The Winter Blanket - Hopeless Lullaby
ARTIST.....: The Winter Blanket
TITLE......: Hopeless Lullaby
LABEL......: Plow City
URL........: www.blanketmusic.com
RIP DATE...: Mar-01-2005
STORE DATE.: 000-00-2000
GENRE......: Indie
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 67,1 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Two Questions 04:31
02 - There Is Nothing To Worry About 04:00
03 - Chicago Girls 07:09
04 - Palisades 05:19
05 - Lies 05:38
06 - Glass Windows 07:05
07 - The Tired Horse 07:49
08 - Hopeless 05:11
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46:42 min
Release Notes:
Recorded over five days at Alan Sparhawk's Duluth studio, the
album captures the sounds that first inspired Miller to make
music. The melodic acoustic guitar arrangements, sparse
instrumentation, confessional/broken-hearted lyrics, and Miller
and Davila's vocal harmonies have drawn comparisons to Nick Drake,
Red House Painters, and Ida. The Winter Blanket's daring
simplicity and comforting tone is helping them leave their mark on
listeners everywhere.
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Low fans take note: not only does Alan Sparhawk produce this LP in
his Duluth, MN, studio and play a bit on it, but so does Mimi
Parker. Now that I have your attention, the Winter Blanket doesn't
actually sound much like that group, but they share a central
aesthetic/motivation. If Kristin Hersh is right, and the most punk
thing to do in the age of terrible in-your-face music is to play
delicate music, this outfit (centered around two members of
Midwest slowcore band Darling) is the new Clash. I second those
who compare them to Nick Drake, as Doug Miller's whispy but full
voice is reminiscent, as is the way the piano sometimes seems as
supernatural as the sonic decor; it's all in the little background
touches that one has to strain to hear (simple organ, the long-
ring of a solitary cymbal crash, etc.), which create a barren but
somehow elegant feel. The female harmonies are a nice touch, too.
Very good! - by Jack Rabid, The Big Takeover (allmusic.com)