After the higher polish production values of Grand in 2003, Erin McKeown took to the road with an edgier format. Playing electric guitar, she was usually accompanied by just a drummer. The songs and approach for this album started to take shape during that time. On her fourth album she moves with ease from reveries about the natural forces all around her to carefully rendered paeans to struggle and perseverance.
Tucker Martine's production embraces everything from earthy atmospherics ("The Golden Dream") to irresistible pop hooks ("White City"), and from punch-in-the-gut rockers ("Bells and Bombs") to the prayer-like and propulsive ("Aspera"). The settings vary, but the inviting and confident character of McKeown's songs and voice make for a bracing whole. --David Greenberger
We Will Become Like Birds,Erin McKeown,Nettwerk Records,Alternative Folk,Contemporary Singer/Songwriter,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop
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ASIN: B0009NCPFG Release Date: 2005-06-28 |
Tracks:
- Aspera
- Air
- Life On the Moon
- To The Stars
- Beautiful (I Guess)
- Float
- We Are More
- White City
- The Golden Dream (featuring Juana Molina)
- Bells and Bombs
- Delicate December (featuring Peter Mulvey)
- You Were Right About Everything
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After the higher polish production values of Grand in 2003, Erin McKeown took to the road with an edgier format. Playing electric guitar, she was usually accompanied by just a drummer. The songs and approach for this album started to take shape during that time. On her fourth album, she moves with ease from reveries about the natural forces all around her to carefully rendered paeans to struggle and perseverance. Tucker Martine's production embraces everything from earthy atmospherics ("The Golden Dream") to irresistible pop hooks ("White City") and from punch-in-the-gut rockers ("Bells and Bombs") to the prayer-like and propulsive ("Aspera"). The settings vary, but the inviting and confident character of McKeown's songs and voice make for a bracing whole. --David GreenbergerCustomer Reviews:
to the stars...........2005-11-12
Just good tunz........2005-09-21
High Concept.......2005-09-12
Erin's vibrato-free alto is as superb as it was with the jazzier "Grand" (this one's more pop), and her intelligent lyrics would have won approval from the likes of Cole Porter and Lorenz Hart.
Highlights are the anthemic "Aspera," with its Latin motto, the poppy "To the Stars," the dramatic "White City," and the absolutely to die for "Delicate December."
A must have.
"it's beautiful, i guess".......2005-08-31
I've known of Erin for a long time, and distilation was a great album.... but i'm not dissapointed by this one at all. It still has a good vibe that grows with you every listen.
I could kick myself for not seeing her here in Seattle last week. Her "stylings" are even more impressive live.
Good Enough.......2005-08-31
Overall the album is less acoustic and more polished sounding than her previous albums. It flows well, which makes it good for background listening. The lyrics are still great, of course, and include some great comments on emotions and relationships.
But it didn't feel like the simple joyful expression of music I enjoyed in the previous albums. I felt like I didn't hear as much of Erin McKeown's unique voice -- it's too covered by the instruments for my tastes.
I'd still recommend the album for the songs I consider real jewels. "To the Stars" and "We Are More" are great songs that remind me of the sound I loved from the older albums. "Bells and Bombs" and "You Were Right About Everything" are both beautifully-written and performed songs. And the more I listen to the others, the more they grow on me.
So it's not "Distillation" or "Monday Morning Cold." But it's still Erin McKeown. And that's good enough for me...
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