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I think my favorite type of song is the type that can capture a moment perfectly, one that
feels like a soundtrack to my life. I don't come across this type of song often, but I have
several times while listening to this cd. The band begins with "The Treehouse," a short
tune filled with children's voices, voices signalling that you're entering a dreamy place, some place between childhood and young love which unfolds in the next song "Impossible Things #2." In this completely
magically compelling song, Stuart David from Belle & Sebastian tells a sweetly romantic story of two long-time
pen-pals seeing each other for the first time after seven years of telling their dreams to
each other in writing.
Track listing:
01 The Treehouse
02 Impossible Things #2
03 Burning Flies
04 Festival '95
05 Ballad Of Ray Suzuki
06 Dave The Moon Man
07 Quiet And Small...
08 Columbo's Car
09 Up A Tree Again
10 Back To The Treehouse...
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Looper does a good job of utilizing sound effects again with the
clacking of a typewriter somewhere in the background of this song which I find really brings
one deeper into the moment. Another highlight of the disc is "Festival '95," which has a
line that perfectly decribes what their songwriting has captured on this cd, "there are some
days that catch the light - days like diamonds." Almost every song on this album is a gem,
and I would particularly recommend the aforementioned songs as well as "Dave the Moon Man," a song that any dreamer could appreciate and even fall in love with,
and "Up a Tree Again." Yes, the songs are electronic but don't let that turn you off like
it would me, they won't bore you to pieces like a lot of electronic music out there, and
they do a good job of blending their electric sounds with more natural sounds including the harmonica and guitar. David's
smooth Scottish storytelling makes the songs unique and very aesthetically pleasing, but
it's how these songs really "catch the light" that makes this album wonderful.
-Jennifer Hall 01/03/03
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