ARTiST: Khalid Hanifi
ALBUM: Pamplemousse Presse
BiTRATE: 181kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: CD Baby
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 60.43 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 43min 53sec total
RiP DATE: 2008-08-20
STORE DATE: 2008-07-15
Track List:
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01. Mr. Wonderful 2:26
02. When You Wake Up 2:48
03. I'm Gonna Dedicate This One to 2:42
You
04. Hard to Believe 3:07
05. Only Human 4:39
06. Truck 3:23
07. Don't Hurry Me 2:43
08. Blues In Diane 2:35
09. July 3:00
10. Idiot Box 2:37
11. Bitter Greens 4:13
12. I Wouldn't Bet The Farm 3:25
13. I Want You to Do The Things I 2:36
Say
14. Ruthless 3:39
Release Notes:
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"Pamplemousse Presse" is the first proper solo album by Khalid Hanifi. Khalid
has been the driving force for such underrated bands as Map Of The World, Kiss
Me Screaming, and Maypops. A masterful popsmith in the vein of Frank Black,
Matthew Sweet and Fountains of Wayne, Khalid has been putting words to music for
over two decades in the Ann Arbor, MI area (current home of indie heroes Chris
Bathgate, Great Lakes Myth Society and Canada).
The album was recorded at Big Sky Recording (Ann Arbor, MI), and produced with
lush economy by Khalid and Geoff Michael (Great Lakes Myth Society, The Hard
Lessons). KhalidÆs songs are tight and concise, relying more on strong melody
than studio heroics. This is definitely the logical step to follow Maypops
stunning ôSpirits Of Agnewö, with Khalid expanding on his considerable classic,
yet distinctive, songwriting sensibility. Lyrically, Khalid infuses his
ofttimes seemingly light-hearted meditations with triple-thick sarcasm,
heart-pounding honesty, and a dollop of wit. Stylistically, songs range from
Dixieland shuffle, to surf-twang, to r & b churns, to blues undulation, all the
while led by KhalidÆs vexatious crooning. Songs like ôDonÆt Hurry Meö unfold
with Black FrancisÆ progressive grace, while ôJulyö and ôIdiot Boxö play out
like Fountains Of Wayne deep cuts. ôHard To Believe,ö ôIÆm Gonna Dedicate This
One To You,ö and ôI WouldnÆt Bet The Farmö show Khalid teaming up with former
Map of the World bandmate (and sibling) Sophia Hanifi, thus proving the Beach
Boys formula that family=perfect harmony.