ARTIST: Hobotalk
TITLE: Notes On Sunset
LABEL: Circular Records
GENRE: Indie
TIME: 40:10 min
SIZE: 50,6 MB
RIP DATE: May-09-2005
RELEASE DATE: Apr-18-2005
WEBSITE: www.hobotalk.com
Track List:
01. Little Light 04:01
02. Half Your Life Away 03:26
03. Letter From A Friend 04:01
04. In The Arms Of Love 03:16
05. Book Of Life 03:40
06. Give Your Heart 02:34
07. Headstones 02:30
08. Me & My Mountain 04:46
09. Life Amongst The Graves 03:44
10. Who Are You Now 03:28
11. On The Edge Of Nowhere 04:44
Release Notes:
Early bird catches the worm. Or so they say. Indeed,
old proverbs mustnÆt really apply to Hobotalk, who
apparently give the best of themselves at sunset.
Possibly because sunsets too can beà warm. Right,
thatÆs a silly joke, but luckily the same canÆt be
said of æNotes On SunsetÆ, the sophomore, and, as
they say, much anticipated effort by the
underselling (for underrated they are not) Scottish
outfit fronted and creatively driven by Mark Pilley.
Still wrapped around his intimate folksy sound, no
longer supported by Virgin, who released the debut
album æBeauty In MadnessÆ (but supposedly even more
free on Circular), still volcano-y in producing
those heart-striking tunes and still owning a
soul-melting voice, Mr Pilley has produced one of
2005's most-lovable (and hopefully loved) records.
If you could ever imagine a small secret world where
everything is handmade, personal, within reach and
just perfect (sounds like a hobbit house, doesnÆt
it), this is what æNotes On SunsetÆ is about. Since
the opening and tenderly sublime æLittle LightÆ,
piano, voice and guitar play together chasing each
other like old friends who want to share feelings
and memories, creating harmonies and tunes to die
for, or at least to swoon about. Imagine the Kings
Of Convenience going a little country, becoming a
little warmer and working a little more on the
backing vocals and you'll be likely to get close to
Hobotalk. For quite a lot Hobotalk have got to share
with the Norwegian duo, especially those apparent
naivetΘ and understatement, and the same
first-impact simplicity, which eventually translates
into deep musical and emotional richness. (take
æLetter From A FriendÆ, or the breathtaking æMe & My
MountainÆ, just to name two) And here thereÆs really
plenty of rich songs: some of them swing, some go
jazzy, some are sad, some are playful and some
ethereal. But eventually, once again, all of them
are, quite simply, beautiful. In madness, of course.