ARTiST: Solaram
ALBUM: Love & The Sweet Divine
BiTRATE: 207kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Rainbow Quartz
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 65.71 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 41min 47sec total
RiP DATE: 2011-01-01
STORE DATE: 2010-09-07
Track List:
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01. When She Falls 4:16
02. Precious Time 3:31
03. My Back Life 3:42
04. Divided Lines 4:01
05. Dead Pool 4:07
06. Dancing 5:15
07. Love's 2:45
08. All I Want 3:28
09. I Wonder 4:20
10. Time, Wait For Me 4:58
11. Fur C-Ann 1:24
Release Notes:
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Solaram is a little slow getting started. The new project from Joe Tagg,
formerly of the Three 4 Tens, stumbles out of the gate with two songs that are
forgettably Byrds-esque, all jangly guitars and layered vocals, but, starting
with ôMy Back Lifeö, the record taps a darker, moodier vein. The retro æ60s
hippie vibe is still there, but the guitars are more insistent, the distortion
heavier, the vocals delivered with more urgency, and the organ and lead breaks
forming a thick muddy puddle threatening to drown the listener. Feedback and
harmonica are always welcome, too. ôDivided Linesö follows this up nicely, and
if the pendulum swings back to sunnier fare in ôDead Poolö, the grittier edge
remains in such muscular workouts as ôLovesö and ôAll I Wantö, with its
scratchy, twangy guitars. The tension between poppy and shadowy-dark is perhaps
best captured in ôDancingö, a sweet, gentle tune that melts down in its final
minute and a half. ThereÆs just enough of a dichotomy to keep the record edgy
throughout. Nice job, guys.