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:: Release Info:
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:: Artist......> Hejira
:: Title.......> Self Titled
:: Label.......> Self Released
:: Genre.......> Indie
:: Rip.Date....> 09.30.2005
:: Street.Date.> 00.00.0000
:: Source......> CDDA
:: Quality.....> VBRkbps - Joint-Stereo
:: Play Time...> 54:41 min
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:: Track Listing:
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:: 01. Lofty Towers
:: 02. Barbed Wire Trails
:: 03. Goodbye Schlomoe
:: 04. I Do But Do You?
:: 05. On Social Pretends
:: 06. As I Am
:: 07. Butcherblock
:: 08. Unlisted
:: 09. Living Room
:: 10. La Fin Viendra
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:: Release Notes:
::
:: Four-piece indie/experimental art rock band combining diverse
:: instrumentation and slightly lo-fi sounds with atmospheric
:: textures and well- crafted melodies.
::
:: Hejira was recorded by the band during the fall and winter
:: months of 2004/2005, and was mixed by Colin Stewart of the
:: Hive at Vogville studio. The CD includes an array of eclectic
:: original songs featuring richly layered and intricate
:: arrangements. The new album is a follow-up to Hejira's first
:: release, "How to Land," a five-song EP released in 2003.
::
:: In 2002, Matthew McDaniel, Jeff Mettlewsky, and brothers Joel
:: and Tim Rich met through mutual friends of bands in the local
:: Vancouver music scene. Over the course of several writing
:: sessions, the four recognized that the diversity of using
:: instruments such as analog synthesizers, keyboards and
:: guitars would become a focal point for the development of
:: their songs. It was at this time that the band also made
:: efforts to explore their own original form.
::
:: Having the comfort to explore an entirely new set of songs at
:: their own pace, the band entered the studio to record their
:: first full-length album in winter, 2004. Their self-titled
:: debut is sonically rich and is supported by well-crafted
:: melodies and arrangements by the band. The recording contains
:: dissonant moments driven by angular guitars, and also more
:: spacious and atmospheric songs such as "Lofty Towers".
::
:: In support of their release, Hejira is touring western Canada
:: in the summer of 2005, with plans for the west coast during
:: the fall. The band seeks to continue developing its audience
:: while maintaining roots in musical experimentation.
::
:: Http://www.hejira.ca
::
:: Buy it if you like it!
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:: RiP iN PeACe!
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