artist : The Somnambulants
title : Paper Trail
date : 2007
label : Clairaudience Collective
genre : Synthpop
release date: 10.16.2007
street date : 08.21.2007
tracks : 12
bitrate : avg. 188kbps
size : 53,8 MB
source : CDDA
type : Album
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Contrary to their title, The Somnambulants are anything but
sleepy. They have been making an energetic, dance-friendly,
and unique brand of indie/electro-pop since 2000.
While recording Paper Trail, the girl/boy duo kept to their
own rule: avoid writing of "electro" songs. With one or two
exceptions, they worked with rock, blues, or pop compositions
and arranged them using electronic instruments. The resulting
album is a mix of songwriting styles wrapped in a single
synthetic wrapper, with each track as unique and memorable as
the next. The Somnambulants "are more indie-pop-influenced
than most of their contemporaries, and that, I think, is a
good thing." (Village Voice)
Stylistically, The Somnambulants are even more driven by
cinematic influence, as evidenced in their lyrical imagery
and spacious production. Joseph White built the first
Somnambulants songs from music soundtrack pieces composed
during his tenure as a film student. In fact, their name was
taken from the somnambulist character - Cesare - in the 1920
German film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. It's fitting,
therefore, that the title track from their previous album,
Evacuation, appeared in the soundtrack for the
Oscar-nominated film Half Nelson (Lakeshore Records).
Joseph White acts as producer, lead singer, and bass player.
The duo's second half is keyboardist & singer Channing
Sargent. "If you've seen the Somnambulants perform, no doubt
you've walked away charmed by (and maybe a little smitten
with) the onstage relationship between White and Channing
Sargent" (Jersey Independent Music/NJ.com). Together,
they've shared bills with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Tracy &
the Plastics, Dirty on Purpose, Au Revoir Simone, My
Favorite, Asobi Seksu, My Robot Friend, and other
up-and-coming indie bands.
Founded in Brooklyn, NYC, The Somnambulants are now based in
San Francisco.
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01-intro beat down 03:05
02-take it on 03:14
03-water colors 04:45
04-burning daylight 03:11
05-treat me right 01:51
06-the facts 03:50
07-eyes on the road 03:11
08-the strip 03:28
09-close second 03:45
10-we brought it home 02:48
11-beat down (radio edit) 02:33
12-bonus track 02:38
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38:19 min