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ALBUM: A Sappy Records Tribute To Snailhouse
BiTRATE: 176kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Sappy Records
GENRE: Indie
SiZE: 60.38 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 45min 15sec total
RiP DATE: 2008-04-13
STORE DATE: 2008-04-01
Track List:
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01. John Tielli - Do You Want To 2:13
Talk All Night
02. Maritime - Witches and Snowmen 3:03
03. Aaron Booth - California is 3:47
Always Waiting
04. Moon Socket - Radio 3:46
05. Rick White - Birds and Bees 4:19
06. Sarah Hallman - Repetition 3:11
07. The Acorn - Bell 3:39
08. Shotgun Jimmie - 21 Years 3:02
09. The Just Barelys - Plans 2:44
10. Ron Bates - Accidental Seabirds 3:52
11. Anglers Arms - Chimney Sweep 2:48
12. Vailhalen - God Created 3:07
Monsters
13. Paperweight - The Silence Show 3:29
14. Colonial Quarrels - Do You Want 2:15
To Talk All Night
Release Notes:
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There is something about a Snailhouse tribute that just seems right. It is
autumn as I write this. The wind is fierce today and the trees are rapidly
losing their leaves. All over the country, this country anyway, people are
unpacking boxes of sweaters. They're shaking them out, and pulling them on over
their heads. And these sweaters are as familiar and comfortable as they are
comforting. Just like the songs on this CD. And the timing of this tribute
couldn't be any better, either: close on the heels of a new full-length release
that will most definitely propel Snailhouse into an even wider spotlight.
Snailhouse began life in a diner, the name uttered almost as a joke. Snailhouse
also began life in a bedroom somewhere in Canada. It could also be said that
Snailhouse began life in a punk band in New Brunswick, in a pop band in Quebec,
and in an indie rock band in Ontario. In all of these places, and in all of
these experiences, Snailhouse was born. And from very early on, Snailhouse, aka
Michael K. Feuerstack, played and performed as if heÆd been doing it all his
life. From the first full-length release in 1994 (Fine), Feuerstack was writing
great songs that belied his relative youth.
Sonically, Snailhouse songs can seem deceptively straightforward. Though it is
no secret Feuerstack is an accomplished musician. His guitar playing is
elegantly understated; he never wastes a single note. Lyrically, too, the songs
are pared down like a poem or a Raymond Carver story: all that is there is all
that you need. From that first listen, you can enjoy a Snailhouse song as
nothing less than a great pop song; it is only later, after another listen,
after a few listens, that the layers start peeling away, and the song opens up
in an almost surprising way. And you can then maybe catch a glimpse of how the
pieces have fit together so seamlessly to form a cohesive gem.
The 12 songs chosen here by the contributors move from the first Snailhouse
release, Fine (1994), through The Radio Dances (1998), A New Tradition, 2001 and
The Opposite is Also True (both 2001), and finally, The Silence Show (2005). The
amazing and disparate interpretations show us how an accomplished song moves out
of the songwriterÆs home and into the world, creating a life of its own. Winter
is coming. Snow will be falling soon, if it hasnÆt already. These are beautiful
songs, beautifully rendered and made new, again.