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All I Hear is Go
I really dig the sound of the guitar fills on this piece. The whole tune has a modern tone, but it's set amidst classic elements like surf music, Americana and even some new wave music. This is slow moving, moody and very compelling. |
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We Are the Evening Tide
Some ukulele opens this cut. The track has a real folk meets alternative vibe. It's pop oriented and energized, too. |
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Indigo Bunting
Percussion with the occasional piano chord opens this. The vocals come in over the top of this backdrop. As it works out from there into a bouncy kind of number it makes me think of early Beatles quite a bit. this has such a classic sound, and it works so well. There is some harmonica on this later. |
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Get out of the City
Psychedelia and folk rock seem to merge on this number. It starts slow and stripped down, but builds outward later as it continues.
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I Pray for You
There is very much an old school vibe to this piece. It is very much a roots music kind of thing. The vocals are the biggest selling factor on the tune. |
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I Feel Fine
Another that seems tied to an earlier era, this has a mellow folk pop styling built into it. It feels like something that would have been at home in the 1960s. There is even a bit of a dreamy psychedelic edge to it. |
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Casting Yellow
A bit of sound effects start this. Piano rises up in a bouncy kind of vibe, and the tune moves forward in a mid-paced pop styled sound. Mid-track this drifts to some electronic stuff that's very prog-oriented. The piece continues to evolve from there, making it back to song-structured stuff as it continues. |
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Blind to Blue
Electronic and a bit moody, this is another intriguing piece. The faster paced section on this has some very proggy tendencies. In fact, the extended instrumental segment at the end is very prog-like. I dig the piano on the outro. |
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Dark Moon Daunting
Percussion starts this, and piano rises up from there. This isn't a big change from the previous one, landing pretty thoroughly in the midst of electronic pop styled sounds. |
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When She Sleeps
The acoustic guitar that drives a lot of this brings more of a folk music edge to the piece. The vocal arrangement on this is really among the best. The whole tune seems packed with magic. |
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Trinity
I dig the pop energy and vibe of this cut. There is a lot of magic here. The keyboards bring some intriguing textures and the vocals deliver in style. |
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Matches
The opening section on this is a keyboard solo movement that has some particularly effective piano work. It really weaves some great melodies. The piece works from there into a more symphonically based bit of spacey sound. This instrumental is definitely a prog rock based thing, and a nice change of pace. |
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My Sugar Regret
Harmonica starts this piece. It works through the introduction before shifting toward a mellow, stripped back electronic section for the first vocals. This is very sedate and moody. Although this eventually powers up a bit and works better then, the main section of this cut isn't all that effective as far as I'm concerned. It's just a bit lackluster and seems to go on a bit too long. |
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Zuma
This is another proggy instrumental with some pretty electronic elements driving it. |
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Unlisted Track 1
The first track not listed on the disc, this is based on acoustic guitar. It's more of a folk cut and a pretty effective number. It gets more potent and symphonic with electronic elements at play further down the road. |
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Unlisted Track 2
This cut is more of the type of electronically based pop rock that makes up the bulk of the album. |
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Unlisted Track 3
With a lot of acoustic guitar built into it, this is a folk styled song that's quite effective. It grows out to more of the modern moody alternative rock styled pop sound that was the mainstay of this set.
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