Vic Chesnutt
A songwriter whose late recordings brought Silver Mt. Zion and GY!BE-adjacent musicians into his orbit.
profile
Vic Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter known for stark, vulnerable writing and a singular vocal presence. His connection to this archive comes through Constellation and the Montreal musicians who collaborated with him late in his career.
North Star Deserter and At the Cut were recorded with members of the Silver Mt. Zion and GY!BE orbit, placing Chesnutt's intimate songs inside a larger, darker ensemble sound.
He is not a side project of GY!BE, but his Constellation records are important crossing points between American songwriting and the Montreal collective's arrangement language.
selected discography
- North Star Deserter (2007)
- At the Cut (2009)
- Skitter on Take-Off (2009)