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Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2023-03-12
Reviewed 2023-03-12
“Ambient country” from the dusty plains of NYC and the rugged canyons of Billysberg. Majestic and cinematic, slow (if glacial) stripped down twangy baritone guitars, pedal steel, a Morricone whistle, all-instrumental, no-drums. Distant ambient synth washes laden with reverb, DMX delay. Recalls Eno’s Apollo works with his brother who twanged. Later Earth crossed w Angelo Badalamente (Twin Peaks/Blue Velvet), early 80’s “new age” studio production. The first tracks are named after towns encountered heading west on I-40 through drop dead beautiful open spaces on the way to Pappy and Harriet's, favorites of Timothy McVeigh and Gram Parsons alike (yay Kingman…). Lovely “late night” stuff, use as peaceful interlude or part of experimental ambient set. Tracks are surprisingly brief for such a genre (1:30-5 max). FCC clean.
No track by track as all are (surprisingly) brief, of same spirit, tone. Try any. Bill C. 3/23
No track by track as all are (surprisingly) brief, of same spirit, tone. Try any. Bill C. 3/23
Recent airplay
Gallup, NM
Sound Wheels — May 30, 2023
Gallup, NM
Music Casserole — May 13, 2023
Pine
Sound Wheels — May 02, 2023
Train
Music Casserole — Apr 29, 2023
Heat Haze
Oh Messy Life — Apr 14, 2023
Gallup, NM
Traditions — Apr 13, 2023
Charting
2023-03-30 — 2023-06-01
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 4 | 1 |
| May 14 | 1 |
| May 7 | 1 |
| Apr 30 | 1 |
| Apr 16 | 2 |
| Apr 9 | 1 |
| Apr 2 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Gallup, NM | ||
| 2. | Flagstaff, AZ | ||
| 3. | Ashfork, AZ | ||
| 4. | Kingman, AZ | ||
| 5. | Needles, CA | ||
| 6. | Heat Haze | ||
| 7. | Shimmer | ||
| 8. | Grace | ||
| 9. | Train | ||
| 10. | Pine | ||
| 11. | Winter Was Hard | ||
| 12. | North Wind | ||
| 13. | Linger | ||
| 14. | Everything Is so Beautiful | ||
| 15. | The First Thaw | ||
| 16. | Winter Was Hard (Reprise) | ||
| 17. | Across the Horizon | ||
| 18. | Ranger | ||
| 19. | Shimmer (Reflection) | ||
| 20. | The Good Night | ||
| 21. | The Open Door |
