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fave it Island | Delicate
11 tracks | 61 minutes
Released Apr 2007
on Aaargh! Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:37 Grow Old Gracefully lyrics BUY MP3 04:37 Grow Old Gracefully lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:37 Grow Old Gracefully
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:04 Move Back to Cold Bay lyrics BUY MP3 07:04 Move Back to Cold Bay lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:04 Move Back to Cold Bay
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:59 Election: a broken arm lyrics BUY MP3 04:59 Election: a broken arm lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:59 Election: a broken arm
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:22 Pillow Talk in the Flames lyrics BUY MP3 04:22 Pillow Talk in the Flames lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:22 Pillow Talk in the Flames
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:34 Fog City lyrics BUY MP3 05:34 Fog City lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:34 Fog City
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:10 The Flattering Soul (my trip down a hole) lyrics BUY MP3 02:10 The Flattering Soul (my trip down a hole) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:10 The Flattering Soul (my trip down a hole)
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:53 Antarctica lyrics BUY MP3 04:53 Antarctica lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:53 Antarctica
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 08:37 The Turning Bell lyrics BUY MP3 08:37 The Turning Bell lyrics "GIFT MP3" 08:37 The Turning Bell
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 08:59 The Strange Case of the Roman Children lyrics BUY MP3 08:59 The Strange Case of the Roman Children lyrics "GIFT MP3" 08:59 The Strange Case of the Roman Children
Sweeping pop melodies, gorgeous vocals & the perfect saturation of reverb meet equally to map the sonic scape of "Kauai", the second album from Victoria, BC's pop royalty Chet.
Bio / Background
It is indeed trying for many to portray Chet, & their love thereof, with the necessary lack of emotion that makes for effective critique. Describing Chet's droning beauty & phenomenal sultry, crooning vocals at face value seems moot when faced with the overwhelming urge to relate personal experience; the feeling of first hearing Kau'ai & just how frighteningly similar it rang to an embrace with an old friend, or the feeling of having been torn apart & put neatly back together, richer for the experience. As slow & deliberate as any loving moment and as disarming as the sound of your mother singing softly some rooms away, Chet create soulful music that is as overtly, undeniably gorgeous as it is stunningly personable.
In Kauai, lethargic, haunting and orchestral grace stirs in the vast expanses between familial love, passion, man and woman, trial and failure.
↓ more ↓Ryan Beattie's vocal abilities thrive amongst the cello, organ, reverb, saturated guitars & modest drums that flesh out their warm sound, filling every moment with a tender, grandiose breadth. With its initial release, Kauai inspired massive critical acclaim, earning Chet opening slots for the likes of Wolf Parade, Modest Mouse, Smog, Feist, Low, Chad Vangaalen, Frog Eyes and the Arcade Fire, and even the spot of #8 on the National College Radio Charts. Now officially back in stock on the Aaargh! Records imprint, Kauai continues to melt hearts with ease & grace.
"[Kau'ai] is as original as it is fascinating, from the sleepy reverb of the guitar to the haunting cello and menacing organ to Ryan Beattie's unique signature vocals." - Brand X Media
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