| Peel, Julie / Near The Sun |
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| Album: | Near The Sun | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Peel, Julie | Added: | Oct 2009 | |
| Label: | American Laundromat Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-11-22 | Pull Date: | 2010-01-24 |
| Week Ending: | Jan 17 | Dec 6 | Nov 29 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 13, 2011: | Buford J. Sharkley's Battalion of Kazoos Alone | 3. | Dec 04, 2009: | Radiophonic Once More With Feeling | |
| 2. | Jan 12, 2010: | Ambient Annoyance Sister | 4. | Nov 28, 2009: | Music Casserole The Greatest Story |
| Album Review |
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| ROX Reviewed 2009-11-22 | ||
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Genre: Singer/Songwriter Indie/Folk Pop Sounds like: Aimee Mann, The Weepies, Thao, Tegan and Sara Play Tracks: 3,4, 7,8 General: Storytelling minimalist folk/pop that saturates solitude with low-fi guitar and celebrates happiness with layers of quirky instrumentation. Julie Peel has a unique voice that projects both gritty edge and soft silkiness. Expect to hear a charming integration of upright bass, cello, real piano, ukulele, banjo, kazoo, horns, and the occasional resonance of electric guitar—giving this folk pop record some atmosphere. Perfect soundtrack for a winter road trip through snow-covered trees and barren countrysides. Track Descriptions (NO FCCs Detected): 1. Living In a Movie (3:20)—bouncy superficial fun, ukulele brings happy sentiments with shadowing piano rift, Regina Spektor stuttering vocals during chorus 2. Innocence (4:39)—starts with sound of drums, goes into piano with acoustic guitar picking, soft poppy ballad 3. Sister (3:39)—Acoustic minor chords changes that drive into an almost bitter vox, similar to Tegan and Sara, this track has got more bite and attitude 4. Unfold (3:38)—song builds on a simple acoustic guitar arrangement then the use of reverb, drums, and a conjoining male vox makes expands this track, musically and emotionally, into an addictive space of shared loneliness 5. The Piece of the My Heart (3:02)- Poppy tune of layered guitars and percussion that sounds like an Apple commercial written intentionally for Valentine’s Day heart-shaped i-pods. 6. Ok (3:43)—quiet folk diddy with sad yet expressive vocals 7. The Greatest Story (4:03) —pursues indie-folk rock with catchy electric guitar rifts and driving harmonies, has this alt-country vibe similar to some of Wilco’s folksier material 8. Near the Sun (3:43)—self-reflective track that sounds just like Aimee Mann, creative use of bongos and tambourine gives this a different feel 9. Once More With Feeling (3:57)—fun acoustic guitar chords chased by electric guitar underrifts, deeper vox has a little bit of jazzy soul, parts of chorus has just vox and percussion as guitars drop out 10. In Slow Motion (4:05)—another expressive folk pop diddy of acoustic guitar picking 11. Alone (3:18)—“sexy sounding” female vox over strumming ukulele, kazoo makes this quirky 12. Broken (bonus track)—slow and relaxed vibe about an emotional apology, cello adds some dimension | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Living In A Movie | 6. | Ok | |||
| 2. | Innocence | 7. | The Greatest Story | |||
| 3. | Sister | 8. | Near The Sun | |||
| 4. | Unfold | 9. | Once More With Feeling | |||
| 5. | The Piece Of My Heart | 10. | In Slow Motion | |||
| 11. | Alone | |||||