Bossa Nova meets low key tasteful indie rock. Lead by Sam Prekop’s smooth vocal delivery, it embodies sunny lazy summer days. Perhaps this particular album shows off some of their considerable mellow chops. Even the electronic flourishes, later to take front stage, are restrained for the good of the song.
Thrill Jockey released this around their prime of relevancy, back in 2001. 2001 saw Thrill Jockey putting out great material by the boatload. Now I think Tortoise’s underrated “Beacons of Ancestorship” and Mi Ami’s efforts are the only things worth mentioning, the rest falling into a bland morass of indie.
Anyway, this is bright music. Pieces sink themselves into your mind. Baroque pop might be an effective description of songs, “All the Photos” being a particular winner. Changing halfway through the song into an up tempo, it subtly shifts down again towards the end. I wish more pop music sounded like this.
Whenever I re-listen to this (for I’ve listened to it many times, always rediscovering new corners) I get the feeling somebody transformed my dreams into reality. The lyrics are abstract, broken up, and normally would not work if delivered by anybody else. Sam makes it work, and the instrumentals on here are glorious as well, working as more in-depth landscapes.
Really, you can start the album anywhere. It doesn’t matter, it is all good.
0 comments:
Post a Comment