Never Were The Way She Was
General
| Jun 2015
Reviews
DJ Muscat
Reviewed 2015-06-12
Reviewed 2015-06-12
Two pros of the indie rock session musician circuit who have collaborated with the likes of Bon Iver and Farcade Ire decide to collaborate with each other and birth a wild, muscular, neo-classical, experimental record from their creative wombs. NO OVERDUBS. That’s right. They’re playing all of this live. Haunting, gorgeous sounds.
Favorites: 1, 6, 4, 3, 5. FCC None.
1.(7:37) **** Spooky ambience then…beautiful pulsating violin/sax
2.(3:24) Morose midtempo mood piece. Touching
3.(6:02) *** Rapid violin and (at first) more subdued sax. Stetson gets his full skronk on 3/4 of the way in. Returns to violin land
4.(2:57) *** Ancient scuffed folk music…achingly pretty
5.(6:34) *** Shit gets intense. Your favorite indie collaborators spew forth some gooey, thudding, dark ambient style tunes right here. Only for those willing to climb down into the chasm below
6.(6:31) **** Head nodding, entrancing. Stetson’s muscular playing of his pad cups (had to look up the term) are horses galloping.
7.(8:13) Super minimal (like near silent) until about 1:00. Slower…saxophone comes in to add startling texture. Very violin led beautiful somber composition
8.(1:38) Running water…plunges into the waterfall with ~30 seconds to go. Could be a cool moody set closer
Favorites: 1, 6, 4, 3, 5. FCC None.
1.(7:37) **** Spooky ambience then…beautiful pulsating violin/sax
2.(3:24) Morose midtempo mood piece. Touching
3.(6:02) *** Rapid violin and (at first) more subdued sax. Stetson gets his full skronk on 3/4 of the way in. Returns to violin land
4.(2:57) *** Ancient scuffed folk music…achingly pretty
5.(6:34) *** Shit gets intense. Your favorite indie collaborators spew forth some gooey, thudding, dark ambient style tunes right here. Only for those willing to climb down into the chasm below
6.(6:31) **** Head nodding, entrancing. Stetson’s muscular playing of his pad cups (had to look up the term) are horses galloping.
7.(8:13) Super minimal (like near silent) until about 1:00. Slower…saxophone comes in to add startling texture. Very violin led beautiful somber composition
8.(1:38) Running water…plunges into the waterfall with ~30 seconds to go. Could be a cool moody set closer
Recent airplay
The Sun Roars Into View
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The Rest Of Us
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A Visit From Drum — Oct 30, 2015
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The Peninsula Sings — Aug 20, 2015
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Clean Copper Radio — Aug 20, 2015
Charting
2015-06-19 — 2015-08-21
Classical/Experimental
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 23 | 2 |
| Aug 16 | 1 |
| Aug 9 | 1 |
| Aug 2 | 2 |
| Jul 26 | 4 |
| Jul 19 | 1 |
| Jul 12 | 3 |
| Jul 5 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | The Sun Roars Into View | ||
| 2. | Won't Be A Thing To Become | ||
| 3. | In The Vespers | ||
| 4. | And Still They Move | ||
| 5. | With The Dark Hug Of Time | ||
| 6. | The Rest Of Us | ||
| 7. | Never Were The Way She Was | ||
| 8. | Flight |