| Dark Dark Dark / Snow Magic, The |
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| Album: | Snow Magic, The | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Dark Dark Dark | Added: | 11/2008 | |
| Label: | Supply And Demand Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-02-01 | Pull Date: | 2009-04-05 |
| Week Ending: | 29 Mar | 22 Mar | 15 Mar | 1 Mar | 22 Feb | 15 Feb | 8 Feb |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 22, 2014: | Narnia Trouble No More | 4. | Mar 02, 2013: | Music Casserole All The Things | |
| 2. | May 16, 2014: | Time Traveler Trouble No More | 5. | Dec 11, 2010: | Music Casserole That Light | |
| 3. | Sep 04, 2013: | Meow After Midnight A Cloud Story | 6. | Nov 16, 2010: | the seductardation of the treasury -a taste of esquire The Benefit Of The Doubt, Ashes, Ashes, That Light |
| Album Review |
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| Klayr Reviewed 2009-02-02 | ||
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Dark Dark Dark, “The Snow Magic” Gipsy flavored pop-folk that incorporates a plethora of instruments (guitar, violin, cello), but a focus on banjo and accordion… Lots of waltzes and an overall very rich sound, with distinct Eastern European influences. Sounds like Beirut, Devotchka, with a bit of Americana mixed in. Really lovely stuff that feels like it is from another time/place. No FCCs, recommended tracks: 2, 7, 10, 11, 13. 1. Upbeat waltz with plenty of violin and percussion. Rough-ish female vocals. [3:07] 2. Sweet, slower male/female duet. No percussion, but lovely accordion (starts midway through track) w/ banjo rhythms. [3:55] 3. Starts slowly w/ haunting echo-y voices, then breaks into an upbeat and very Beirut-esque waltz. Nice accordion-infused outro. [4:30] 4. Another nice male/female duet, but darker and with chaotic, swirling accordion. [4:49] 5. Pensive, accordion-rich track. A bit slow/dramatic. [5:15] 6. Soulful track with great accordion/cello instrumentation. Sounds almost like klezmer at times! [3:49] 7. Playful shanty w/ bouncing female vox. Lyrics a bit morbid… [2:43] 8. Darker waltz, harmonizing male/female vocals. [3:33] 9. Ballad that picks up slightly as the song progresses. Cool key change near the end. [2:58] 10. A soulful yet eerie song that walks the line between cheerful and creepy. Mostly piano and cello w/ some other oddities (theremin? you tell me…) [3:30] 11. Pretty ordinary, plucky banjo beginning, but leads to very cool ending with chorus and hymn-like feel. [4:39] 12. Male vox sound a lot like Sondre Lerche on this track. Simple, melancholy love song. [3:00] 13. Lo-fi accordionful waltz, with slow addition of other instruments (strings, piano). Reminds me a bit of Yann Tierson by the end. A rather nice track, if sparse at the beginning. [4:01] | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Ashes | 7. | Junk Bones | |||
| 2. | The Benefit Of The Doubt | 8. | New York Song | |||
| 3. | A Cloud Story | 9. | A Spell For Letting Go | |||
| 4. | Colors | 10. | That Light | |||
| 5. | Dig A Grave | 11. | Trouble No More | |||
| 6. | Ferment In Dm | 12. | Winter Coat | |||
| 13. | All The Things | |||||