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艺人

Radar Bros.

语种

英语

厂牌

Philips Media

发行时间

1999年09月28日

专辑类别

录音室专辑

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专辑介绍

by Heather Phares

The Radar Bros.' second album The Singing Hatchet delivers more of their quietly quixotic, psychedelically rootsy songs, which roll along like tumbleweeds: shambling and seemingly fragile, yet surprisingly strong. Crackling static, solemn pianos, doleful mellotrons, and chiming guitars support the rambling, almost weightless melodies of songs like &Shifty Lies,& &You've Been Hired,& and &Tar the Roofs& and the clean production shows off the songs' expressive arrangements -- &Shoveling Sons&' guitars sparkle like dust motes in the sunlight. Musically and lyrically, The Singing Hatchet often manages to be poignant, spooky, and funny all at once; Jim Putnam's mournful upper register makes vaguely disturbing lines like &All the Ghosts&' &Eyes are painted shut and we won't come clean& even more unsettling, while &Open Ocean Sailing&'s lament &fight the ways of a slow production day& hints at emotional truths without tipping the entire hand. Somnambulistic reflections like &The Pilgrim,& spaced-out spaghetti western soundtracks like &Five Miles,& and sweeping epics like the aforementioned &Open Ocean Sailing& and &You're on an Island& make this release a surprisingly diverse album, while the songs' relatively concise lengths make it surprisingly coherent. A shabbily majestic, subtly accomplished work, The Singing Hatchet doesn't wear its heart on its sleeve, but it's in the right place.