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pyt Presents:
Artist: Palaxy Tracks
Album: Cedarland
Record Label: Peek-a-Boo
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Street Date: 00/00/2003
Ripped Date: 08/08/2003
Genre: Indie
Year: 2003
Ripper: str
Source: CD
Encoder: EAC/Lame
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Release Information
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ThereÆs something about the Midwest that inspires beautiful
and melancholy music. Whether itÆs the endless stretches of
hill-less highways or the blankets of corn swaying left to
right, the Midwest seems to perpetuate music thatÆs either
strangely angular or comfortably sad. Palaxy Tracks emulate
the latter so much so that they fled their Texas homes for
the snowy streets of Chicago before recording Cedarland. And
like the winter streets of Chicago, Cedarland aches.
Singer Brandon Durham breathes with a rarely shifting croon,
placing bits of melody between winding guitars and
intermittent pianos. Songs such as "The Sediment" and
"Posthumous" offer a slow build and crescendo, moving and
growing at a familiar and comfortable pace. In fact,
comfortable may be the perfect description for Cedarland;
the album feels like a place youÆve been before, like a
setting you know all too well. It also seems, however, that
beneath the guise of familiarity, something is brooding and
manifesting. And maybe thatÆs the imminent bit of Midwest
lurking below CedarlandÆs surface. The entire disc
perpetuates a mood something airy and free but also rides a
line of tension, of something better or worse stashed behind
the next corner. ItÆs music that pushes and pulls, that
questions and reacts to itself.
More simply and importantly, itÆs beautiful music. Perhaps
Palaxy TracksÆs greatest accomplishment is recording an
album that defies standard musical conversation and instead
emulates a mood because, at the core, isnÆt that what many
contemporary musicians are attempting to do? Beneath the
instrumentation, the videos, the promo glossies and
overdubbed guitar tracks, much of modern music wants to
weave its way into our lives. It attaches to us through the
television we watch and the videos we rent or, more
personally, through moments caught on camcorders or
memories. What makes Cedarland so different is the way in
which the listener instead weaves through it. Much like
certain scents can trigger forgotten moments, Palaxy Tracks
have uncovered music that incites memories three minutes
into your first listen. -splendidezine.com
Chicago-by-way-of-Austin quartet Palaxy Tracks gets the
Ruler of My Stereo Award this issue. They often get compared
to moody 80s Brit pop ala Joy Division, and to an extent,
itÆs a fair comparison. Gentle dreamy melodies hearken back
to a day when it was it was sexy for male musicians to wear
pirate blouses and tons of eyeliner. But to imply that this
is all to their appeal is a major disservice to the bandÆs
musicianship. Singer Brandon DurhamÆs vocals envelope the
listener in a warmth that lends itself well to the intimate
nature of his lyrics. Music arrangements are augmented with
everything from Wurlitzers to mandolins to lap steels,
giving songs like my favorite track "The Sediment" what can
only be described as an aural luster. No wonder their debut
record The Long Wind Down was named Best Texas record by the
Austin Chronicle in 2000. Without a doubt, this record is
going to be one of my top picks for 2003. DonÆt you dare
miss out. -Punk Planet
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Track Listing:
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No. Time Track Title
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01 4:59 The Sediment
02 3:11 The Wasp
03 3:58 Walking Backwards
04 3:37 Girls On Bikes
05 4:52 Posthumous
06 3:16 Cedarland
07 3:57 Aim For Providence
08 4:56 To The Chicago Abyss
09 2:48 Good Morning Nurse
10 8:12 The Awful Truth
11 4:31 Song About A Ghost
CD Time: 0hr48min .. Total Size: 66MB
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