ARTiST : Aeroplane, 1929
ALBUM : The Holy Ghost
LABEL : Topshelf Records
GENRE : Indie
RELEASE : 2007-07-12
STREET : 2007-06-21
ENCODER : LAME v3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
QUALiTY : 177kbps avg / 44.1kHz / Joint Stereo
SiZE : 36 MB
PLAYTiME : 00:27:03
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[#] [Track Name] [Time]
1. Locomotives 4:25
2. Penelope 4:02
3. The Holy Ghost 3:47
4. Scarlet Fever 5:41
5. Hounds At Heels 4:54
6. Flag & Crucifix 4:14
27:03
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At the climax of ôLocomotives,ö the opening track off Aeroplane, 1929Æs
sophomore effort, The Holy Ghost, frontman Alex Mazzaferro frantically reveals,
ôIÆve got the red, white, and blues...ö over an anxious, burlesqued
interpretation of ôThe Star-Spangled Banner.ö
For Mazzaferro, drummer Wil Mulhern, multi-instrumentalists brothers Jake and
Noah Goldman, and new recruit Alex Syner, Aeroplane, 1929 has become a cathartic
release--a means of sorting out the troubles of modern life with relation to the
past. ôAs you grow up, you start to learn the æugly truthÆ about a lot of
things,ö Mazzaferro explains. ôThis record is about making those painful
discoveries and reconciling them somehow.ö
The relatively new band connected with one another quickly while touring in
support of their 2006 debut full-length To Persevere (Topshelf Records) and
resolved to create a new release to reflect that growth. After a series of
lineup changes, the quintet was finally comfortable enough to begin tracking The
Holy Ghost in the studios they assembled in the GoldmansÆ New Haven home and
elsewhere.
Engineered by Jake Goldman and produced by the band, the record is a testament
to Aeroplane, 1929Æs ambitious evolution. Truly, The Holy Ghost exhibits a world
of growth from its predecessor. Diverse and captivating from start to finish,
the new record begins where the last left off, exploring folk, rock and roll,
and alt-country textures and combining them into something satisfyingly
original.
Lyrically, Mazzaferro zeros in on the uncertainties of early adulthood with
poetic precision, connecting seemingly opposed concepts with a singular ease.
ôOverall,ö he notes, ôthe album is about tension. Things are never black and
white. ThereÆs always grey, always overlap. Our aim with The Holy Ghost was to
communicate that vagueness and how weÆve come to deal with it.ö
The Holy Ghost is available now on Topshelf Records.
http://www.aeroplane1929.com/