Gazelle - Sunblown (2008) flac

Tracklist:

[5:07] 01. Gazelle - Jets
[4:10] 02. Gazelle - Bridges
[0:53] 03. Gazelle - Hey Home
[5:35] 04. Gazelle - Antidote
[2:25] 05. Gazelle - Sonhead
[7:10] 06. Gazelle - Lineal
[4:36] 07. Gazelle - Phasedown
[5:41] 08. Gazelle - At Last, Friend
[2:49] 09. Gazelle - I'll Be Late Again
[5:20] 10. Gazelle - The First Rays

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ABOUT THE ALBUM
1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
Total length: 00:43:40
Main artist: Gazelle
Composer: Gazelle
Label: Hidden Agenda Records
Genre: Pop/Rock, Rock, Alternative & Indie
(c) 2008 Parasol Records

Gazelle is something of a Parasol Records supergroup, bringing together singer Adam Fein (late of the dream pop outfit Absinthe Blind) and multi-instrumentalist Jeff Dimpsey (Poster Children, Hum, National Skyline, etc.) for a low-key set of melancholic indie electronica à la the Postal Service. Unfortunately, that description is so on the nose that there's little else to say about Sunblown: the ten tracks blend heavily processed guitars, brisk electronic beats, and various keyboards (both electric and acoustic) into atmospheric minor-key settings for Fein's delicate, breathy vocals and impressionistic lyrics, and those who like that sort of thing will find plenty to enjoy here. The seven-minute "Lineal" is the centerpiece track, a multi-part epic that fades out to over a minute's worth of unadorned electronic drone, but the best track is the dreamy "Phasedown," a shimmering, beatless meditation that features a gorgeous vocal part by Headlights singer Erin Fein (Adam's sister and a fellow former Absinthe Blind member) and the album's most inventive and textured production. There's nothing at all wrong with Sunblown, a post-rock shoegazing mood piece perfect for a drowsy windows-open summer evening where the crickets and cicadas can blend in with the buzzing and murmuring hum, but those expecting more than serene atmosphere may find it a bit wanting.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo


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