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American Analog Set - Set Free
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Year :: 2005
Label :: Morr Music
Cat No :: MM057
Genre :: Indie
Tracks :: 12
Size :: 56,3 MB
Source :: Retail MP3
Bitrate :: VBRKBps LAME 3.96r V2: preset standard
Rel. Date :: 05/09/2005
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There used to be a long-running urban musical myth
concerning The American Analog Set being a front for
Elliot Smith to release work that he felt didn't sit
right on his albums... Utter bollocks of course, but
given the untimely death of the gargantuanly talented
Smith, there is likely to be room in many people's
collection for 'Set Free'. Having been together for
ten years, The Set have perfected their sound over
six LP's and countless singles/EP's, combining an
undeniable Smith-style sweet melancholy with fragrant
acoustic guitar and mutli-vocal harmonies. Opening
with 'Born on the Cusp', we're immediately in classic
AmAnSet territory as singer Andrew Kenny shows off
the vocal chords that have made him so in demand in
recent years. In possession of that rare ability to
make hushed delivery seem unreasonably powerful and
all consuming (reminiscant of Ben Gibbard), Kenny
allows his etiolated style to gently dominate the
Teenage Fanclub-esque 'Immaculate Heart 1', whilst
conveying a fragility so poignant you'll be grafting
in the Kleenex. Elsewhere, 'She's Half' is a
heartbreaking ode in the style of Low, whilst 'F*ck
This... I'm Leaving' dabbles in some post-rock
brouhaha with blinding results. Their best album by a
county mile. And a half...
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[01] Born on the Cusp [03:28]
[02] Immaculate Heart I [02:40]
[03] Immaculate Heart II [02:13]
[04] Cool Kids Keep [03:44]
[05] She's Half [04:30]
[06] JR [03:41]
[07] Play Hurt [04:33]
[08] (Theme form) Everything Ends [02:15]
[09] Sharp Briar [02:42]
[10] The Green Green Grass [03:33]
[11] First of Four [03:04]
[12] Fuck this... I'm Leaving [05:19]
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