Artist.......: David Martel
Album........: I Hardly Knew Me
Label........: Kindling Music / Warner Music Canada
Genre........: Folk-Rock
Catnr........: KMU038
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Jun-11-2008
str.date.....: May-27-2008
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.myspace.com/iamdavidmartel
track title time
01. Stories 03:55
02. The End Of Self 05:40
03. Yours And Mine 05:00
04. Stay In 05:01
05. Love 04:47
06. Save Your Complex 04:25
07. Radioland 05:01
08. The Good Lord 05:58
09. On The Corner 06:28
10. Be All, End All 08:12
11. The Banquet 04:49
12. Cancel All Your Plans 07:42
Runtime 66:58 min
Size 88,1 MB
Release Notes:
Le Montrealais David Martel lance un premier album
de folk-rock nostalgique, mais dont la lumiere ne
tarde pas a se faire entendre. Martel ecrit en
effet des chansons se detachant souvent de la
structure classique de la chanson folk-rock a
laquelle il prefere de lentes montees vers le
climax, dans un esprit quasi post-rock sur
certaines pieces. Cela devient un brin previsible,
mais demeure tout de meme efficace. On prefere
cependant lorsque Martel s'en tient aux canevas pop
traditionnels et met les beaux arrangements
d'accordeon, de piano ainsi que sa voix de fausset
au service de ses compositions, leur permettant de
s'epanouir. Tout comme The Thrills, la musique de
David Martel s'ecoute imperativement alangui et de
preference sur une plage en fin d'apres-midi le
dimanche. (DT)
Somewhere along the line, multi-instrumentalist
David Martel had to figure out what to call his
debut album and on that fateful day, I like to
think that Martel walked away from the studio in
surprise (and embarrassingly enough awe) of his own
finished product. I Hardly Knew Me's heart lies
deep in organic arrangements (featuring banjo, warm
horn sections even accordions and glockenspiels).
But Martel still enjoys a good ol' hard rock melody
and infuses some soaring guitar work on choice cuts
he End of Self, On the Corner and closer Cancel All
Your Plans. Think of a sewn-together version of
Badly Drawn Boy and Pilot Speed and you'll get a
closer idea to what Martel sounds like. With his
staggering vocal technique and easy to love pop
gems, I Hardly Knew Me is one of this years best
surprises. (Kindling Music / Warner Music Canada)