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Artist: Clare And The Reasons
Album: Arrow
Label: Frog Stand
Playtime: 49:20 min
Genre: Indie
URL: http://www.myspace.com/clareandthereasons
Rip date: 2009-11-04
Street date: 2009-10-20
Size: 61.55 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 164 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
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Have you heard of My Brightest Diamond, Brisa RochΘ, or Bella before? then
you're in for a treat!
First, Clare writes songs.
Then she brings them to the ReasonsÆ test lab. There, the songs are submitted
to a series of intense treatments and tests until they become what some
people call: ôlush and sinfully beautifulö. This process named in the
scientific community ôReasonitis Polymorpheus Synthesisö or RPS, lead to the
making of ôThe Movieö (Frogstand Records) their debut album. (no known side
effects. FDA approval pending).
But who is this Clare anyway?
She was born on the island of MarthaÆs Vineyard, in a vegetable garden
amongst the most incredible tomatoes grown by her mother Sheila. Her father,
music innovator Geoff Muldaur, introduced her to artists such as Mildred
Bailey, Bessie Smith and Sam Cooke. Clare rode hundreds and hundreds of
horses and listened to these inspiring musicians on her walkman while working
in the barn.
One day, she rode her horse all the way to Berklee College of Music. With a
handsome scholarship she was able to study jazz arranging and composition.
There, she met now long time collaborator Olivier Manchon. On their first
encounter, he made her cry and then they got married.
But who are ôThe Reasonsö?
Alan Hampton, Olivier Manchon, Christopher Hoffman, Beth Meyers,Greg Ritchie
and Bob Hart can be found in Brooklyn, NY. Most of the time, they are
rehearsing, singing harmony vocals, pretending that their string trio is an
orchestra, or playing very embarrassing football (the real name of soccer) in
Prospect Park while discussing how to get endorsed by big sports gear
corporations.
ôThe Movie,ö was released September 2007 to glowing reviews. ôAtop an
orchestra of plucked strings and backed by a complementary chorus of Reasons,
Clare MuldaurÆs knee-buckling voice sings a bittersweet but ultimately
uplifting song about the now-dwarf planet Pluto. æCheer up, Pluto,Æ she
croons, æthe stars still love you, and we down here do, too.Æ Coupling this
sort of charm with MuldaurÆs gorgeous voice, equally gorgeous orchestration,
and a nice list of contributors.ö -Pitchfork. It was released in Europe
through Fargo Records in August 2008. It features guests such as Van Dyke
Parks, Gregoire Maret, Sufjan Stevens and an augmented string section of
nothing but the best string players in the universe.
You can hear Clare sing 2 songs on the Fox show ôArrested Developmentö. She
also has songs in 2 LionÆs Gate films. Most recently, her song ôCactus Treeö,
can be heard in an HBO show. Clare and Olivier have toured together in Japan,
Ireland, France and the US of A.
In September 2007, Clare and the Reasons did a compact European tour and ate
really good food, they returned to the UK and to France in early December
2007 for a tour supporting St. Vincent, Joseph Arthur and the amazing Duke
Special, as well as headlining their own shows. They also appeared on the
BBCÆs Culture Show in July.
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01. All the Wine ( 2:08)
02. Ooh You Hurt Me So ( 3:54)
03. Our Team Is Grand ( 6:12)
04. You Got Time ( 4:17)
05. That's All ( 2:58)
06. Mellifera ( 4:04)
07. You Getting Me ( 3:10)
08. Kyoto Nights ( 3:07)
09. This Is the Story ( 5:16)
10. Perdue α Paris ( 3:45)
11. Photograph ( 2:35)
12. Murder, They Want Murder ( 4:24)
13. Wake Up (You Sleepy Head) ( 3:30)
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