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01. DOWNPILOT - All The Ghosts Will Walk
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02. DOWNPILOT - Chelsea Turnaround
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04. DOWNPILOT - The Regrade
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ARTIST
DOWNPILOT
TITLE
They Kind Of Shine
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
TAPETE RECORDS
CATALOG #
TR 166CD
TR 166CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
10/13/2009
This is the third full-length album by multi-instrumentalist
Paul Hiraga
aka
Downpilot
. Downpilot has given the music world two albums of lush and atmospheric pop in collaboration with producer
Tucker Martine
(
R.E.M.
,
The Decemberists
,
Laura Veirs
), with influences as diverse as Americana rock, ambient electronica and jazz. Their first full-length album,
Leaving Not Arriving
, garnered shining reviews from
Rolling Stone
,
Harp
,
No Depression
, amongst others, and their 2006 follow-up,
Like You Believe It
, was named "Best Local Album of the Year" by Seattle's influential arts weekly
The Stranger
. Always curious and looking for new ways to express his musical vision, Hiraga delved into the technical world of classic studio electronics in order to actually construct wire-by-wire most of the vintage-based analog recording gear that would soon capture the sounds on the album he subsequently produced for
The Wedding Present
bassist
Terry de Castro
(
A Casa Verde
). Hiraga's multi-instrumental musicianship and engineering artistry (as well as contributing two songs) have since earned praise in the UK (8/10 stars in
NME
). This new audio laboratory was then put to work in the creation and recording of
They Kind Of Shine
. Drawing some individualistic inspiration from the first
Paul McCartney
solo albums (on which the former
Beatle
played nearly every instrument himself), Hiraga embarked on a private studio exploration that has many songs performed entirely by himself on acoustic/electric/lap steel guitars, drums and percussion, acoustic and electric piano, humming old Farfisas and Hammonds and creaky old pump organs, with an occasional banjo and ukulele thrown in for flavor. Long-time band mate
Jeff Brown
contributes rich background vocal support, and cameos by former
Posies
drummer
Mike Musburger
, pedal steel master
Maggie Bjorklund
and Tucker Martine contribute to the remarkably cohesive band sound. The result is a rich acoustic-electric-chamber-pop-roots-Americana-rock-country album that doesn't really hold on to any of those simplistic labels, but is completely timeless. Soaring, accomplished singer/songwritership imbued with rich harmonies and alt. country swagger.
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