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- Date Released: April 29, 2008
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Label: Fat Cat Records / IODA
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We Say...
If there's one thing to take from 2007's Sharp Teeth and Fear of Flying, it's that David Karsten Daniels doesn't have a whole lot of answers, but he sure isn't afraid to ask a question. Near the end of Flying, for instance, he's joyously shouting with his friends about how "heaven isn't real" and "hell doesn’t exist." A song later, he's singing a wandering version of the Lord's Prayer.
It's this questing that makes Daniels such an interesting listen. Flying, his second album for Fat Cat, sounds much like the first. Daniels is a rocker at heart — just check the Spoon-esque bounce of "Falling Down" — that can't help but add a little bit of noise around the edges to keep things interesting ("A Myoclonic Jerk" flutters around maniacally before blasting off into a certifiable anthem). Daniels admits to as much in a recent interview: "[Flying is] both more of a pop record and more of a noise record. I set out to make a classic rock album, and I'm not sure where I ended up, but I don't think it's in the 70s." Notice the lack of an answer there? They always want to have it both ways, these rock & roll fellas. In Daniels' case, that's a very good thing. -
They Say...
When Bruce Springsteen released Nebraska in 1982, it proved that the lowly four-track recorder, beloved by altruistic and introverted songwriters worldwide, was destined for more than just testing out dual harmonic guitar leads and capturing off-the-cuff moments of frenzied lyrical inspiration. Bedrooms, garages, and basements (in the right hands) are more than capable of producing quality music, a notion that Seattle-based David Karsten Daniels gives resonance to on his fine sophomore release, Fear of Flying. Daniels may not possess the strongest of singing voices, but he knows how to wrap it around words with the confidence of a seasoned performer, echoing everyone from head Mountain Goat John Darnielle to the Violent Femmes' Gordon Gano. On first listen, sparse tracks like "Wheelchairs," "Caretakers," and "In My Child Mind You Were a Lion" seem almost Luddite in their lack of sonic affections, but they supply the breath between the chilly, inventive, and occasionally lush pop vistas that are "Martha Ann," "That Knot Unties?," "Falling Down," and "Oh, Heaven Isn't Real." The latter of the three, with its raucous chorus and not-so-subtle hoedown backbeat, may scream "novelty," but it's a Stephin Merritt-inspired singalong classic for the secularly inclined that makes the album closer, "Evensong," which is simply the Lord's Prayer sung over gently fingerpicked guitar and strings, so lovely and odd.
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Wheelchairs |
3:02 |
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That Knot Unties? |
5:34 |
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Martha Ann |
2:06 |
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Falling Down |
3:51 |
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A Myoclonic Jerk |
1:49 |
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A New Garment |
3:39 |
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| 07. | |
Everytime A Baby Is Born |
1:45 |
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The Caretaker |
2:55 |
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Oh, Heaven Isn't Real |
1:54 |
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In My Child Mind You Were A Lion |
7:17 |
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Evensong |
4:35 |
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11 Total Tracks, 38:27 Total Length
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Credits
- John Dixon - Artwork // John Dixon - Layout Design // Brent Lambert - Mastering // Sara Morris - Vocals // Daniel Hart - Violin // Melissanne Hale Dixon - Artwork // Melissanne Hale Dixon - Layout Design // Perry Wright - Vocals // Perry Wright - Handclapping // Perry Wright - Artwork // Perry Wright - Layout Design // David Karsten Daniels - Bass // David Karsten Daniels - Guitar // David Karsten Daniels - Percussion // David Karsten Daniels - Drums // David Karsten Daniels - Keyboards // David Karsten Daniels - Programming // David Karsten Daniels - Vocals // David Karsten Daniels - Engineer // David Karsten Daniels - Mixing // John Ribo - Vocals // Wendy Spitzer - Oboe // Dylan Thurston - Drums
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