Fjord Rowboat - Saved The Compliments For Morning
ARTIST.....: Fjord Rowboat
TITLE......: Saved The Compliments For Morning
LABEL......: Independent
URL........: http://fjordrowboat.com
RIP DATE...: Aug-02-2007
STORE DATE.: 000-00-2007
GENRE......: Indie
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 64,2 MB
Track Listing:
01 - carried away 03:51
02 - can't see the sun 03:33
03 - shooting the breeze 05:24
04 - simply stood 04:56
05 - paragon 04:32
06 - taking the pass 03:35
07 - valuable survive 04:24
08 - through the morning light 05:36
09 - turn the mirror around 04:07
10 - spin cycle 02:50
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42:48 min
Release Notes:
From the thumping urgency of incendiary opener "Carried Away" to
the slow-burning instrumental comedown of closer "Spin Cycle,"
Fjord Rowboat's debut full-length shines with reverb-laden
guitars, melodic keyboard lines and haunting vocals. The band's
powerful drummer Kevin MacKay drives songs like "Can't See the
Sun" and "Taking the Pass" with solid-even danceable-beats, while
bassist (and brother) Ian MacKay lays down dark, grooving bass
lines. Vocalist Craig Gloster delivers dreamlike lyrics with just
enough subdued hope to convince the listener that there is a
certain beauty behind his gloomy and passionate lines. Guitarists
Justin Grant and Matt Collum create expansive, twinkling
atmospheres that give the album a consistent and cohesive feel,
even though it was completed in chunks with six tracks recorded by
Andy Maffogin. The result is nothing short of a Canadian shoegazer
classic. Both catchy and introspective (and featuring killer
artwork), Saved the Compliments for Morning is the best
guitar-driven indie-rock album to come out of Toronto in recent
memory. Don't expect these guys to remain independent for long.