THE HIGH CREST - STORE
HUNKER IN THE BUNKER - ALBUM
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We have released a collection of songs recorded during our live stream performances throughout Mar. and Apr. 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began. Out of these recorded events, these original songs were deemed the favorites. The songs are musical conversations full of spontaneous jamming and improvisation, with 5 new original songs featured!
EVICTED FOR CHRISTMAS - SINGLE
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"Sometimes you see the hard times through, sometimes you cut and run.
Sometimes you get what’s on your wish list but sometimes.
You get evicted for Christmas." - AES
Sometimes you get what’s on your wish list but sometimes.
You get evicted for Christmas." - AES
GONE - ALBUM
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"Gone is their most ambitious project yet. Boasting 24 tracks, the songs are emotional heavy-hitters, exploring themes of grief, loss, and change, stemming largely from events of 2009. It was a year of tremendous upheaval for the duo: their daughter, Abileen, was born; a flood destroyed half of their possessions, including sentimental keepsakes and musical gear; they moved and moved and moved again; Darling lost her mother to cancer; and after years of leaning on alcohol as a crutch, Short began a new life of sobriety. The new collection of tunes takes the reader on that journey into the dark…and then, in true High Crest fashion, out the other side."
THE HIGH CREST - ALBUM
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"The High Crest is Des Moines' Aaron Short and Kat Darling and their recently released self-titled debut album of heartfelt, real-life folk songs gets you a seat around the well-worn family kitchen table with the husband and wife duo."
"Wrapped in their separate vocal experiences as well as life’s experiences together, their songs contain left-handed lyrics with fable-style endings. The songs encompass the many faces of yearning and lessons learned, usually the hard way, most of the time without a previous glimpse of reliance or hope. The songs are lyrical hints at our feeble mortality, and an optimistic reminder that the tide often turns in one's favor..."