The Weatherman - Cruisin' Alaska
ARTIST........: The Weatherman
TITLE.........: Cruisin' Alaska
LABEL.........: Monocromatica
URL...........: http://www.theweatherman.net/
GENRE.........: Indie
QUALITY:......: 205 kbps avg/ 44100Hz / Joint Stereo
RIP DATE......: 2006-02-28
RELEASE DATE..: 2006-02-13
Tracklist:
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01. About Harmony 3:12
02. Looking For Guarantees 3:39
03. If You Only Had One Wish 3:49
04. I Sustain 3:05
05. People Get Lazy 4:14
06. The Meaning Of Soul 3:00
07. Intermission (Lead Me Out) 0:51
08. Keep Up The Good Vibes 2:54
09. One Of Us Is The Observer 3:31
10. Down To The Bits 4:02
11. Cosmic Life 2:45
12. In Front Of Me 4:08
13. Sierra Del Sol 2:27
Total 41:37
Release Notes:
For many, this is already the best Portuguese 2006 album...
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"50 years later, the world is still grey shaded. Wars have different names and
the libertary and naive dreams of a decade have been diluted on the obsolete and
responsible appearances of the adulthood. Alexandre Monteiro is 26 years old
ôacoording to the ID cardö , as he says, but only 19 ôin the mindö. He lives in
a world in which The Beatles and The Beach Boys melodies are still an
inexhaustible source of inspiration û a colourful world, painted from distant
Vila Nova de Gaia, where he lives.
At six years of age, Alexandre is admitted into a local music schoolÆs singing
choir, and the taste for melodies became a part of his life. Some years later,
he would discover The Beatles, John Lennon, The Beach Boys and Abba in his
fatherÆs record collection and started writing songs.
ôCruisinÆ Alaskaö is the absolute debut of Alexandre Monteiro (The Weatherman)
and reflects his obsession for the timeless power of a good melody. The album
looks behind for inspiration, but doesnÆt sound dated. All the instruments were
recorded by the artist and many songs were taped at first take. Despite that,
the record reveals an almost orchestral side, reminiscent of The Beach Boys and
other names from the sixties, reviewed under the light of contemporary indie-pop
and other languages such as funk."
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"Born in Oporto, Portugal. Writes songs since he was fourteen. Considered the
next big thing in Portuguese music scene in 2006 by the media, The Weatherman
began his musical career at the age of 6, when he joined a childrenÆs choir in
his hometown, and since then he never lost his obsession for good melodies.
The choir experience woke him up to music in an winged and astonishing way: he
had an intense sense of affinity with those songs, which he discovered later to
be mainly repertoire from bands like The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Jesus Christ
Superstar, Abba among others.
About his work, itÆs said frequently compared to the likes of solo acts like
Beck, Graham Coxon or Syd Barrett, as he moves not very far from their universe.
He is a defender of psychedelics as a way to the spiritual encountering. Reads
Timothy Leary. Studies Allen Ginsberg."