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This is the international retail version with two bonus tracks. We
decided release full album because AAF release is over 6 months old
and they used non standard VBR settings.
Ex-Posies frontman Ken Stringfellow returns for another round of
intricate pop/rock confections with the FM-ready Soft Commands. This
time around, the singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist broadens
his horizons with forays into Burt Bacharach soft rock, soul, and even
dub. Writing and recording all over the world -- New York, Senegal,
Stockholm, Seattle, Paris, Vancouver, and Hollywood -- Stringfellow
has concocted a frustratingly obtuse record that's as beautiful and
bold as it is shapeless and erratic. Soft Commands plays like a
compilation, taking on Jackson Browne pop ("You Drew"), experimental
reggae ("You Became the Dawn"), and heavily orchestrated Phil Spector
bliss ("When You Find Someone") with varying results -- the latter
sounds like a sequel to the Walker Brothers' 1966 classic "The Sun
Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore." Stringfellow's crystal-clear vocals have
always been among his stronger attributes, and they couldn't be any
better on tracks like the gorgeous and epic closer "Death of a City,"
but when he attempts a multi-note soul croon on the bluesy "Let Me
Do," the cool confidence that rings true within the confines of his
pop material is rendered shaky and thin by a milieu he may be better
off appreciating from afar. Soft Commands is full of the intricate
arrangements and clever wordplay that power pop fans have come to
expect from the artist, and nowhere is that more apparent than on the
serpentine rocker "Don't Die," a heavy, complex, and blissfully Posie
-esque rumination on death that requires several listens before
attaching itself to your brain like a remora to a shark. It's a
reminder that despite the occasional deviation, Stringfellow is still
capable of balancing beauty and danger within the confines of the
four-minute pop song, and for fans of melodic rock everywhere, that's
a damn good thing.
http://www.kenstringfellow.com
Tracks:
01. You Drew (3:06)
02. Any Love (Cassandra Et Lune) (4:38)
03. Known Diamond (5:29)
04. When U Find Someone (3:52)
05. Don't Die (3:07)
06. Let Me Do (3:45)
07. For Your Sake (3:58)
08. Je Vous En Prie (3:34)
09. You Become The Dawn (3:25)
10. Dawn Of The Dub Of The Dawn (Feat. Gaffa Man) (2:12)
11. Cyclone Graves (3:58)
12. Death Of A City (4:31)
13. Never My Love (Bonus Track) (3:40)
14. Down To The Wire (Bonus Track) (2:56)
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