cracker Greenland(2006)[FLAC]

2006 Greenland CD Cooking Vinyl 4777

1 Something You Ain\'t Got 5:17
2 Maggie 3:43
3 Where Have These Days Gone 4:12
4 Fluffy Lucy 3:24
5 The Riverside 4:21
6 Gimme One More Chance 4:14
7 I\'m So Glad She Ain\'t Never Coming Back 1:54
8 Sidi Infi 6:05
9 I Need Better Friends 3:49
10 Minotaur 4:27
11 Night Falls 5:24
12 Better Times Are Coming Our Way 5:01
13 Everybody Gets One for Free 6:43
14 Darling We\'re out of Time 4:36



Since his days with the genre-busting 1980s alternative rock outfit Camper Van Beethoven, David Lowery has been moving progressively toward a more roots-oriented, singer-songwriter sound. His later work with Cracker bears this out, and the band\'s 2006 release GREENLAND is Lowery\'s most stripped-down and straightforward to date, miles away from the grungey bombast of earlier releases.

Steeped in the sounds of folk and alt-country, with a touch of indie rock thrown in for balance, GREENLAND floats gently along the surface, yet there is a deeply personal undercurrent to nearly every song on the record. Lowery\'s songs explore themes of loss, heartbreak, and personal upheaval in a way that feels pointedly autobiographical, giving his clever, detail-rich lyrics an added poignancy. This is particularly notable for a band that\'s often big on tongue-in-cheek irony, and it is this poignancy that gives GREENLAND its winning edge.

Personnel: David Lowery (vocals, guitar, strings, piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Johnny Hickman (vocals, guitar); Alan Weatherhead (guitar, slide guitar, keyboards); Mark Linkous (guitar, synthesizer); David Immerglück (electric guitar); Margaret White (violin); Kenny Margolis (accordion, piano, keyboards); Craig Harmon (organ, keyboards); Lauren Hoffman (synthesizer, background vocals); Miguel Urbiztondo (drums, tabla, percussion); Frank Funaro (drums, percussion); John Morand (percussion); Casey Martin, Caitlin Cary (background vocals).

Photographer: Jonathan Segel.

CMJ (p.5) - \"The stubborn sarcasm deep in Lowery\'s larnyx and the skillful veteran alt-rock instrumentation add more depth than any other surviving alt-rock also-ran...\"
No Depression (p.110) - \"Frontman David Lowery sounds more reflective than usual as he wonders whatever happened to his California heyday...\"

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