Kodagain / Nowhere Land's Echoes, The
Album: Nowhere Land's Echoes, The   Collection:General
Artist:Kodagain   Added:Nov 2009
Label:Slusaj Najglasnije!  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2010-09-26 Pull Date: 2010-11-28
Week Ending: Nov 28 Oct 24 Oct 17 Oct 3
Airplays: 1 1 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 21, 2010: the seductardation
Autumn Valentine
4. Oct 13, 2010: Brownian Motion
The New Love
2. Oct 21, 2010: Abra's Airwaves
The Crazy Woman
5. Oct 02, 2010: On The Warpath
We Had A Party
3. Oct 16, 2010: Music Casserole
The Crazy Woman

Album Review
Klayr
Reviewed 2010-10-11
Kodagain, The Nowhere Land’s Echoes
You must play this CD if you: a) like poetry b) like Morrissey or the Magnetic Fields c) are cool d) all of the above.
Brilliant musical versions of some really good poems (writers like Dorothy Parker, Gwendolyn Brooks, etc.). Musically speaking it’s mostly semi-theatrical indie rock/pop that brings to mind The Magnetic Fields, Morrissey, and Quasi. Most of the tracks are really short (less than two minutes), because they are pretty short poems. And they are great! Play them!
Recommended tracks: 3, 4, 9.

1. Short and sweet and goofy (both the poem and the track). [0:52]
2. Distorted, almost operatic vocals. A bit of a dark song/poem. [2:05]
3. Upbeat, catchy indie tune. Very Magnetic Fields. [1:33]
4. Moodier Yo La Tengo-ish track. A dreamy, bittersweet track about heartbreak. [1:23]
5. Theatrical Magnetic Fields-y here, and a fun poem about a red dress and daydreaming about love… [1:49]
6. Echo-y Morrissey feeling track. [1:44]
7. Indie-pop track, lots of repetition of the title. Original poem is about insomnia. [1:43]
8. Snippet of Poe in the beginning, then an indie power pop tune. [1:36]
9. Cover of a Wanda Jackson tune… fantastic and funky song about havin’ a party! [1:42]
10. Kind of a boring 80s-esque song, though it’s a cool and angsty poem by Edgar Allen Poe
11. Peter Paul and Mary meet the 1980s. Poor Edgar Allen Poe… [1:27]
12. Romantic and smooth Morrissey-esque version of this sweet 19th century love poem. [2:04]
13. Short and jangly love song. [1:22]
14. Kind of cheesy, sounds a bit like an 80s rendition of a hymn. [1:57]
15. Cover of an old Elvis Song, with sing-songy harmonizing that kind of sounds like Mitch and Mickey (from A Mighty Wind) with synths. [1:32]
16. More 19th century poetry, with echo-y vocals and dreamy guitar. [1:48]
17. Diluted Magnetic Fields, pretty catchy tune though. [2:11]
18. A little bit of The Smiths, a little bit of Alphaville (or another comparable 80s pop band), and apparently a lot of romantic regret. [2:53]

Track Listing
1. A Very Short Song   10. A Dream
2. The Crazy Woman   11. Eldorado
3. "7"   12. O Had I Never Behold You
4. Autumn Valentine   13. You Were Lovely
5. The Red Dress   14. Acrostic
6. Mean, Mean Man   15. She's Not You
7. The Small Hours   16. Your Form Was Fair
8. The New Love   17. Since You Will Banish Me
9. We Had A Party   18. Why Look'd I On That Fatal Line