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Jen Turrell:
One Night the Stars Began to Fall and Would Not Stop
The sonorously opaque, bedroom-pop full-length, One Night the Stars Began to Fall and Would not Stop by Jen Turrell (Rabbit in Red, Boyracer, Fog and Ocean) reminds one of the possibilities that might arise if someone like Rilo Kiley had recorded with the kids at 555 Recordings on an album covering more chipper versions of Yo La Tengo songs from I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One. Jens soft, simple melodies containing lullabies of longing contrast nicely with the pleasant polyphonic layers of acoustic guitars and lo-fidelity instrumentation that permeate the record, excluding a few acoustic numbers, particularly Hope and Impressions. Some of the unique music created on this record comes from a bizarre assortment of instruments like the e-bow, the thunder stick and the e-bow bass. The end result is a lurid body of songs containing optimistically maudlin vocals that caress the instruments into a state of obsequious movement as their languid forms pace back and forth in tandem with the rhythmic counterpoint created by gentle beats from minimalist drums and xylophones. One might listen to this album through a walkman as the sun sets over the horizon. There is a definite element of morose isolation embedded in many of the songs, particularly songs like Meteor Shower, Ongoing Arrivals and Oranges; however, there is a solace that comes from these lonely moments that Jen creates through catchy glitter pop and confident, yet timid, vocals. The songs featured on this record contain broader and more varied instrumentation than songs found on her previous records and EPs. This record features beats by Steward that have the minimalist quality you might hear from an indie nerd deconstructing a drum machine while miraculously maintaining a more conventional beat. Fans of Postal Service would enjoy Jens new record as well as those who follow the bands on 555 Recordings.
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