... read more