Ghostplane – Beneath The Sleepy Lagoon (CD)
It's been a long time coming for Beneath The Sleepy Lagoon, Ghostplane's debut long-player. Their EP, The Panther Valley Country Club, was an assured debut but they've raised the bar here. Thanks, in part, must go to new member Mike Scudder, whose trombone, keyboards and percussion add extra textures to the alt-country meets indie-rock song templates.
Touchstones are sometimes obvious (traces of Beck and The Beta Band permeate Lazy Bones) but most often hinted at (Southern Hill combines the feel of Calexico's musical tumbleweeds with the indie Kiwi approach of Mestar and Fang).
Elsewhere there are traces of The Pixies, Superette, The Mutton Birds and - to my ears - Robert Wyatt (In Blue Light) but to mention too many other band names suggests a magpie approach when, actually, Ghostplane are so much more than the sum of many disparate influences.
These tunes are lovely and well-realised, perfectly executed and the CD is worth the price for the superb 12 panel artwork alone.
CD jewel case with 12 panel insert.
Tracklist:
01 The Sleepy Lagoon
02 Lazy Bones
03 High Sierra
04 Body To Body
05 Holy Mother
06 Silver Culture
07 Guided By Lights
08 Southern Hill
09 In Blue Light
10 Flash Photography
11 Wash Of Gold
12 Half A Glass
It's been a long time coming for Beneath The Sleepy Lagoon, Ghostplane's debut long-player. Their EP, The Panther Valley Country Club, was an assured debut but they've raised the bar here. Thanks, in part, must go to new member Mike Scudder, whose trombone, keyboards and percussion add extra textures to the alt-country meets indie-rock song templates.
Touchstones are sometimes obvious (traces of Beck and The Beta Band permeate Lazy Bones) but most often hinted at (Southern Hill combines the feel of Calexico's musical tumbleweeds with the indie Kiwi approach of Mestar and Fang).
Elsewhere there are traces of The Pixies, Superette, The Mutton Birds and - to my ears - Robert Wyatt (In Blue Light) but to mention too many other band names suggests a magpie approach when, actually, Ghostplane are so much more than the sum of many disparate influences.
These tunes are lovely and well-realised, perfectly executed and the CD is worth the price for the superb 12 panel artwork alone.
CD jewel case with 12 panel insert.
Tracklist:
01 The Sleepy Lagoon
02 Lazy Bones
03 High Sierra
04 Body To Body
05 Holy Mother
06 Silver Culture
07 Guided By Lights
08 Southern Hill
09 In Blue Light
10 Flash Photography
11 Wash Of Gold
12 Half A Glass
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