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What It Is by Cordelia's Dad
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fave it Americana | 90's Rock
14 tracks | 49 minutes
Released Feb 2003
on Kimchee
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:58 Camille ('s Not Afraid of the Barn) lyrics FREE 02:58 Camille ('s Not Afraid of the Barn) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:58 Camille ('s Not Afraid of the Barn)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:32 Upswing lyrics BUY MP3 03:32 Upswing lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:32 Upswing
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Raging guitars, catchy choruses, and solemn hymns combined in the band's latest album, a return to its most rocking iteration.
Editorial review
While just a basic trio, Cordelia's Dad compose a far greater and larger sound than imagined, moving from the early alternative rock of the '90s Seattle scene with a tablespoon of jazz and R.E.M. traces on "Upswing," a moody and winding track. "Inhaler" recalls Canadian cult rockers the Tragically Hip, a mix of jazz ideas on a slow tension-building arrangement. Lead songwriter Tim Eriksen has a downbeat vocal ability, like Dave Matthews and Michael Stipe, particularly on the somber and melancholic "Eyelovemusic." A number of the jazz touches have a Middle Eastern or Indian element to them, exemplified especially on "Five Way Flashlight." But the album's greatest asset is its ability to move through different ideas, none more so than the hymnal and gorgeous "Despair," which resembles mountain music. The highlight track would definitely be the stellar "Rock Me (To Sleep)," characterized by a deliberate hard rock and beefy rhythm like Led Zeppelin or even Creed. The quality of the music, though, can't be defined, and the group displays a Ralph Stanley style on the final "Brethren Sing." This is a definitive album that is not easy to define. ~ Jason MacNeil, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Masterful chameleon rockers Cordelia's Dad are back with a stunning collection of 14 rock songs on What It Is. It's a voltage-enhanced thing that was exercised under Steve Albini's (Nirvana, The Jesus Lizard) tutelage in 1997 and Mark Alan Miller's (Dinosaur Jr., Pernice Brothers) engineering hand in 1999.
There are collaborations with traditional fiddler Laura Risk (Greenfire), experimental trombonist Mike Heffley (Anthony Braxton) and even some overtone singing. From pure unaccompanied harmonies to hellish feedback, from the dreadfully bleak to the irrepressibly sunny, What it is demands that all who have up to now followed Cordelia's Dad's "folk" career scrub up a fresh ear for the rock side of the band. This is the most American of musics. Read more at www.kimcheerecords.com.
Chuck Eddy of the Village Voice compares "Camille" to the best of Jane's Addiction. Perfect for cranking up as you put the top down in the convertible and head for the coast.
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