ARTiST: The Light Sleepers
ALBUM: We Are Gathering Dust
BiTRATE: 196kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Smalltown America
GENRE: Indie
SiZE: 53.70 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 36min 15sec total
RiP DATE: 2008-12-13
STORE DATE: 2008-12-12
Track List:
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01. Panama 3:30
02. The Family Lisp 3:35
03. Heart Of The Crux 3:33
04. Dinner In Celesteville 4:01
05. Occasional Dancer 3:45
06. Sandrine's Paris 4:03
07. Chaperones 4:54
08. Champion Of The Rights Of 3:53
Sleepers
09. The Three-And-A-Half Sets Of 5:01
Claire De Lune
Release Notes:
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Brighton-based trio The Light Sleepers claim that We Are Gathering Dust, their
debut LP, was inspired by the first season of Dawson's Creek, thankfully it
doesn't sound like that - no, it's more reminiscent of the turbulence and
heartbreak of season three. The album gets underway with the Pavement-influenced
'Panama' and the breezy alt. pop chug of 'The Family Lisp', before arriving at
an outstanding third track: 'Heart Of The Crux' riffs like Sonic Youth covering
a Strokes record, marking a peak that won't be bettered until the deft one-two
of the Yo La Tengo-like 'Sandrine's Paris' and the equally good, 'Teenage Riot'
inspired 'Chaperones'. The Light Sleepers feel a little as if they're a relic
from another time in indie history, drawing inspiration from American
alternative rock and giving it a British spin (a bit like Seafood, perhaps) - in
fact, this is probably the sort of thing you might have heard on Fierce Panda or
Shifty Disco when those labels were at their peak. Recommended.