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Artist: Citay
Album: Dream Get Together
Label: Dead Oceans
Playtime: 42:30 min
Genre: Indie
URL:
Rip date: 2010-01-28
Street date: 2010-01-26
Size: 66.45 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 205 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
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Citay makes a joyous return on Dream Get Together, the San Francisco cosmic
wanderers' expansive third album. Many of the touchstones from Citay's
previous work remain intact û flourishes of Led Zeppelin, Eno/Fripp, Thin
Lizzy, Pink Floyd, Popul Vuh and ELO can be heard throughout û but a newfound
swagger pushes Dream Get Together way over the top.
Seldom has there been a more obvious choice for an album-opener than "Careful
With That Hat," a song propelled by a deep groove and swing that practically
begs the listener to stand up and air-drum wildly. The vocals soar, the lead
guitars catch fire and the mammoth solo (courtesy of guitarist Josh Pollock)
builds to an ecstatic explosion. This is the shot across the bow. Citay have
arrived on Dream Get Together.
Led by songwriter Ezra Feinberg, Citay has made a career out of studio
exploration, recalling a time when studio excess was the norm. Producer Tim
Green, of the Fucking Champs, is no stranger to sonic indulgence, and
together Feinberg and Green have woven together a musical tapestry that is
both heavy and sweet. In Citay, the metal leanings of Green's band are
replaced by an altogether different brand of fantasy rock. Dream Get Together
has an embroidered and epic beauty that flies over the ocean while snuggling
up to the ears. Joining Feinberg in Citay is drummer Warren Huegel, whose
rhythmic sensibilities are best exemplified not only by his thunderous beats,
but also his percussion decorations that lift the Citay sound from the ground
up. Flanking Feinberg's acoustic six string live are the electric guitars of
Sean Smith and Josh Pollock. Bassist Diego Gonzalez holds it all together
throughout. Feinberg shares vocal duties on Dream Get Together with Tahlia
Harbour and Meryl Press, whose sweet, soaring voices play the perfect foil to
the bombast.
One of many highlights of Dream Get Together is "Mirror Kisses," a song
Feinberg wrote specifically for guest vocalist Merrill Garbus (of Tune-Yards)
to sing in three-part harmony with Harbour and Press of Citay. With the
soaring Ebow guitars and vocal harmonies, "Mirror Kisses" is Citay at its
most lush and melodic. In contrast, "Hunter" is Citay at its most excessive û
a triumphant instrumental anthem that somehow bridges the gap between Klaus
Schulze and The Scorpions. With a spaced-out synth solo by Joel Robinow of
Howlin' Rain, "Hunter" is a majestic ride. Dream Get Together closes with a
gorgeous rendition of Galaxie 500's "Tugboat," in which Citay replaces the
reverb-y electric guitars with clean acoustic strumming and Fripp-ed out
sonics, preserving the beauty of the original while making the song their
own.
- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -
01. Careful With That Hat ( 6:59)
02. Return From Silence ( 0:54)
03. Dream Get Together ( 4:10)
04. Secret Breakfast ( 5:28)
05. Mirror Kisses ( 6:55)
06. Hunter ( 7:02)
07. Fortunate Sun ( 7:08)
08. Tugboat ( 3:54)
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