Two mainstays of Boston’s independent music scene join forces, just not in the way you probably expected. Tanya Donnelly (who doesn’t live in Boston any more) is best known for the yowling, uninhibited punk rock of Belly and the Throwing Muses, as well as her more recent guitar-driven work with 50 Foot Wave. Brokaw has done a million things, including genre-establishing bands like Come and Codeine, but he’s never done anything like this. The “this” in this case is a quartet of medieval choral songs, arranged for Brokaw’s moody, atmospheric guitar and Donnelly’s airiest, purest vocal stylings.
The project began as a one-off when the pair played a benefit in late 2004. Brokaw had been exploring early music influences, finding…

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