Tall Dwarfs / Sky Above the Mud Below, the
Album: | Sky Above the Mud Below, the | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Tall Dwarfs | Added: | Mar 2003 | |
Label: | Carrot Top Records |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2003-09-22 | Pull Date: | 2003-11-24 |
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Week Ending: | Nov 16 | Nov 2 | Oct 19 | Oct 12 | Oct 5 | Sep 28 |
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Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Dec 07, 2004: | All This and Mor: Going Down Under
Meet the Beatle |
4. | Oct 12, 2003: | the rust belt
Michael Hillbilly |
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2. | Nov 12, 2003: | In the Leaves
Meet the Beatle |
5. | Oct 08, 2003: | press and release
You Want Me Shimmy |
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3. | Oct 26, 2003: | the rust belt
Meet the Beatle |
6. | Oct 06, 2003: | Fly By Night
Michael Hillbilly |
Album Review
Kareem Ghanem
Reviewed 2003-09-30
Reviewed 2003-09-30
An important New Zealand group associated with the well-known Flying Nun (which also brought the world the Chills) label, Tall Dwarves have been around for nearly 20 years. They’re known for their lo-fi recordings and this album reflects that past, though it’s a bit of a stretch to call this lo-fi. While the first two-thirds of the album is more traditional, the last 8 songs are more experimental and worth checking out if that’s yo thang. The most immediate point of reference here would be Robyn Hitchcock. All in all, a thoroughly charming album chockfull of marvelous songs!
My picks: All, but these in particular!
1 Great quirky song about a visit George Harrison made to New Zealand.
3 Cool, hip rocker.
4 Slow, old-timey instrumentation with bells and whistles.
5 Wonderful Beatles-y/Hitchcock-ish charm.
6 FCC! There’s a lyric sheet though, so it might be worth playing. Neat vocal and instrumental distortion going on.
8 Melancholy keyboard drone. Terrific!
9 Bowie/Freddie Mercury doing lo-fi synth pop?
14 Funny as hell. Fake bad ass blues-y rock ‘n’ roll dude.
18 Abrasive, keyboard forms the background for a disjointed vocal sample. Cool.
My picks: All, but these in particular!
1 Great quirky song about a visit George Harrison made to New Zealand.
3 Cool, hip rocker.
4 Slow, old-timey instrumentation with bells and whistles.
5 Wonderful Beatles-y/Hitchcock-ish charm.
6 FCC! There’s a lyric sheet though, so it might be worth playing. Neat vocal and instrumental distortion going on.
8 Melancholy keyboard drone. Terrific!
9 Bowie/Freddie Mercury doing lo-fi synth pop?
14 Funny as hell. Fake bad ass blues-y rock ‘n’ roll dude.
18 Abrasive, keyboard forms the background for a disjointed vocal sample. Cool.
Track Listing
1. | Meet the Beatle | 14. | You Want Me Shimmy | |||
2. | Beached Boy | 15. | How the West Was Won | |||
3. | Deodorant | 16. | Ok Forever | |||
4. | Michael Hillbilly | 17. | Your Unmade Eye | |||
5. | Room to Breathe | 18. | Seduced By Rock and Roll | |||
6. | Right at Home | 19. | Amniotic Love | |||
7. | Time to Wait | 20. | Carsick | |||
8. | Melancholy | 21. | Wax | |||
9. | We Are the Chosen Few | 22. | Open Wide Your Pretty Mouths | |||
10. | Baby It's Over | 23. | Possum Born | |||
11. | Cascade | 24. | Over the Waves | |||
12. | The Beautiful Invader | 25. | The Runout Groove | |||
13. | Big Brain of the World | . |