a r t i s t : Lambchop
t i t l e : I Hope You're Sitting Down (City Slang)
d a t e : 1995
l a b e l : City Slang
g e n r e : Indie
r l s. d a t e : Jun/2007
t r a c k s : 17
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 89,6 MB
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The word development is bandied around so frequently that it's
easy to forget what it actually means. Bands talk regularly
about how their sound has "developed", when in actual fact
what they mean is that they invested a miniscule portion of
their latest advance in a new keyboard or sequencer. Yeah,
it's development, but it's not exactly groundbreaking. Then
again, the word "groundbreaking" is bandied around so
frequently that it, too, has lost some of its impact. So it's
with a certain degree of hesitancy that we refer to LAMBCHOP's
return as groundbreaking, and it's with equal caution that we
suggest that LAMBCHOP are one of the few bands that can
genuinely be said to have developed significantly with each
release. But, with the delivery of two - count 'em - new
albums, we feel that to miss this opportunity would be to do
this most unusual of bands a massive disservice.
LAMBCHOP have, you see, come one hell of a long way in the ten
to fifteen years or so - accounts differ - since their casual
inception in Nashville Tennessee, constantly evolving and,
here we go, developing in a subtle but undeniable way. From
their beginnings as an alt.country curio, musically lo-fi and
lyrically warped, to their current status as one of the most
critically acclaimed and - deep breath - groundbreaking bands
around, this strange but beautiful beast has consistently
challenged itself - accidentally or otherwise - to
metamorphose into new forms. The links between each stage of
its evolution are evident and yet, if you miss a link in the
chain, the leap seems almost impossible. Compare early
LAMBCHOP classics Soaky In The Pooper (from I Hope You're
Sitting Down / Jack's Tulips) or The Man Who Loved Beer (from
How I Quit Smoking) with Your Fucking Sunny Day (from
Thriller). Compare Up With People (from Nixon), in turn, with
The New Cobweb Summer (from Is A Woman). The connections are
there and palpable, but the stylistic leap between each is
sizeable.
So now we come to the next stage in LAMBCHOP's complex
innovation, and once again they have made big strides from
their last resting place, 2001's Is A Woman. We now find the
band poised in a place so fertile that they have delivered two
- count 'em again - new albums. And, once again, these records
bear only a passing resemblance to anything which has gone
before. Their closest relation - something that the artwork
highlights unashamedly - is undeniably their most commercially
successful, Nixon, but their last album, Is A Woman, has
clearly informed the process, and although this record is
delightfully sweet in places, the band has lost none of its
darkness, eccentricity, morbid wit or playfulness. Instead
they have delivered two - count 'em one last time -
indispensable additions to their already unforgettable canon.
Like every LAMBCHOP record before them, they take a little
time to reveal their glory, but like every LAMBCHOP record
before them, the time is well spent.
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01-begin [03:31]
02-betweemus [05:27]
03-soaky in the pooper [04:17]
04-because you are the very air he breathes [06:11]
05-under the same moon [04:56]
06-i will drive slowly [04:44]
07-oh, what a disappointment [04:27]
08-hellmouth [02:53]
09-bon soir, bon soir [03:32]
10-hickey [04:14]
11-breathe deep [05:51]
12-so i hear you're moving [03:47]
13-let's go bowling [05:30]
14-what was he wearing [03:19]
15-cowboy on the moon [02:41]
16-or thousands of prizes [04:53]
17-the pack-up song [01:54]
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