Hello, all!

Just a little note to let you know what we are up to- that no, we haven't left the country in the middle of this obnoxious election. (though the thought may have crossed our minds :)

We've put ourselves on house arrest here in Louisville to get a little writing done and finish recording our next album. Dave has been putting the final touches on his recording studio, so when we are wrapping up our stuff you should ask him to record you or your friends' bands. (Dave rules!)

So, yes- we are all doing great- we miss you! Can't wait to be on the road again this spring!

Keep in touch... and don't forget to VOTE!

-Sarah (and the rest of CABIN...)

P.S. If you'd like to check out Dave's site, where we may be posting some songs for preview pre-printing, it is located at:

http://www.myspace.com/deadbirdstudios

Thus is my daily dance to new music. Cabin is actually not from Britain. Far from it. No, they're from Kentucky. Not the first place I end up thinking off when it comes to music like this. I've put it under a Brit Pop heading as I get a slight inkling that I could hear a more commercial Radiohead or a more intense Coldplay doing something like this. That's a great thing since Cabin really has a unique sound to me. It's unique enough without being on the deep end. To me it means that if they can get the exposure they'll pretty much rule their own sound for a year or so. Much like how I've been told I'd be when I hit the big top.

Another great quality I like about it is that I want to hit replay. That's a fantastic quality for a song to have. When a listener wants to hear it over and over again. I do have to hold myself back to make sure I don't overplay it and ruin it for myself. Can you feel that passion?

I could actually envision Apple doing a more eclectic iPod advertisement with this song and people dancing around town with an iPod and this song blasting in their ears. Now that's a commercial a lot of people could enjoy. May Cabin go forth and find that success.

Single Of The Day - " Dance WIth Me "

Gateway Music Festival Blog - click here for full review


Cabin came out of nowhere in the Louisville, Kentucky scene and left its audience in a daze of wonderment. The sound is less like a typical song track and more like a soundscape painted by some masterful genius. The genius behind the sound of Cabin is Noah Hewet-Ball who spurred the creation of the band. His lyrical masterpieces are delicately placed within a deep wall of sound that is intricate without becoming pretentious. If the band must be typecast it is very easy to compare their musical styling to Radiohead. The intricacies of the music translate well from Govern the Good Life and I Was Here to a spectacular live stage performance.

Interference.com review




Hailing from Louisville, Kentucky, the rock-pop quartet called Cabin has inspired all kinds of top-shelf comparisons and accompanying acclaim.
The grumpier critic could cry "We hardly need another band with sweet sounding epic anthems to elicit more comparisons to Coldplay and Keane." Put another way: The gruff cynic in all of us might moan for more grits without so much syrup. But frankly, why be so gruff and grumpy? With Noah Hewett-Ball's soaring singing and Sarah Welder's fruitful fiddle, listeners will want to be soothed and seduced.

After listening countless times to the latest EP by Cabin, my visionary verdict is that anything this heartfelt and haunting should not be burdened by the names of its beatific Brit-pop peers. Like neighbors My Morning Jacket, here's another outfit that could be called "Kentucky's Radiohead." Cabin is that good.




But perhaps because of the bold comparisons, the band dodges the question of influences this way: "We don't know how our music is influenced by any one specific band. We listen to it all and come from different musical backgrounds. We really don't talk about it that much."

Heavy on hooks and lyrics ripped from rock's eternal glossary, "I Was Here" still stands tall, tugging at the ineffable with its inspired riffs and refrains. Better than the teen films it should end up on the soundtrack for, the second track "Dance With Me" delivers such sappy yet certain declarations about scribbling the name of a beloved on a notebook or making a mixtape or simply imploring: "Rescue me/I'm dying, please." Only those so jaded or drugged to have forgotten young love—or those so unlucky to have never experienced it— could reject this song in all its superior allure. "Cover Your Eyes" is a compelling rock hymn that comprises the ultimate combination of religious doubt with spirited faith, making me think that this songwriter is perhaps a pantheist or Unitarian, a Gnostic or agnostic—or something along those lines.

The recent record begs to be replayed—and that's a good thing, since at five songs it's guilty of an almost criminal brevity. Clearly the "singles," the first two songs can be sampled on MySpace and purchased for a mere dollar.

A few weeks ago, I had the honor of catching this band's live set. Sadly, I traveled to the show late after another engagement and only caught a few songs. More disappointing, most of the people at the venue preferred drinking downstairs to dancing upstairs. But without doubt, the almost ethereal quality of the disc translates and transforms towards intensity at a club, where bassist Billy Lease and drummer Dave Chale shine more than they do on record. And frankly, I feel the rhythm section especially deserves its props since Sarah and Noah are such incredibly charismatic artists who could easily "steal the show."

Hope beyond the hype, Cabin will continue to tour and come back soon with another record, hopefully a full-length this time. Perhaps they will land some choice opening spots and with that the opportunity to play for larger crowds. With bands like the Kings of Leon and My Morning Jacket bringing a profound notoriety to the rock music of America's mid-south, may Cabin ride the wave to find a wider audience.

"Don't set your aim so far, you'll end up right back where you are.""

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Bored with classical music, Sarah Welder hadn't picked up her violin in two years when the local indie rock band Cabin tracked her down on MySpace. The timing was perfect. The group was searching for a violinist, and Sarah was dreaming of playing in a band.

It's been a year since Sarah, a 21-year-old New Albany native who now lives in Old Louisville, joined Cabin and hit the road with the guys, whom she says are like her big brothers.

Last month, Cabin released an EP, "I Was Here," a record Sarah calls "really intricate" and "a little less mellow" than the band's past works. On the EP, Sarah plays violin, keys, cello and bass. She sings, too. "I try to do a little of everything."

-- Javacia N. Harris

Music

Radiohead, the Shins and Midlake are among the bands Sarah counts as her favorites. Rock violinist Andrew Bird, however, is the artist she said most influences her own music. Sarah is also a huge fan of Sufjan Stevens.

Sarah can't stand a music collection that repeats like a broken record, so she's constantly making mix CDs. Sometimes she'll even sneak one into a pal's CD player and turn him or her on to something new.

Reading

When Sarah is traveling with the band, she uses her time in the van to catch up on books by favorite authors like Chuck Palahniuk, Nick Hornby and Margaret Atwood.

She subscribes to the decorating magazine Domino to get ideas for the house she plans to own one day. "I cut out everything I like and put it in a book," she said. Yes, her band mates often tease her about the scrapbooking.

Food & Drink

When Sarah is looking for a low-key scene, she heads to the Outlook Inn, 916 Baxter Ave. "There's just always people we run into and we sit down and talk. It's not crazy frat people everywhere. It's fun just to have a few drinks."

When it comes to restaurants, Sarah said Ramsi's Café on the World, 1293 Bardstown Road, is "hands down my favorite place to go ever." She just can't resist the brie.

Movies

Sarah prefers comedies, but ones that "are kind of sarcastic, that have some kind of bite." Among her favorite flicks are "High Fidelity," "Donnie Darko," "Almost Famous" and "I Huckabees."

One of the last movies Sarah caught at the theater was a German film, "The Lives of Others."

TV

When she's not watching old episodes of "M*A*S*H" with her dad, Sarah is tuning in to the Discovery Channel to see "How It's Made." "It's so fun just watching how everything is done. I watched them make a vinyl record the other week."

Etc.

Sarah also enjoys playing a good game of soccer and has been trying her hand at making clothes. But she said most of her free time is devoted to her dog, Penny Lane, a Great Dane/German Shepherd mix.

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Higher Learning..

CABIN tap into the beauty of simplicity and power of negative space on their new EP, I Was Here. Although it's only 5 tracks, frontman Noah Hewett-Ball's unique style of cleverly straight forward lyrics combined with a melodic mastery and technical proficiency give listeners the feeling they are being gently lulled to sleep while their subconscious absorbs the full weight of the songs. Nevermind that their title track was recently #7 most added on CMJ and steadily climbing up the charts. Forget about their large regional fanbase, sold out shows and corresponding album sales for their 2005 release, Govern The Good Life. And please don't put too much on Sufjan Stevens' personal endorsement of the band and promotion on his MySpace. None of that matters as much as the music itself…hype not needed. You could see this band playing on a street corner and know there was something special about them.

May 8, 2007


CABIN : I Was Here EP lands at #7 spot on CMJ's Top 20 Most Added Chart!

Cabin writes songs that are epics of atmosphere and melody, where the lingering spaces between notes are just as important as the tender, evocative music. It's a sound the band has hammered out over the course of two years and hundreds of hours of practice. Their perfectionism has paid off with an unusual amount of attention for a group that has played only 15 shows and released one single. The nearly reclusive band is out of the woods for good starting tomorrow, when Noah Hewett-Ball, Jake Heustis, James Hewett and Dave Cronin release Govern the Good Life, a full-length album recorded at The Funeral Home with Kevin Ratterman. They're backing it up with a show at Headliners Music Hall, 1386 Lexington Road, with Follow the Train and Broadcast Policy (9 p.m., $5). You might think there's a bit of pressure given the anticipation for the album, but Hewett says no. The only pressure is what we put on ourselves, he said. History backs him up. When Cabin first formed, none of its members had seriously committed themselves to the band experience, but they approached Cabin with a vengeance. They took a stack of songs written by Hewett-Ball and retreated into a practice space for eight months of hacking, slashing, do-overs and fine-tuning. It was pretty rough at first, said Hewett, who is a cousin to Hewett-Ball. We were making some horrible noise. It took eight months before we let anyone talk us into playing. The response was immediate and gratifying. We've been really overwhelmed and somewhat spoiled by the number of people coming out to the shows because we really didn't know what to expect. Cabin, all of whom are Louisville natives, obviously doesn't rush into anything. They waited a year before starting the album and then spent a full month with Ratterman. Hewett said the finished album captures the sound the band has been chasing. It's actually better, I think, he said, and I think we all feel that way. It was a brand-new experience for all of us, so it was up and down, that's for sure, but we wanted to put out exactly what we wanted.

-Courier Journal