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: Artist: Andrew :
: Album: Happy To Be Here :
: Tracks: 11 :
: Time: 34:20 min :
: Bitrate: 192kbit :
: Source: CDDA :
: Genre: Indie :
: Label: bus stop label :
: Str.Date: 00/00/2003 :
: Rip.Date: 06/24/2003 :
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.. About This Release .......................................
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: From splendid - :
: http://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=32609 :
: 69558703369 :
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: Andrew Sandoval is happy to be here, and the world is :
: certainly a substantially happier place for having him :
: in it. His newly released Happy To Be Here is thirty :
: minutes of sheer pop heaven, overflowing with '60s :
: nostalgia, melodic sunshine and gorgeous orchestration, :
: all tied together with the soothing flow and dip of :
: Sandoval's bright voice and clever, heartfelt lyrics. :
: The resulting package is a tiny, joyous masterpiece :
: built on recollections of golden skies, lazy Sunday :
: drives, and bittersweet romantic entanglements. :
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: Sandoval may be known to pop culture fetishists as the :
: Rhino engineer involved in the production of several :
: rather exemplary reissues, his name attached to the :
: liner notes of some notably revamped classics. However, :
: he has beautifully translated his taste for the warm :
: California sounds of decades past into his own :
: recordings, songs soaked in the sugared atmospheres of :
: the music he loves so dearly, hearkening back to the :
: Zombies, Love and the Byrds. "He Can Fly" was :
: apparently inspired by a dream involving the aerial :
: gymnastics of his neighbour's cat Duke (who makes a :
: rather squeaky appearance on the track as well, plied :
: with innumerable cat treats), the backing vocals of The :
: Cyrkle's Tom Dawes adding yet another level of :
: memorable intimacy to a song already steeped in :
: timeless harmonies and swirling strings. "High Tower" :
: is a radiant ode to the love of location, so :
: brilliantly executed in its sentimental pop perfection :
: that you might swear it was recorded forty years ago, :
: and the French horn/trombone/harmonium magnificence of :
: "If I See You Smile" lends a regal air to the cozy, :
: winding Pet Sounds-era melodies. :
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: On top of all this, how could you not fall in love :
: with that face? Sandoval's adorably placid countenance :
: peering from the windshield of his snazzy little red :
: Volvo would soften even the most skeptical of :
: listeners. Basically, if this record doesn't make you :
: smile with joy through every nerve of your body and :
: wish with your whole being that pop music still had :
: this kind of soul and craftsmanship, you need to check :
: your pulse. :
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: From indiepages.com- :
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: Andrew - "Happy To Be Here" cd (Bus Stop) :
: Ah, this eleven-song batch of light, breezy pop is just :
: what I needed right now. It's the type of music you :
: want to hear in the spring, and since spring in Seattle :
: is a generally wet affair, I can just stay indoors and :
: play this all day. The music is just the right :
: combination of the Zombies and Beach Boys, with a hint :
: of later Teenage Fanclub, alternating between the :
: simple jangly acoustic pop in "It May Never Happen" or :
: "I Wish You Would" and fully orchestrated tunes, like :
: "Tears Anyway" and "High Tower". The Andrew is actually :
: Andrew Sandoval, and he's backed by David Nolte on bass :
: and Ric Menck on drums (how fitting!), as well as a few :
: other guests here and there. This is a top quality pop :
: record, indeed! :
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.. Track List ...............................................
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: 01 I Wish You Would 03:42 :
: 02 Allyn White 02:58 :
: 03 High Tower 04:00 :
: 04 Strange Dreams 03:03 :
: 05 He Can Fly 02:00 :
: 06 If I See You Smile 02:36 :
: 07 It May Never Happen 03:35 :
: 08 Now 02:38 :
: 09 Tears Anyway 03:41 :
: 10 Friend of Mine 03:09 :
: 11 Happy to Be Here 02:58 :
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