Superwolf
General
| Feb 2005
Reviews
canuck
Reviewed 2005-03-02
Reviewed 2005-03-02
Dark appalachian neo-folk indie rock from the king of that genre (Will Oldham, aka Bonnie “Prince” Billy/ Palace) and a collaborator (Matt Sweeney). Apparently Sweeney was responsible for the music and Oldham for the lyrics/ vocals. Sweeney does a pretty good job of imitating Oldham’s music; you could tell me that this is a solo recording by Oldham and I wouldn’t be surprised. Often higher, slightly out-of-time m vocal harmonies that are sort of a trademark of BPB. Otherwise a lot of electric guitar, some drums and bass. Probably better as an album than as songs, but there’s plenty of good to play.
-Adrian
My picks: 1. 2, 6, 7, 11
1. starts soft, just guitar and vocals. almost shouted vocals and drums come in. interludes of quiet parts. classic Oldham.
2. soft, fingerpicked guitar. almost whispered vocals. pretty!
3. fingerpicked guitar. nice reserved vocals and harmonies
4. slow, nice tension. then louder suddenly! chorus vocals, then soft, then loud. fade out ending
5. guitar and warbling vocals. nice reverby guitar solo near the end.
6. sleepy, loopy guitar and vocals. nice build with drums and another guitar.
7. intimate guitar and vocals. classic quirky Oldham lyrics, “asses” (FCC? they say it on TV) at 1:20 remaining
8. acoustic fingerpicked guitar. whistling solo! (rawk!)
9. laid back. nice bell strikes. slight distorted guitar.
10. long (7:56), gradually dirtier guitar and louder vocals. drops way back near 3:00 left. spoken vocals (from a movie) near the end. quiet ending.
11. medium tempo. fingerpicked guitar. pretty straightforward but a nice lilt to it. keyboard parts. chunky ending.
-Adrian
My picks: 1. 2, 6, 7, 11
1. starts soft, just guitar and vocals. almost shouted vocals and drums come in. interludes of quiet parts. classic Oldham.
2. soft, fingerpicked guitar. almost whispered vocals. pretty!
3. fingerpicked guitar. nice reserved vocals and harmonies
4. slow, nice tension. then louder suddenly! chorus vocals, then soft, then loud. fade out ending
5. guitar and warbling vocals. nice reverby guitar solo near the end.
6. sleepy, loopy guitar and vocals. nice build with drums and another guitar.
7. intimate guitar and vocals. classic quirky Oldham lyrics, “asses” (FCC? they say it on TV) at 1:20 remaining
8. acoustic fingerpicked guitar. whistling solo! (rawk!)
9. laid back. nice bell strikes. slight distorted guitar.
10. long (7:56), gradually dirtier guitar and louder vocals. drops way back near 3:00 left. spoken vocals (from a movie) near the end. quiet ending.
11. medium tempo. fingerpicked guitar. pretty straightforward but a nice lilt to it. keyboard parts. chunky ending.
Recent airplay
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Charting
2005-02-20 — 2005-04-24
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 24 | 3 |
| Apr 17 | 2 |
| Apr 10 | 2 |
| Apr 3 | 3 |
| Mar 27 | 3 |
| Mar 20 | 2 |
| Mar 13 | 4 |
| Mar 6 | 6 |
Track listing
| 1. | My Home Is the Sea | ||
| 2. | Beast for Thee | ||
| 3. | What Are You? | ||
| 4. | Goat and Ram | ||
| 5. | Lift Us Up | ||
| 6. | Rudy Foolish | ||
| 7. | Bed Is for Sleeping | ||
| 8. | Only Someone Running | ||
| 9. | Death in the Sea | ||
| 10. | Blood Embrace | ||
| 11. | I Gave You |
