ARTIST: Kind Of Like Spitting
TITLE: In The Red
LABEL: Hush Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 210kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 42m total
RELEASE DATE: 2005-11-08
RIP DATE: 2005-11-28
Track List
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1. Aubergine 4:06
2. We Fell All Over You 4:49
3. Worker Bee #7438-F87904 3:24
4. Spin 1:35
5. In The Red 2:19
6. Sheriff Ochs 2:47
7. Bubble Congress 3:55
8. All Hail 2:15
9. Per Se Wha?! 1:27
10. Song For Annie's Harmonica 2:02
11. Grapes 4:13
12. Line And Sinker 3:31
13. Finishing 3:25
14. Passing Through 3:04
Release Notes:
http://www.barsuk.com/bands/kindoflikespitting
http://www.hushrecords.com/kols.html
Coming quickly of the heels of their EP (Learn: The Songs of Phil Ochs [HSH052])
showcasing the largely overlooked songwriting talent of 60Æs folk iconoclast
Phil Ochs, Kind of Like Spitting delivers a startlingly honest album, taking
inventory of their own dynamic range as a band. The brush-train rhythm,
acoustic guitar, flute, and tenderly delivered vocals of ôAubergineö give way to
blistering guitar squalls and hard-hitting drums of ôWe Fell All Over Youö
recalling the adrenaline spikes of 2003Æs searing Bridges Worth Burning. The
message is clear. This is an artist that will not be pigeonholed. This is an
artist that can both invigorate an audience with rare energy then turn around
and demand rapturous silence and reflection. This is an artist taking a look in
the mirror, wrestling with demons, and after a knock-down drag-out brawl,
finding some peace.
Originally recorded and mixed in a five day blur at The Hall Of Justice with
Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie, The Thermals, Hot Hot Heat), the first mixes
didnÆt capture the energy of the songs performed live. As artist and (former)
label butted heads for over a year on how to bring the album to life, the reels
sat on the shelf until they were dusted off on the other side of the country
with recording engineer / producer Dave Achenbach (Versus, Wheat) and entirely
rediscovered. Churlish, middling guitars were abandoned for demanding, raw
ones. Spiteful, disenchanted vocal deliveries were exchanged for thoughtful,
empowered performances. Less realized songs were cut and a map was drawn. The
sequence of tracks for In The Red follows the real events: the unraveling of
turmoil, frustration, and pain resolves in redemption. In The Red is not simply
a collection of songs. ItÆs a story. ItÆs a statement. ItÆs a saga and it
stands out among the finest offerings from Kind of Like Spitting.