Artist.......: Language-Arts
Album........: Where Were You In The Wild?
Label........: Self Released
Genre........: Indie
Catnr........: L-A002
Source.......: CDDA
Rip.date.....: Dec-08-2009
Str.date.....: Oct-27-2009
Quality......: VBR/44.1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.language-arts.net
track title time
01. Cavity 03:29
02. White Socks In Birkenstocks 04:54
03. Where Were You In The Wild 04:15
04. Lighthouse 04:06
05. Coughdrop 04:41
06. Benson 04:43
07. Boxed In 05:04
08. Grandfather Of The Buffalo 03:39
09. Shapes and Sizes 05:50
10. Tuck It In 04:34
11. Stay There! 06:59
Runtime 52:14 min
Size 72,0 MB
Release Notes:
With its genre-defying qualities, VancouverÆs
Language-ArtsÆ sophomore release ôWhere Were You in the
Wild?ö is expected to turn ears to a new side to indie
rock; celebrating obscurities and word entanglements with
poetic poise, paired with an alt-rock foundation yet
fleshed out with classical instrumentation. Confused?
DonÆt be- it all comes about very naturally, aided in part
by CudmoreÆs vast reserve of words and ideas, delivered
with a ôclarion-like voiceö.
ôWhere Were You in the Wild?ö is Language-ArtsÆ full
length follow up to 2007Æs self titled debut as well as
their now out of print 2008 teaser EP ôSmall Runö While
charting well on Canadian campus and community radio,
Language-Arts have toured extensively around the west
coast and across Canada, appearing on stages with artists
such as Xavier Rudd, Portable Payback (Jurassic 5),
Vancougar and Great Aunt Ida. The band has appeared at
festivals such as TD Atlantic Jazz festival, Halifax Pop
Explosion, Sled Island, and NXNE.
Members Kristen Cudmore and Gregor Phillips both
originally hail form Nova Scotia; an ode to their home
province is a common subtext to many of their songs.
Sitting somewhere between Suzanne Vega and Buck 65,
Language-Arts delve into images steeped with secrets both
deep and dark that feature sophisticated arrangements and
artisan song crafting. Cudmore's classical guitar blends
beautifully with the double bass and the occasional string
quartet. The songs themselves range from beckoning
choruses with bright hooks to meandering, lyrical sagas.
It's no secret that many of these songs began as dreams-
insights poke out with subtle nuances, sparkling and
inquisitive. "If all there was to eat was candy, which
would be the most healthy? ..and would we even bother,
filling the cavity?"