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Sometimes it’s tough to keep track of the networks of connections musicians cultivate. Late last year a CD called Home (Hush) by a fellow named Peter Broderick turned up in my mailbox. I gave it a quick listen and liked what I heard, but I didn’t get back to it till I saw that he was coming to Chicago–he plays Saturday night at Schubas. Home isn’t his first album–in fact, he’s already released a couple on European labels like Kning Disk and Type.
More impressive is the fact that Broderick also plays in moody Portland folk-pop group Horse Feathers. Their terrific second album, Horse With No Name (Kill Rock Stars), covers much the same territory as Home, but the tunes are stronger and with two other members–Justin Ringle and Heather Broderick–there’s more going on instrumentally. I’ll be trying harder to keep track of this guy in the future.
