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| From | Steven Moore <moore1216@msn.com> |
| Subject | Re: Lightships (Gerry Love/Teenage Fanclub) 'Electric Cables' solo |
| Date | Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:47:41 -0800 |
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Thanks for the heads up...sounds great!
Steve
> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:59:34 -0500
> Subject: Lightships (Gerry Love/Teenage Fanclub) 'Electric Cables' solo record
> From: wordtravelsfast@gmail.com
> To: audities@smoe.org
>
> I'm looking forward to this. Can't wait to hear it all!
>
> http://www.dominorecordco.com/uk/news/18-01-12/lightships-gerard-love-announce-debut-album-electric-cables/
>
> It's no secret that within Domino there is a lot of love for Teenage
> Fanclub, and that some members of staff have a special fondness for
> the songs of singer, songwriter and bassist, Gerard Love. In recent
> times, Gerard has been very much part of The Pastels, who operate
> occasional Domino imprint, Geographic. The idea of an album of Gerard
> Love songs burned for a long time until eventually label enthusiasm
> prevailed, and Gerard agreed that it was an idea that he too was
> excited about.
>
> From the outset, Gerard was clear that he wanted to establish a group
> name for the record, a name that was evocative and ambiguous, that
> could somehow place the music within a slightly blurry and imagined
> context. He didn't want to give the impression that the record was
> just about him. Having settled on the name, Lightships, he sought out
> a cast of Glasgow-based friends to play on the record that was
> starting to take shape in his head; Dave McGowan (guitar, Teenage
> Fanclub), Brendan O'Hare (drums, from the first incarnation of Teenage
> Fanclub), Tom Crossley (flute, International Airport and The Pastels)
> and Bob Kildea (bass, Belle & Sebastian).
>
> Liberated by a feeling that he had complete carte blanche to do
> whatever he wanted, Gerard came to a realisation that the key to the
> sound of the record would be tremolo, delay and flute. At times the
> record has the dynamics of a soundtrack, as one of Tom Crossley’s
> flute lines weaves into the ether and Gerard’s vocals bounce off each
> other. Or, as on Sweetness In Her Spark, the group lock into a
> relaxed and breezy groove that demands the windows be flung open.
>
> Lightships is a name that perfectly captures the atmosphere of the
> music - sparkling and radiant and illuminated throughout by Love’s
> melodic gifts and taste for adventurous arrangements. The overall
> sound, while as warm and immediate as the songs Gerard writes for
> Teenage Fanclub, is more free flowing and loose. Muddy Rivers is
> carried along on a wave of interlocked instrumentation while
> Photosynthesis is a hazy wash of flutes and echo. On Silver And Gold,
> Gerard sings with a falsetto before a chorus of harmonies bursts into
> life. With this music it’s as if he was looking to express something
> more personal, eccentric and introspective.
>
> Electric Cables is an album of tender, observational songs, played
> with an invigorating and easy sense of purpose; the sound of friends
> enjoying one another’s company and allowing ideas and experiments to
> flourish. It's a complex and rewarding record that you'll want to
> keep coming back to. Slow illumination.
>
> The album will be available on CD, vinyl and digitally. All songs
> were written by Gerard Love, produced by Gerard Love and Bal Cooke.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y9_Y404FQE
>
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