| Holter, Julia / Aviary |
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| Album: | Aviary | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Holter, Julia | Added: | Oct 2018 | |
| Label: | Domino Recording Company | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2019-02-14 | Pull Date: | 2019-04-18 |
| Week Ending: | Apr 21 | Apr 14 | Apr 7 | Mar 24 | Mar 10 | Mar 3 | Feb 24 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 11, 2021: | KZSU Time Traveler (rebroadcast from Mar 8, 2019) Words I Heard | 4. | Apr 09, 2019: | Attitude Adjustment I Shall Love 2 | |
| 2. | Apr 18, 2019: | Being as an ocean Turn The Light On | 5. | Apr 04, 2019: | Alien Hour (Demo) I Shall Love 2 | |
| 3. | Apr 13, 2019: | Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles Whether | 6. | Mar 22, 2019: | KZSU Time Traveler Words I Heard |
| Album Review |
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| Yamster Reviewed 2019-02-11 | ||
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This 5th album by Holter, from Los Angeles, is an ethereal work of art. Think math rock, but translated into experimental pop incorporating a myriad of instruments, including keyboard, harp, violin, bagpipes, drums, and guitar. Each song sounds different and timeless. A line by writer Etel Adnan influenced the concept of memories flying around, as Holter wrote this album: “I found myself in an aviary full of shrieking birds.” All FCC clean. Try Disc 1: Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7 + Disc 2: Tracks 5, 6. RIYL: Saint Vincent, CocoRosie, Grimes’s first two albums, Marnie Stern Disc 1: *1) Turn the Light On - 4:16 – Booming medley of harp, keyboard, & percussion with POWERFUL vocals. Would make a great start to play on your show. Starts to fade at 3:58. *2) Whether - 2:58 – Carnivalesque organ sound, staccato singing. False stops from 2:00-2:25. *3) Chaitius – 8:10 – Sounds medieval, with strings, trumpet, bagpipes, & haunting “ah-ahh-aaaaahhhhs.” Dramatic change in tone at 4:50. 4) Voce Simul - 6:34 – Fluid plucks of harp, echoing vocals. 5) Everyday Is an Emergency - 7:45 – Cacophonous, shrieking woodwinds & bagpipes. False stop at 3:56 before transitioning to slow, brooding piano & quiet singing. 6) Another Dream - 6:07 – Layers of keyboard chords, heavenly vocals & chirping harp. Gets drone-y from 5:30 on. *7) I Shall Love 2 – 5:18 – Romantic celestial beat. Tambourine, drums, violin & guitar too. Disc 2: 1) Underneath the Moon - 6:49 – Theatrical, bouncy noises underneath poetic, chant-like vocals. False fade out at 4:32. 2) Colligere - 6:11 – Atmospheric violin & keyboard, & then halting vocals from 1:50 on. 3) In Gardens’ Muteness - 6:36 – Slow piano, hushed vocals. 4) I Would Rather See - 4:51 – Solemn, drawn out singing with sound of accordion (?). *5) Les Jeux to You – 6:18 – Raspy piano, paired with a pop-y beat at times. Speeds up midway. Ends at 6:13. **6) Words I Heard – 6:39- Absolutely beautiful & cinematic (albeit slow) from start to finish, across vocals, violin, & piano. 7) I Shall Love 1 – 5:09 – Thunderous bagpipes, maracas (?), piano, & chants of “I shall looovvee.” Abrupt end at 5:03. 8) Why Sad Song – 6:07 – Sparse piano chords, melancholy singing. Fades out at 5:46. | ||
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