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Continuing to explore the generally subtler side of their music in a new century, Alison and Jim Shaw extend their increasing interest in electronic music on 2008's self-titled effort, as was readily heard on Particles & Waves, into an even more refined approach. Keyboards are ultimately the lead instrument throughout much of the album, which in combination with Jim's drumming still holding a sense of restrained, looming power, and Alison's familiar vocals now sweeter than they have yet been, create something close to a new Cranes sound altogether. It's certainly no radical reinvention -- piano has been a lead instrument for Cranes as far back as "Tomorrow's Tears" in 1991 -- but as a steady evolution, hearing the near-Beach Boys haze and swirl of the arrangement on "Worlds" and the sense of hidden depths on "Collecting Stones," it's a quite striking blend of past and present. It's not that guitars have completely disappeared, certainly, but often they are presented as extra shading or a sudden alteration of a performance. "Wonderful Things" is perhaps the most classically Cranes song in the older vein, but in a calmer mode, the guitars providing rhythm more than anything else. Elsewhere, "Feathers" is almost a post-punk tribute of sorts, thanks not only to the guitar but the very New Order-like bass, while "Move Along" is another standout on a fine album.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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J. Shaw, Composer, Lyricist - Cranes, MainArtist - Mute Song, MusicPublisher - A.Shaw, Composer, Lyricist
2008 Dadaphonic 2008 Dadaphonic
J. Shaw, Composer, Lyricist - Cranes, MainArtist - Mute Song, MusicPublisher - A.Shaw, Composer, Lyricist
2008 Dadaphonic 2008 Dadaphonic
J. Shaw, Composer, Lyricist - Cranes, MainArtist - Mute Song, MusicPublisher - A.Shaw, Composer, Lyricist
2008 Dadaphonic 2008 Dadaphonic
J. Shaw, Composer, Lyricist - Cranes, MainArtist - Mute Song, MusicPublisher - A.Shaw, Composer, Lyricist
2008 Dadaphonic 2008 Dadaphonic
J. Shaw, Composer, Lyricist - Cranes, MainArtist - Mute Song, MusicPublisher - A.Shaw, Composer, Lyricist
2008 Dadaphonic 2008 Dadaphonic
J. Shaw, Composer, Lyricist - Cranes, MainArtist - Mute Song, MusicPublisher - A.Shaw, Composer, Lyricist
2008 Dadaphonic 2008 Dadaphonic
J. Shaw, Composer, Lyricist - Cranes, MainArtist - Mute Song, MusicPublisher - A.Shaw, Composer, Lyricist
2008 Dadaphonic 2008 Dadaphonic
J. Shaw, Composer, Lyricist - Cranes, MainArtist - Mute Song, MusicPublisher - A.Shaw, Composer, Lyricist
2008 Dadaphonic 2008 Dadaphonic
J. Shaw, Composer, Lyricist - Cranes, MainArtist - Mute Song, MusicPublisher - A.Shaw, Composer, Lyricist
2008 Dadaphonic 2008 Dadaphonic
J. Shaw, Composer, Lyricist - Cranes, MainArtist - Mute Song, MusicPublisher - A.Shaw, Composer, Lyricist
2008 Dadaphonic 2008 Dadaphonic
J. Shaw, Composer, Lyricist - Cranes, MainArtist - Mute Song, MusicPublisher - A.Shaw, Composer, Lyricist
2008 Dadaphonic 2008 Dadaphonic
Album review
Continuing to explore the generally subtler side of their music in a new century, Alison and Jim Shaw extend their increasing interest in electronic music on 2008's self-titled effort, as was readily heard on Particles & Waves, into an even more refined approach. Keyboards are ultimately the lead instrument throughout much of the album, which in combination with Jim's drumming still holding a sense of restrained, looming power, and Alison's familiar vocals now sweeter than they have yet been, create something close to a new Cranes sound altogether. It's certainly no radical reinvention -- piano has been a lead instrument for Cranes as far back as "Tomorrow's Tears" in 1991 -- but as a steady evolution, hearing the near-Beach Boys haze and swirl of the arrangement on "Worlds" and the sense of hidden depths on "Collecting Stones," it's a quite striking blend of past and present. It's not that guitars have completely disappeared, certainly, but often they are presented as extra shading or a sudden alteration of a performance. "Wonderful Things" is perhaps the most classically Cranes song in the older vein, but in a calmer mode, the guitars providing rhythm more than anything else. Elsewhere, "Feathers" is almost a post-punk tribute of sorts, thanks not only to the guitar but the very New Order-like bass, while "Move Along" is another standout on a fine album.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:41
- Main artists: Cranes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: MUTE SONG INTERNATIONAL
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
2008 Dadaphonic 2008 Dadaphonic
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