2010-7-28 09:15
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Seth Lakeman - Hearts And Minds (Limited Edition) 2010 [Folk/Rock]
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ARTiST: Seth Lakeman
ALBUM: Hearts & Minds
BiTRATE: 196kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Virgin
GENRE: Folk/Rock
SiZE: 73.70 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 49min 53sec total
RiP DATE: 2010-07-21
STORE DATE: 2010-07-19
Track List:
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01. Hearts And Minds 3:53
02. The Watchman 3:30
03. Tiny World 3:22
04. Spinning Days 3:46
05. See Them Dance 3:10
06. Stepping Over You 4:21
07. Changes 4:15
08. Tender Traveller 4:03
09. Hard Working Man 3:27
10. Preacher's Ghost 4:54
11. The Circle Grows 3:43
12. Ghost Of You 4:22
13. High St. Rose 3:07
Release Notes:
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3 tracks are different to our advance... Enjoy!
Ever since his Mercury Prize nomination for Kitty JayM in 2005, Seth Lakeman has
cut a striking figure in conventional folk circles. Loved by traditionalists for
his characterful voice and mastery of the fiddle, banjo and viola, his ear for
pop melodies--and his good looks--have also won him a faithful wider audience.
Five albums into his career, Hearts and Minds follows the lead of 2008's Poor
Man's Heaven, which introduced rockier rhythms and pace to his music. But now he
has gone even further--so much so that he now hardly sounds like a folk artist
at all.
The title-track begins the album with a bang. Fierce, heavy drums and a thick,
dirty bassline ­– played by a barely recognisable, growling violin--drives its
head-banging beat. Lakeman tells us to “rise up” and feel the “weight of the
government's hands”, with his protest sounding much more like the work of Muse
than Ewan MacColl. "The Watchmen" is a hymn to escapism full of “come ons” and
“yeah yeah yeahs”, while "Tender Traveller" builds cacophonies of double-stopped
strings and struck banjos, as Lakeman sings about “choking” and things “closing
in”. His statements about Hard Working Men and Preacher's Ghosts can sound
heavy-handed, and not unlike the songs of Mumford & Sons. Nonetheless, the way
in which acoustic instruments are used to create intensity is very impressive,
with the production work of Tchad Blake (whose credits include Tom Waits,
Crowded House and Elvis Costello) deserving of praise.
Lakeman's songs are better when they are simpler and gentler, however. "Tiny
World"'s lovely lyrics about a girl he's left behind for seven years--with “a
full heart and a heavy breeze”--lead beautifully into a chorus which is warm,
yet anthemic. "Stepping Over You" shows how moving his playing can be when it is
given space to shimmer, while "Changes" uses pizzicato and col legno
effects--plucked strings and bows being struck against the wood of an
instrument--to create fascinating yet accessible and very lively textures. If
Lakeman truly wants to be entertaining and innovative in the future, he would do
well to follow this path, rather than revel in rocky rowdiness that will soon
tire of clamour.
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