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* Shoegaze * Indie * Post-rock * Grunge * Dream Pop * Ambient * Ethereal *
Artist..: The Fauns
Album...: The Fauns
GENRE....: Indie
STYLE....: Shoegaze
LABEL....: Laser Ghost SCENE.....: 2015-01-11
BITRATE..: 947 kbps avg STORE.....: 2009-09-12
ENCODER..: FLAC 1.2.1 -8 -V TRACKS....: 11
SIZE.....: 394.1MB SOURCE....: CD
URL..: http://www.thefauns.com/
- TRACKLIST
1 Lovestruck 4:19
2 Cool Stuff 4:15
3 Understand 4:09
4 The Sun Is Cruising 3:37
5 Fragile 4:09
6 Road Meets The Sky 3:56
7 Black Sand 4:39
8 Deranged 5:13
9 Come Around Again 5:31
10 1991 4:57
11 Lovestruck (Tunnel Of Love mix) 15:03
Total Playtime: 59:48
Note: Track #11 is not listed on back sleeve. (See links)
http://www.discogs.com/master/248130
http://www.discogs.com/Fauns-The-Fauns/release/1993640
https://musicbrainz.org/release/59565254-528d-4ba3-aeca-ccfd553acfe2
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That Fauns named a song after the peak year of shoegaze's first wave ("1991")
says a lot about where they're coming from. The Bristol, England-based
group's self-titled, self-produced, and self-released debut album showcases
their skill at modernizing dream pop's classic sounds, from the brisk sugar
rush of "Understand" to the delicate ballad "Fragile," which shimmers like a
soap bubble. More impressively, they also capture the underlying emotions
behind the music of the style's pioneers. Fauns' beautiful melodies and
Alison Garner's inviting vocals create a more assured and sensuous atmosphere
than many of the band's contemporaries, especially on the whispery afterglow
of "Cool Stuff," which feels like a kissing cousin to My Bloody Valentine's
"Blown a Wish." However, the band sets itself apart from its peers and
influences with the gauzy keyboards that grace "Lovestruck" and the ambient
leanings of "Black Sand," a looming track that gets more dense and intense
with time. Indeed, Fauns' greatest accomplishment on their debut may be how
skillfully they hold their listeners' attention on epic songs like the
soaring "Road Meets the Sky" and "The Sun Is Cruising," which hints at the
Krautrock explorations they pursued later. The band went in more adventurous
directions on Lights, but those experiments wouldn't have worked as well
without the solid, engaging foundation they built on Fauns.
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