ARTIST: Palomino
TITLE: Emmanuelle
LABEL: Console Sounds
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 194kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 35min total
RELEASE DATE: 13 Jun 2005
RIP DATE: 22 May 2005
Track List
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01. Already Waiting 3:48
02. History (New) 3:17
03. Dreamin' 3:34
04. One More Year 3:40
05. When The Ego Hits The Ground 3:32
06. Time On My Hands 2:24
07. Doppleganger 4:07
08. Don't Need Persuasion 3:40
09. Get By 3:49
10. If It's Not Enough 3:31
Release Notes:
Hailing from one of Britain's current musical hotspots, the Glasgow four piece
Palomino offers a burst of summer sunshine with their spangly, sun drenched pop
songs.
As soon as 'Already Waiting' opens the album with its fantastic melody you are
left imagining balmy Californian days and the sweet smell of suntan lotion as
the song builds from its acoustic guitar intro into a majestic piece of
sparkling pop splendour. This continues into tracks like 'History (New)' and
'Dreamin', while 'One More Year', a perfect radio song, picks up the pace a
little after the chilled out stylings of 'Dreamin', but keeps the real 70s
summer feel that has been building throughout the first half of the album. Marco
Rea's voice really begins to come to the forefront during this song too, and
with a much more gutsy sound really begins to emphasise just what he's capable
of.
But unlike so many albums that begin to tail off towards the end, 'Emmanuelle'
continues to go from strength to strength and proves that Palomino are more than
simply a sunny, radio-friendly pop group. 'When the Ego Hits the Ground' is an
unexpected piece of psychedelic with a great melody, a darker sounding chorus
and a more raw vocal sound from Rea. The album's standout track, however, has to
be the incredible 'Doppelganger'; an intelligent, quirky song that builds from
its acoustic beginning into a ballsy, bluesy rock song that just aches to be
played at maximum volume. 'Don't Need Persuasion' is another equally impressive
song that leans towards a more country feel, while Rea's vocals confirm (as if
you needed any confirmation) that this guy can really wail!
All of the songs on this album have a brilliantly full sound; Palomino layer
instruments and build their songs in a way that prevents even the more
mainstream among them from becoming too predictable or formulaic. But as well as
producing chilled out, pretty, summer pop, Palomino prove that they can produce
songs that really do rock. Listening to this band it is clear that their
influences are numerous and varied, but are combined to brilliant effect and to
produce an album that will make essential summer listening.