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: Artist......: Kris Ulrich
: Album.......: Big in the USA :
: Label.......: Birthday Cake .. .:.. .
Genre.......: Indie :
Catnr.......: BDAY102CD .
' Source......: CD ,
; Rip.date....: 2023-04-22
Str.date....: 2023-03-31
Quality.....: 262kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :..
.:. Url.........: http://krisulrich.com '
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1. Friends on the Internet 2:56
2. Never Too Late 2:19
3. Big in the USA 3:04
4. 1994 2:49
5. Lucky 3:00
6. Things Are Changing 3:01
7. Don't Think About It 2:49
8. Here in My Mind 2:56
9. It's Okay 2:40
10. You've Got to Be Patient 3:24
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,: WinnipegÆs Kris Ulrich returns to his roots on his sophomore :,
: album Big in the USA. His songs, some inspired from moving to :
:' Toronto while working on his first album and some from his ':
,: small town roots were all recorded at UlrichÆs home and :,
: co-produced by himself and frequent collaborator Boy Golden. :
:' Ulrich performs most of the parts on the album but has a number ':
,: of friends from the Winnipeg music community contribute across :,
: the album to fill out the tracks with keys, drums, or bass as :
:' needed. What comes out is an introspective album about Ulrich ':
,: making peace with where his dreams have led him. :,
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:' The album opens with its first single (and my fave from the ':
,: album) ôFriends on The Internetö, an airy track that blends :,
: UlrichÆs lap steel with Kieran PlacetkaÆs synths over a steady :
:' drum machine beat that gets elevated by a solid lyrical hook. ':
,: Turning internet acquaintances into friendships in the real is :,
: tough, but UlrichÆs laissez faire take on it ôMaybe thatÆs as :
:' far as weÆll get / Friends on the Internetö makes it seem ':
,: stress free even as Ulrich himself was struggling with it in :,
: moving to Toronto. :
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,: Other tracks to note are ôBig in the USAö, ô1994ö, ôLuckyö, and :,
: ôThings Are Changingö. ôBig in the USA'' is a bittersweet song :
:' about living the life of a troubadour in the modern world and ':
,: how the idea of a hit song can be as elusive as trying to :,
: remember a dream. ô1994ö is a slow-moving track with an almost :
:' subaquatic bassline that drifts through as Ulrich contemplates ':
,: the strangeness of comparing yourself with your parents when :,
: they were your age. Following that, ôLuckyö comes in like the :
:' sun shining through a window with bright, jangly acoustic ':
,: guitar and an optimistic drive to not give up because youÆve :,
: been lucky enough to get this far. The back half of the album :
:' shows Ulrich looking inward: ôThings Are Changingö sees the ':
,: return of the subaquatic vibe of ô1994ö but now Ulrich muses on :,
: his current path and how he needs to accept the changes in his :
:' lifeÆs trajectory. ':
,: :,
: On Big in the USA Ulrich works on the idea that our dreams and :
:' passions can shift as we grow and how we have to make peace ':
,: with that. The lyrics of the title track sum it up; from how it :,
: started ôWhen youÆre a kid itÆs hard to understand / And all you :
:' wanna do is play guitar in a bandö to the current day-to-day ':
,: ôWorn cassettes, and rolled cigarettes / LivinÆ on gas station :,
: coffeeö and accepting it ôI wouldnÆt change it for anything / :
:' IÆve still got my guitar and i can still make it singö. Across ':
,: the album, Ulrich doubts himself and his dreams but the albumÆs :,
: finale ôYouÆve Got To Be Patientö is Ulrich taking a breath, :
:' quieting the anxieties and recommitting to his musical dreams; ':
,: whether or not he makes it Big in the USA. :,
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