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Tift Merritt has become unexpectedly (and thankfully) prolific since she signed with Fantasy Records in 2008, after going four years without releasing a record. See You on the Moon is her third album in as many years, and from the first track, the gentle and soul-infused love song "Mixtape," she demonstrates that she can maintain solid quality control at this pace and does so with ease. See You on the Moon is a more spare and intimate-sounding set than 2008's Another Country, as if she learned a bit about the value of concision with her 2009 solo acoustic live set Buckingham Solo, but Merritt clearly works well with others (the backing musicians are uniformly great, and Jim James of My Morning Jacket contributes some solid harmonies on "Feel of the World"), and while the arrangements wisely avoid cluttering the clean landscapes of her melodies, producer and engineer Tucker Martine gives the recordings a full-bodied sound even when the performances are purposefully simple. As on Merritt's other albums, the real key to See You on the Moon lies in her songs and her voice, and both are in splendid form here; Merritt has a lovely natural instrument, but she never relies on beauty for its own sake, letting a range of emotional shadings color the tunes, and with a subtle catch in her voice or a bend in her pitch, she can break your heart and mend it again moments later. And Merritt writes about the pains and satisfactions of love with an eloquence and articulate simplicity that will draw you in if you give her half a chance; "Papercut" is as telling a metaphor of a hurtful relationship as anyone has conjured in a while, and "Mixtape" is not only lovely but should earn her the loyalty of analog-loving music geeks around the world. (Merritt also includes two well-chosen covers, a forceful take on Emitt Rhodes' "Live Till You Die" and a version of Kenny Loggins' "Danny's Song" that cuts the treacle of the best-known recordings while maintaining its emotional power.) There's a modesty in Tift Merritt's music that makes it more compelling than a lot of artists who make a grand show of their joy and/or grief, and See You on the Moon finds Merritt weaving her spell as effectively as ever; it's marvelous music well worth your time and attention.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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greg readling, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Brown, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eyvind Kang, Viola, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tucker Martine, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tift Merritt, Piano, Vocals, Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott McCall, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zeke Hutchins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Concord Music Group Inc.
greg readling, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Brown, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Leisz, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Tucker Martine, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Moore, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tift Merritt, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott McCall, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zeke Hutchins, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Concord Music Group Inc.
Jay Brown, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Eyvind Kang, Viola, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tucker Martine, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Moore, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tift Merritt, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Teuber, Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Concord Music Group Inc.
Jay Brown, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Leisz, Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Tucker Martine, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tift Merritt, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott McCall, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zeke Hutchins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Concord Music Group Inc.
Jim James, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Brown, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eyvind Kang, Viola, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Leisz, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Tucker Martine, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Moore, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tift Merritt, Piano, Vocals, Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yim Yames, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Scott McCall, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zeke Hutchins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gretchen Yanover, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Concord Music Group Inc.
Jay Brown, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Eyvind Kang, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Leisz, Baritone Guitar, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Tucker Martine, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Moore, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tift Merritt, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott McCall, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zeke Hutchins, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Concord Music Group Inc.
Jay Brown, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Leisz, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Tucker Martine, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Moore, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tift Merritt, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott McCall, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zeke Hutchins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Concord Music Group Inc.
greg readling, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Brown, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Tucker Martine, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Moore, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Tift Merritt, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Emitt Rhodes, Ensemble - Scott McCall, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Marriott, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Teuber, Baritone Saxophone, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Zeke Hutchins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Concord Music Group Inc.
Jay Brown, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eyvind Kang, Viola, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tucker Martine, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Moore, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Tift Merritt, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott McCall, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zeke Hutchins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Concord Music Group Inc.
greg readling, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Brown, Bass Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Eyvind Kang, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Leisz, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Tucker Martine, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tift Merritt, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Scott McCall, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zeke Hutchins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Concord Music Group Inc.
Jay Brown, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - KENNY LOGGINS, Ensemble - Greg Leisz, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Tucker Martine, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Moore, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Tift Merritt, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Concord Music Group Inc.
Tucker Martine, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Moore, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - John Plymale, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tift Merritt, Piano, Vocals, Ensemble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Teuber, Trumpet, Baritone Saxophone, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Concord Music Group Inc.
Tucker Martine, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tift Merritt, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Concord Music Group Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Tift Merritt has become unexpectedly (and thankfully) prolific since she signed with Fantasy Records in 2008, after going four years without releasing a record. See You on the Moon is her third album in as many years, and from the first track, the gentle and soul-infused love song "Mixtape," she demonstrates that she can maintain solid quality control at this pace and does so with ease. See You on the Moon is a more spare and intimate-sounding set than 2008's Another Country, as if she learned a bit about the value of concision with her 2009 solo acoustic live set Buckingham Solo, but Merritt clearly works well with others (the backing musicians are uniformly great, and Jim James of My Morning Jacket contributes some solid harmonies on "Feel of the World"), and while the arrangements wisely avoid cluttering the clean landscapes of her melodies, producer and engineer Tucker Martine gives the recordings a full-bodied sound even when the performances are purposefully simple. As on Merritt's other albums, the real key to See You on the Moon lies in her songs and her voice, and both are in splendid form here; Merritt has a lovely natural instrument, but she never relies on beauty for its own sake, letting a range of emotional shadings color the tunes, and with a subtle catch in her voice or a bend in her pitch, she can break your heart and mend it again moments later. And Merritt writes about the pains and satisfactions of love with an eloquence and articulate simplicity that will draw you in if you give her half a chance; "Papercut" is as telling a metaphor of a hurtful relationship as anyone has conjured in a while, and "Mixtape" is not only lovely but should earn her the loyalty of analog-loving music geeks around the world. (Merritt also includes two well-chosen covers, a forceful take on Emitt Rhodes' "Live Till You Die" and a version of Kenny Loggins' "Danny's Song" that cuts the treacle of the best-known recordings while maintaining its emotional power.) There's a modesty in Tift Merritt's music that makes it more compelling than a lot of artists who make a grand show of their joy and/or grief, and See You on the Moon finds Merritt weaving her spell as effectively as ever; it's marvelous music well worth your time and attention.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:22
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Tift Merritt
- Composer: Tift Merritt
- Label: Fantasy Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2010 Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2010 Concord Music Group, Inc.
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