Black Hills is an intimate acoustic folk song by Logan Bowden, an PNW based indie artist. This song grabbed my attention immediately with its lo-fi production quality. It’s truly a beautiful song. Maybe I have a soft spot for songs in 3/4 time, but the meter and the production quality really put me in the room with Logan and I can imagine the room like I was there while he was recording.
Black Hills is reminiscent of Skinny Love by Bon Iver. It has some layered vocals, a simple descending guitar line, a banjo, and wonderful lyrics. It’s such a laid back song. One that you can listen to over and over again, never growing tired. It’s the type of song that makes me jealous that I wasn’t the one to write it.
Stones, stones, stones
Lyrics from “Black Hills” written by Logan Bowden
Are Studded for you
In the black hills
It’s the first song off the album Family, and what follows are an array of astonishing tunes, showcasing Logan’s strength as both a songwriter and a producer.
ABOUT LOGAN BOWDEN
Logan Bowden is a singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist from Huntsville, Alabama. After spending the early part of his twenties touring the Southeast and playing his intimate folk songs, Logan hit the studio and began learning how to produce himself. Inspired by the works of Andy Shauf and Mac DeMarco, Logan found a similar home in the DIY style of music production.
Now living in the the Pacific North West , Logan is finishing a grad degree in recording arts. He is slowly working on his 3rd full release while chopping wood and doing general farm work with Youtuber Isabel Paige.
Find and follow Logan on his website, bandcamp, instagram, spotify, apple music, and youtube.
For more songs that I love, go back to the homepage.