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Straddling the fence between blandness and almost Oriental elegant simplicity, Life in the Treehouse is an album easy to tune out of, but worth tuning in for. At a casual glance, the record offers nothing but quiet, pleasant, but ultimately unremarkable songs that mix folk-rock and soft rock to produce a healthy but tame brew suggesting, perhaps, a bunch of Sheryl Crow outtakes recorded on a lazy sunny day with no chart success in mind. And indeed, there's little groove and no big hooks on Life in the Treehouse -- certainly nothing you'd be able to hum years down the line after hearing the chorus once. But then again, this was never the aim of Marlango, because the low-key, relaxed atmosphere is the record's actual selling point, and the vibe is created through subtle but engaging means -- plenty of tunes sport a brass section, there's a waltz, and a dash of old feel-good dance rhythms, as well as some very nice background drum loops and dynamic rock moments that may even recall Death Cab for Cutie, though briefly. On the whole, Marlango prefer living in the past to modernizing, despite the fact that songs with electronica touches are by far the best here, simply for the extra dimension they get -- but those old-fashioned tunes are fun in their own, mildly introspective way. A couple of those prove to be filler even on closer inspection, but most sport an enjoyable, mature vibe, like Suzanne Vega for an indie generation -- and though Marlango have yet to fill those shoes completely, that's a compliment.
© Alexey Eremenko /TiVo
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Marlango, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alejandro Pelayo, Electric Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leonor Watling, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vicent Huma, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Julian Lopez, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Carles Campón, Bass Guitar, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Ybarra, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Ruben Pozo Prats, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Marlango, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ricardo Moreno, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Juan de Dios Martin, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alejandro Pelayo, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Leonor Watling, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Vicent Huma, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Ybarra, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Miguel Conejo Torres 'Leiva' (Pereza), Guitar, Artist, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ruben Pozo Prats (Pereza), Artist, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Marlango, MainArtist - SUSO SAIZ, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Juan de Dios Martin, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rufus Wainwright, Piano, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alejandro Pelayo, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leonor Watling, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vicent Huma, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gonzalo Maestre, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Carles Campón, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Marlango, MainArtist - Jorge Drexler, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alejandro Pelayo, Hammond Organ, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leonor Watling, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vicent Huma, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gonzalo Maestre, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Carles Campón, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Marlango, MainArtist - Ben Sidran, Hammond Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leo Sidran, Drums, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alejandro Pelayo, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leonor Watling, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Ybarra, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Marlango, MainArtist - Jorge Drexler, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ricardo Moreno, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Juan de Dios Martin, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alejandro Pelayo, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leonor Watling, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vicent Huma, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Marlango, MainArtist - Ricardo Moreno, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Juan de Dios Martin, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alejandro Pelayo, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leonor Watling, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vicent Huma, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Ybarra, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Marlango, MainArtist - Alejandro Pelayo, ComposerLyricist - Leonor Watling, Piano, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vicent Huma, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Marlango, MainArtist - Alejandro Pelayo, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leonor Watling, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nur Al Levi, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Vicent Huma, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carles Campón, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Ybarra, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Marlango, MainArtist - Juan de Dios Martin, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alejandro Pelayo, Electric Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leonor Watling, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vicent Huma, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gonzalo Maestre, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Marlango, MainArtist - Ricardo Moreno, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Juan de Dios Martin, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Alejandro Pelayo, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Leonor Watling, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Vicent Huma, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
Albumbeschreibung
Straddling the fence between blandness and almost Oriental elegant simplicity, Life in the Treehouse is an album easy to tune out of, but worth tuning in for. At a casual glance, the record offers nothing but quiet, pleasant, but ultimately unremarkable songs that mix folk-rock and soft rock to produce a healthy but tame brew suggesting, perhaps, a bunch of Sheryl Crow outtakes recorded on a lazy sunny day with no chart success in mind. And indeed, there's little groove and no big hooks on Life in the Treehouse -- certainly nothing you'd be able to hum years down the line after hearing the chorus once. But then again, this was never the aim of Marlango, because the low-key, relaxed atmosphere is the record's actual selling point, and the vibe is created through subtle but engaging means -- plenty of tunes sport a brass section, there's a waltz, and a dash of old feel-good dance rhythms, as well as some very nice background drum loops and dynamic rock moments that may even recall Death Cab for Cutie, though briefly. On the whole, Marlango prefer living in the past to modernizing, despite the fact that songs with electronica touches are by far the best here, simply for the extra dimension they get -- but those old-fashioned tunes are fun in their own, mildly introspective way. A couple of those prove to be filler even on closer inspection, but most sport an enjoyable, mature vibe, like Suzanne Vega for an indie generation -- and though Marlango have yet to fill those shoes completely, that's a compliment.
© Alexey Eremenko /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:37
- Main artists: Marlango
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Spain S.L.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2010 Universal Music Spain, S.L. ℗ 2010 Universal Music Spain, S.L.
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