| Villagers / {Awayland} |
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| Album: | {Awayland} | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Villagers | Added: | Apr 2013 | |
| Label: | Domino Recording Company | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2013-05-27 | Pull Date: | 2013-07-29 |
| Week Ending: | Jul 28 | Jul 21 | Jul 14 | Jul 7 | Jun 30 | Jun 16 | Jun 9 | Jun 2 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 10, 2014: | Time Traveler (Top 35 Indie CDs of 2013) Nothing Arrived | 4. | Jul 24, 2013: | Meow After Midnight {Awayland} | |
| 2. | Aug 03, 2013: | Meow {Awayland} | 5. | Jul 19, 2013: | Time Traveler In A Newfound Land You Are Free | |
| 3. | Jul 26, 2013: | Time Traveler Judgement Call | 6. | Jul 12, 2013: | Tunes Earthly Pleasure |
| Album Review |
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| Grace Hultquist Reviewed 2013-06-04 | ||
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INDIE ROCK Villagers / {Awayland} / Domino Records This is the sophomore album of Irish indie band, Villagers, led on vocals and guitar by Conor J. O’Brien. The vocals sounds a lot like Brett Dennen or Passenger, but the tracks are a lot more diverse in style. Instrumentals range from pretty guitar picking to soaring pop synths to disjointed electronics wanderings. No FCC issues. 1 My Lighthouse - Slow tempo. Pretty, melancholy guitar picking throughout. Crooning, delicate vocals very reminiscent of a Brett Dennen or Passenger. (3:00) 2 Earthly Pleasure - Quicker tempo. Whimsical and stylistically interesting instrumentals make it exciting. A building drumbeat behind ethereal synthy sounds and a powerful chorus. (4:10) 3 The Waves - Cool combination of instruments––electronic beat with soft piano and a maraca! Lyrics suspenseful/creeping, until a powerful conclusion. Almost reminds me of Radiohead. (5:01) 4 Judgement Call - Poppy and electronic. Lyrics are a little repetitive, but the synthy and orchestral ending is cool. Maybe a little Vampire Weekend-y. (3:23) 5 Nothing Arrived - Happy, upbeat piano. Leads into a conclusion that is celebratory and synthy, with some falsetto vocals. Almost feels more Americana-influenced. (3:46) 6 The Bell - Intro sounds like a spy movie theme song. The rest of the song feels circusy in a way reminiscent of Arcade Fire. The songs feels slightly disjointed, but that makes it interesting. (5:09) 7 {Awayland} - Enchanting crooning over pretty guitar picking. At half way point, introduction of a haunting and almost bittersweet violin-y sound. Beautiful mostly instrumental song. (2:35) 8 Passing a Message - Begins with a snappy drum beat and horn section. Fun piano break, but vocals lack the same delicate quality of the other songs. Never builds the way I want it to. (3:00) 9 Grateful Song - Joyful, soaring instrumentals accompanied by a kind of quiet pain in the vocals. Concludes poppy, beautiful, and purposefully epic. (4:25) 10 In a Newfound Land You Are Free - Slow tempo. Artistic and gentle use of soft piano and guitar picking. Vocals sounds to me like a lullaby. (3:31) 11 Rhythm Composer - Cool rhythm section and strings/piano that sound old-timey and romantic. Sultry horn section and cheerful background vocals halfway through. The last minute switches to pure electronic beats and what sounds like animal noises (?). It’s eerie. (5:07) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | My Lighthouse | 6. | The Bell | |||
| 2. | Earthly Pleasure | 7. | {Awayland} | |||
| 3. | The Waves | 8. | Passing A Message | |||
| 4. | Judgement Call | 9. | Grateful Song | |||
| 5. | Nothing Arrived | 10. | In A Newfound Land You Are Free | |||
| 11. | Rhythm Composer | |||||