A_Sunny_Day_In_Glasgow-Ashes_Grammar-2009-SiRE

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SiRE

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2009-09-15

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Artist:   A Sunny Day In Glasgow
Title:    Ashes Grammar
Label:    Mis Ojos Discos
Genre:    Indie
Bitrate:  201kbit av.
Time:     01:03:10
Size:     98.30 mb
Rip Date: 2009-09-14
Str Date: 2009-09-14

01. Magna For Annie, Josh, And Rob                                0:10
02. Secrets At The Prom                                           0:42
03. Slaughter Killing Carnage (The Meaning Of Words)              2:12
04. Failure                                                       3:30
05. Curse Words                                                   1:44
06. Close Chorus                                                  6:24
07. Shy                                                           5:44
08. Lights                                                        0:22
09. Passionate Introverts (Dinosaurs)                             4:31
10. West Philly Vocoder                                           2:05
11. Evil, With Evil, Against Evil                                 2:30
12. The White Witch                                               3:51
13. Nitetime Rainbows                                             5:31
14. Canalfish                                                     1:30
15. Loudly                                                        1:51
16. Blood White                                                   4:20
17. Ashes Grammar                                                 1:11
18. Ashes Maths                                                   3:23
19. Miss My Friends                                               1:30
20. Starting At A Disadvantage                                    4:41
21. Life's Great                                                  0:41
22. Headphone Space                                               4:47

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RIP my friend. I've taken your place as Mr Monday, I hope i'm making
you proud! Miss you man.

--

From rapid-boil kettles to omnipresent wireless broadband, the 21st
century has proven itself to be one of instant gratification - much to
the detriment of up-and-coming musicians everywhere. These days, no
sooner is a debut EP or album mixed down, than it's hoovered up by the
tastemakers and over-enthused bloggers - while follow-ups are chewed
and spat out, left to flounder in a sea of lukewarm-at-best reviews and
ôTwo for ú10ö stickers.

A Sunny Day In Glasgow were part of that indie darling set of 2007,
their debut Scribble Mural Comic Journal attracting acclaim from all
the right corners of the web - but all the web wants now is for the
other shoe to drop. Who will be the first Tapes æn Tapes of 2009?
Though the recording was fraught with line-up changes owing to
university and a broken leg, Ashes Grammar is the most self-assured
sonic statement the Philadelphia dream poppers have made yet. Sure,
itÆs slow to start - but once the Cocteau Twins-via-Animal Collective
tribal thump of Failure kicks in, it doesnÆt let up.

After Close Chorus lulls the listener into a daydream, each subsequent
song serves to heighten the immersion. On Shy, the only thing pinning
the gorgeously ethereal vocals from Annie Fredrickson to the ground is
the driving motorik beat. Scattered across the albumÆs 22 tracks are
short mood pieces - which, rather than breaking the stride, act as
little bookmarks for key songs, highlighting certain loops and motifs.
But by far the most remarkable thing about A Sunny Day In GlasgowÆs
latest is that it packs the same emotional weight as genre touchstones
(DeserterÆs Songs, Loveless) but without the usual trappings of
artistic vanity and studio excess. I wonderà is 2009 a leap year for
second album syndrome?

sire@hush.ai

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