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You´ve got the album already ? You lucky bastard
I´ve only heard songs from the upcoming album on bootlegs. And I adore it.
Judging from the songs I´ve heard it might be as good as Picaresque, and if it´s only half as good it´s a masterpiece.
So……..how is it ??You´ve got the album already ? You lucky bastard
I´ve only heard songs from the upcoming album on bootlegs. And I adore it.
Judging from the songs I´ve heard it might be as good as Picaresque, and if it´s only half as good it´s a masterpiece.
So……..how is it ??it’s different than picaresque in some regards, but it has its likenesses too. the lyrics and stories are pretty typical colin meloy stuff…outcasts, scallywags, degenerates and the like…it’s the instrumentation that comes off as a bit different (to me, anyway). not as much accordion, etc..but more keyboards and the like. one review i read said that it sounds like colin has been listening to classic prog rock type stuff….and i can hear a bit of that. there are 2 songs that play at 10 minutes+ ("the island, come and see, the landlords daughter, you’ll not feel the drowning" and "the crane wife pts. 1&2") "the crane wife" is a 3-part suite, but they didn’t track it sequentially..pt. 3 is track 1, and pts 1&2 are track 9..go figure…anyhoo…it’s fucking fantastic!
it’s different than picaresque in some regards, but it has its likenesses too. the lyrics and stories are pretty typical colin meloy stuff…outcasts, scallywags, degenerates and the like…it’s the instrumentation that comes off as a bit different (to me, anyway). not as much accordion, etc..but more keyboards and the like. one review i read said that it sounds like colin has been listening to classic prog rock type stuff….and i can hear a bit of that. there are 2 songs that play at 10 minutes+ ("the island, come and see, the landlords daughter, you’ll not feel the drowning" and "the crane wife pts. 1&2") "the crane wife" is a 3-part suite, but they didn’t track it sequentially..pt. 3 is track 1, and pts 1&2 are track 9..go figure…anyhoo…it’s fucking fantastic!
Oh, I´m all giddy with anticipation now. Though I must admit that the accordians is a favorite of mine, they stroke my NMH vibe. But they´ve been evolving since day one, and I´m glad they didn´t make a Picaresque pt.2. Fingers crossed capitol has the sence to give this a good vinyl pressing. If you´re into that sort of thing you should check out dimeadozen.org to see if the 4 fantastic concert vids are still hosted.
Oh, I´m all giddy with anticipation now. Though I must admit that the accordians is a favorite of mine, they stroke my NMH vibe. But they´ve been evolving since day one, and I´m glad they didn´t make a Picaresque pt.2. Fingers crossed capitol has the sence to give this a good vinyl pressing. If you´re into that sort of thing you should check out dimeadozen.org to see if the 4 fantastic concert vids are still hosted.
i haven’t heard much about the vinyl pressing..only that they are pressing some…and i can’t wait to get my hands on one. sounds like you’ve been a fan from the get-go (as have i), and it just tickles me listening to their evolution from record to record. i was also worried that we might get a "picaresque vol. II" as well, but my ears haven’t been this happy in a while. if you’re into the file-sharing scene, several people on soulseek are sharing it (me included)
i haven’t heard much about the vinyl pressing..only that they are pressing some…and i can’t wait to get my hands on one. sounds like you’ve been a fan from the get-go (as have i), and it just tickles me listening to their evolution from record to record. i was also worried that we might get a "picaresque vol. II" as well, but my ears haven’t been this happy in a while. if you’re into the file-sharing scene, several people on soulseek are sharing it (me included)
I bought Castaway & Cutouts because of the cover when it was released, loved it to death, and they´ve been able to amaze me with each new release. As you said, listening to their evolution has been magical. Picaresque knocked me off me feet. And the shows on the tour supporting it showed a band with a fantastic grasp on every aspect of what they´re doing. As for soulseek, thanks for the heads up -but I´ve still to find a soulseek client that´ll work on my mac.
I bought Castaway & Cutouts because of the cover when it was released, loved it to death, and they´ve been able to amaze me with each new release. As you said, listening to their evolution has been magical. Picaresque knocked me off me feet. And the shows on the tour supporting it showed a band with a fantastic grasp on every aspect of what they´re doing. As for soulseek, thanks for the heads up -but I´ve still to find a soulseek client that´ll work on my mac.
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