ARTiST: The Well Wishers
ALBUM: Jigsaw Days
BiTRATE: 199kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Cool Buzz
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 52.25 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 33min 28sec total
RiP DATE: 2008-11-29
STORE DATE: 2008-10-28
Track List:
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01. Heroes 2:43
02. All The Suckers 3:40
03. Conscience Breaking Down 3:46
04. Florida 3:14
05. Drunk on the Tilt-o-Wheel 3:03
06. Moving Mountains 3:42
07. Love Lies 4:20
08. I Don't Know 3:17
09. Poor Old Man 4:52
10. Is 0:51
Release Notes:
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Well Wishers frontman and brainchild Jeff Shelton made a concerted effort to
ôget back to the basicsö with Jigsaw Days û the 4th full-length release from
this San Francisco-based power pop collective. While 2007Æs How I Won The War
saw the band exploring more 80s post-punk textures, Jigsaw Days is return to
form with pure pop melodies, warm chiming guitars, and swirling vocal harmonies
that punctuate SheltonÆs penchant for elaborate pop arrangements. In fact, the
classic power pop elements of Jigsaw Days are not far removed from SheltonÆs
former band Spinning Jennies û one of the more revered and long-lived bands in
the San Francisco scene through 90Æs and early 2000Æs.
Recording most of the album tracks at his home studio allowed Shelton the
freedom and flexibility to experiment, embellish, explore, and re-take after
re-take until everything was completely perfect. With drum tracks provided by
former Spinning Jennies drummer Nick Laquintano, Jigsaw Days is a bold,
bombastic, and supremely melodic platter of pure
power pop à blending modern pop sensibilities of the Posies, Matthew Sweet, Nada
Surf, Guided By Voices with the familiar 80s jangle of bands like R.E.M., The
Connells, and Husker Du.