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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Grand Archives |
| Record Label: |
Sub Pop Records (USA) |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Release Date: |
February 19, 2008 |
| Album Duration: |
37m:18s |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Torn Blue Foam Couch 2. Minature Birds 3. Swan Matches 4. Index Moon 5. George Kaminski 6. Settin Sun, A 7. Breezy No Breezy (instrumental) 8. Sleepdriving 9. Louis Riel 10. Crime Window 11. Orange Juice |
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Grand Archives: Mat Brooke (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Ron Lewis (vocals, guitar, piano, organ); Jeff Montano (vocals, bass guitar); Curtis Hall (vocals, drums, percussion); Thomas Wright (guitar). Additional personnel: Sera Cahoone, Jenn Ghetto (vocals); Jay Kardong (pedal steel guitar); Sarah Standord (violin); Joel Cuplin (saxophone); Jason Parker (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jacob James (French horn); Vincent Labelle (trombone). Audio Mixer: Greg Calbi. Fronted by singer/guitarist Mat Brooke (ex-Band of Horses and Carissa's Weird), Grand Archives hit the ground running on their 2008 self-titled Sub Pop debut, unfurling compelling vocal harmonies, dreamy melodies, and subtle rhythms. Considerably less rocked-out than Band of Horses, the Seattle-based ensemble often calls to mind an indie-rock Byrds, with most of the quintet sharing singing duties, and with bright, airy arrangements informing almost every song on the album (see the breezy "Miniature Birds" and the pleasantly drifting "Sleepdriving"). One of... |
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