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Artist......: Long Beard
Album.......: Means To Me
Label.......: Double Double Whammy
Genre.......: Indie
Catnr.......: DDW062
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2019-10-02
Str.date....: 2019-09-13
Quality.....: 865 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://long-beard.bandcamp.com
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1. Countless 1:33
2. Getting By 3:45
3. Snow Globe 5:23
4. Sweetheart 5:34
5. Empty Bottle 1:47
6. In The Morning 2:51
7. Forever 4:05
8. Means To Me 3:44
9. Monarch 3:56
10. The Last 4:00
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\ / ________ Runtime 36:38
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,: Means To Me is the second full-length under Leslie BearÆs :,
: moniker, Long Beard, and her first since 2015Æs Sleepwalker. :
:' Throughout the record, Leslie explores what constitutes a ':
,: homeùhow it extends beyond the physicality of a roof over your :,
: head to the comfort of another person. A sense of self, :
:' stability or security. ':
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: The last four years between records mark a particularly :
:' significant and transitional time for Bear. A career move led ':
,: her back to her hometown in New Jersey long after her friends :,
: and peers moved away, resulting in feelings of stasis and :
:' nostalgia that shape the album. Reflections on the past are ':
,: evident in tracks like album single ôSweetheartö, in which Bear :,
: considers a past love, where they are now, and her life in :
:' relation to theirs. ':
,: :,
: BearÆs sophomore album shows a growth and maturation in sound :
:' from her debut. Co-produced with Craig Hendrix (Japanese ':
,: Breakfast), the record occupies a dreamlike space that weaves :,
: between shoegaze-tinged guitars and upbeat, jangly pop. While :
:' still loyal to LeslieÆs signature ethereal, melodic guitars and ':
,: haunting whispered vocal delivery, the fully realized :,
: arrangements demonstrate a stunning clarity throughout the :
:' album. ':
,: :,
: The perfect amalgamation between BearÆs ambient-textured loops :
:' met with the pristine production and pop stylings of HendrixÆs ':
,: playing can be heard in album standout ôSnow Globe.ö The :,
: combined reversal effects, seamless transitions, and heartbeat :
:' percussion are the language of Means To Me. ':
,: :,
: What Bear has created with Means To Me is not only a mirror for :
:' herself, but also a means for the listener to reflect on what ':
,: home means to them. Whether Bear has defined a home for herself :,
: is left to wonder, as she leaves us with these final lines :
:' before the album crescendos into an explosive distorted ':
,: instrumental and slowly fades: ôdriving down through our state :,
: lines while you dream, IÆm thinking of a name to go by.ö :
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