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Five long years in the making, the Blue Nile's stellar Hats was well worth the wait; sweeping and majestic, it's a triumph of personal vision over the cold, remote calculations of technology. While created almost solely without benefit of live instruments, it is nevertheless an immensely warm and human album; Paul Buchanan's plaintive vocals and poignant songs are uncommonly moving, and his deployment of lush synth washes and electronic percussion is never gratuitous, each song instead crafted with painterly precision. Impressionistic and shimmering, tracks like "The Downtown Lights" and "From a Late Night Train" are perfectly evocative of their titles: Rich in romantic atmosphere and detail, they conjure a nocturnal fantasy world lit by neon and shrouded in fog, leaving Hats an intensely cinematic experience as well as a masterpiece of musical obsession.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
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The Blue Nile, MainArtist - Paul Buchanan, Composer, Lyricist - Bmg Rights Management / Kobalt, MusicPublisher
1989 Confetti Records trading as The Blue Nile Nile 1989 Confetti Records trading as The Blue Nile
The Blue Nile, MainArtist - Paul Buchanan, Composer, Lyricist - Bmg Rights Management / Kobalt, MusicPublisher
1989 Confetti Records trading as The Blue Nile Nile 1989 Confetti Records trading as The Blue Nile
The Blue Nile, MainArtist - Paul Buchanan, Composer, Lyricist - Bmg Rights Management / Kobalt, MusicPublisher
1989 Confetti Records trading as The Blue Nile Nile 1989 Confetti Records trading as The Blue Nile
The Blue Nile, MainArtist - Paul Buchanan, Composer, Lyricist - Bmg Rights Management / Kobalt, MusicPublisher
1989 Confetti Records trading as The Blue Nile Nile 1989 Confetti Records trading as The Blue Nile
The Blue Nile, MainArtist - Paul Buchanan, Composer, Lyricist - Bmg Rights Management / Kobalt, MusicPublisher
1989 Confetti Records trading as The Blue Nile Nile 1989 Confetti Records trading as The Blue Nile
The Blue Nile, MainArtist - Paul Buchanan, Composer, Lyricist - Bmg Rights Management / Kobalt, MusicPublisher
1989 Confetti Records trading as The Blue Nile Nile 1989 Confetti Records trading as The Blue Nile
The Blue Nile, MainArtist - Paul Buchanan, Composer, Lyricist - Bmg Rights Management / Kobalt, MusicPublisher
1989 Confetti Records trading as The Blue Nile Nile 1989 Confetti Records trading as The Blue Nile
Album review
Five long years in the making, the Blue Nile's stellar Hats was well worth the wait; sweeping and majestic, it's a triumph of personal vision over the cold, remote calculations of technology. While created almost solely without benefit of live instruments, it is nevertheless an immensely warm and human album; Paul Buchanan's plaintive vocals and poignant songs are uncommonly moving, and his deployment of lush synth washes and electronic percussion is never gratuitous, each song instead crafted with painterly precision. Impressionistic and shimmering, tracks like "The Downtown Lights" and "From a Late Night Train" are perfectly evocative of their titles: Rich in romantic atmosphere and detail, they conjure a nocturnal fantasy world lit by neon and shrouded in fog, leaving Hats an intensely cinematic experience as well as a masterpiece of musical obsession.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:45
- Main artists: The Blue Nile
- Composer: Paul Buchanan
- Label: Confetti Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
1989 Confetti Records trading as The Blue Nile Nile 1989 Confetti Records trading as The Blue Nile
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