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Rachael Yamagata's voice has made numerous appearances since her solo debut in 2004: on albums by Ray LaMontagne and Rhett Miller, on TV sitcoms, on Ryan Adams & the Cardinals' acclaimed Cold Roses, and on a pair of Yamagata's own EPs. Despite such a flurry of activity, however, the songwriter found herself dropped from the RCA roster after Happenstance's release, a move that prolonged the finishing of her second studio LP. Arriving in 2008 on the Warner Bros. label, Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart literally splits Yamagata's musical personality into two parts -- the first disc, Elephants, pitches its tent closer to the Happenstance camp with lushly textured ballads, while Teeth Sinking Into Heart plays up the singer's debt to rock artists like PJ Harvey.
The latter CD is the biggest surprise here, as it displays a swaggering confidence that wasn't as evident on Yamagata's previous releases. She raises her voice in volume and pitch, affecting a measured snarl during songs like "Sidedish Friend" and "Faster." The potent set ends with "Don't," a weary ballad that recalls Neko Case's Fox Confessor Brings the Flood and flaunts an expletive-filled refrain. While the song's lyrics are aligned with the rest of Teeth Sinking Into Heart, its sound still emphasizes Yamagata's strength as a master of slow-moving, wounded love songs. Elephant furthers that bittersweet style with ten songs (one of them hidden), effectively doubling the size of Teeth. The disc features a gorgeous cameo by Ray LaMontagne, whose Southern croon does a slow dance with Yamagata on the aptly named "Duet." Like LaMontagne's most intimate material, Elephant moves in quiet circles, mining Yamagata's heartbroken past for melodic effect while dressing up her songs in layers of strings, woodwinds, and acoustic instruments. This is where her voice truly shines -- even when it seemingly hides from the spotlight, reducing itself to a cracked whisper while delivering Yamagata's lyrics. Fittingly, she matches such strong songcraft with equally strong content. "So for those of you falling in love," she advises during the first disc's title track, "keep it kind, keep it good, keep it right. Throw yourself in the midst of danger, but keep one eye open at night." Spoken like a true veteran of solitude and heartbreak, and performed like one of the strongest songwriters to emerge during the early 21st century.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
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Jane Scarpantoni, Cello - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Oliver Kraus, Cello - Jason Boesel, Drums - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Electric Guitar - Brian Smith, AdditionalEngineer - Antoine Silverman, Lead Violin, Concert Master Conductor - Catherine Popper, Upright Bass - Matthew Cullen, Engineer - Rachael Yamagata, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Than Luu, Percussion - Pete Donovan, Double Bass - Becky Doe, Violin - Chris Cardona, Viola - Justin Shturze, AssistantEngineer - Lorenza Ponce, Violin
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Mark Goldenberg, Electric Guitar - John Alagia, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar - Jay Bellerose, Drums - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Oliver Kraus, Cello - Jeff Robinette, AssistantEngineer - Brian Scheuble, Mixer, Engineer - Rachael Yamagata, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Justin Shturze, AssistantEngineer - Jen Condos, Bass
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Jane Scarpantoni, Cello - Paul Durham, Writer - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Oliver Kraus, Cello - Jason Boesel, Drums - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Wurlitzer - Brian Smith, AdditionalEngineer - Antoine Silverman, Lead Violin, Concert Master Conductor - Catherine Popper, Upright Bass - Matthew Cullen, Engineer, Gong - Rachael Yamagata, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, Arrangement Horn, MainArtist - Than Luu, Percussion - Robert Carlisle, French Horn - Sean O'Keefe, Drums, AdditionalEngineer - Chris Cardona, Viola - Justin Shturze, AssistantEngineer - Lorenza Ponce, Violin - Chris Harden, AdditionalEngineer - Cynthia Ricker, Violin - Donna Carnes, Violin - Kimberly Salistean, Violin - Tracy Sands, Cello
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Jane Scarpantoni, Cello - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Oliver Kraus, Cello - Jason Boesel, Drums - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards - Brian Smith, AdditionalEngineer - Antoine Silverman, Lead Violin, Concert Master Conductor - Nate Walcott, Arrangement Horn - Matthew Cullen, Engineer - Rachael Yamagata, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Performed by, MainArtist - Than Luu, Percussion - Becky Doe, Solo Violin - Chris Cardona, Viola - Justin Shturze, AssistantEngineer - Lorenza Ponce, Violin - Cameron McGill, Electric Guitar, Piano - Dan Carlisle, Bass - Marilyn Coyne, Oboe - Owen Kotler, Clarinet
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Jane Scarpantoni, Cello - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer - Brian Smith, AdditionalEngineer - Antoine Silverman, Lead Violin, Concert Master Conductor - Nate Walcott, Arrangement Horn - Matthew Cullen, Engineer - Rachael Yamagata, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, MainArtist - Pete Donovan, Double Bass - Chris Cardona, Viola - Justin Shturze, AssistantEngineer - Lorenza Ponce, Violin - Dan Carlisle, Bass - Marilyn Coyne, Oboe - Owen Kotler, Clarinet - Peck ALlmond, Flute
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Ted Jensen, Masterer - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Ray LaMontagne, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals - Rachael Yamagata, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist - Justin Shturze, AssistantEngineer - Mark McKenna, AdditionalEngineer
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Jane Scarpantoni, Cello - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Davey Faragher, Bass - Jason Boesel, Drums - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Organ - Brian Smith, AdditionalEngineer - Antoine Silverman, Lead Violin, Concert Master Conductor - Matthew Cullen, Engineer - Rachael Yamagata, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Mike Bloom, Dobro - Chris Cardona, Viola - Justin Shturze, AssistantEngineer - Lorenza Ponce, Violin
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Jane Scarpantoni, Cello - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Oliver Kraus, Cello - Jason Boesel, Drums - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards - Brian Smith, AdditionalEngineer - Antoine Silverman, Lead Violin, Concert Master Conductor - Nate Walcott, Arrangement Horn - Matthew Cullen, Engineer - Rachael Yamagata, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Wurlitzer, MainArtist - Becky Doe, Solo Violin - Chris Cardona, Viola - Justin Shturze, AssistantEngineer - Lorenza Ponce, Violin - Marilyn Coyne, Oboe - Owen Kotler, Clarinet - Peck ALlmond, Flute - Maria Taylor, Background Vocals
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
John Alagia, Producer, Mixer, Bass - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Oliver Kraus, Cello, Violin - Jon Altschiller, Mixer, Engineer - Rachael Yamagata, Composer, Lyricist, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Michael Chavez, Electric Guitar - Justin Shturze, AssistantEngineer - Chris Giraldi, Drums - Daniel Clarke, Fender Rhodes Keyboards - Jon O'Reilly, Drums - Josh Grange, Electric Guitar
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Ted Jensen, Masterer - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer - Matthew Cullen, Engineer - Rachael Yamagata, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist - Justin Shturze, AssistantEngineer
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Kevin Salem, Electric Guitar - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Davey Faragher, Bass - Jason Boesel, Drums - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Electric Guitar, Mini Moog - Matthew Cullen, Engineer - Rachael Yamagata, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Than Luu, Percussion - Justin Shturze, AssistantEngineer
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer - Matthew Cullen, Engineer - Rachael Yamagata, Composer, Lyricist, Performed by, MainArtist
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Jane Scarpantoni, Cello - Kevin Salem, Electric Guitar, Piano, Harmonium, Dobro - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Davey Faragher, Bass - Jason Boesel, Drums - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Electric Guitar - Brian Smith, AdditionalEngineer - Matthew Cullen, Engineer - Rachael Yamagata, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist - Than Luu, Drums - Robert Carlisle, French Horn - Sean O'Keefe, AdditionalEngineer - Justin Shturze, AssistantEngineer - Chris Harden, AdditionalEngineer
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
James Valentine, Electric Guitar - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Jason Boesel, Drums - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Percussion - Catherine Popper, Upright Bass - Matthew Cullen, Engineer - Rachael Yamagata, Composer, Lyricist, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, MainArtist - Mike Bloom, Electric Guitar - Justin Shturze, AssistantEngineer - Cynthia Ricker, Viola - Donna Carnes, Violin - Kimberly Salistean, Violin - Nate Cambell, Marimba - Tracy Sands, Cello
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Kevin Salem, Electric Guitar - Ted Jensen, Masterer - Davey Faragher, Bass - Jason Boesel, Drums - Mike Mogis, Producer, Mixer, Percussion - Brian Smith, AdditionalEngineer - Matthew Cullen, Engineer - Rachael Yamagata, Composer, Lyricist, Glockenspiel, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Than Luu, Congas - Mike Bloom, Electric Guitar - Justin Shturze, AssistantEngineer
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Rachael Yamagata's voice has made numerous appearances since her solo debut in 2004: on albums by Ray LaMontagne and Rhett Miller, on TV sitcoms, on Ryan Adams & the Cardinals' acclaimed Cold Roses, and on a pair of Yamagata's own EPs. Despite such a flurry of activity, however, the songwriter found herself dropped from the RCA roster after Happenstance's release, a move that prolonged the finishing of her second studio LP. Arriving in 2008 on the Warner Bros. label, Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart literally splits Yamagata's musical personality into two parts -- the first disc, Elephants, pitches its tent closer to the Happenstance camp with lushly textured ballads, while Teeth Sinking Into Heart plays up the singer's debt to rock artists like PJ Harvey.
The latter CD is the biggest surprise here, as it displays a swaggering confidence that wasn't as evident on Yamagata's previous releases. She raises her voice in volume and pitch, affecting a measured snarl during songs like "Sidedish Friend" and "Faster." The potent set ends with "Don't," a weary ballad that recalls Neko Case's Fox Confessor Brings the Flood and flaunts an expletive-filled refrain. While the song's lyrics are aligned with the rest of Teeth Sinking Into Heart, its sound still emphasizes Yamagata's strength as a master of slow-moving, wounded love songs. Elephant furthers that bittersweet style with ten songs (one of them hidden), effectively doubling the size of Teeth. The disc features a gorgeous cameo by Ray LaMontagne, whose Southern croon does a slow dance with Yamagata on the aptly named "Duet." Like LaMontagne's most intimate material, Elephant moves in quiet circles, mining Yamagata's heartbroken past for melodic effect while dressing up her songs in layers of strings, woodwinds, and acoustic instruments. This is where her voice truly shines -- even when it seemingly hides from the spotlight, reducing itself to a cracked whisper while delivering Yamagata's lyrics. Fittingly, she matches such strong songcraft with equally strong content. "So for those of you falling in love," she advises during the first disc's title track, "keep it kind, keep it good, keep it right. Throw yourself in the midst of danger, but keep one eye open at night." Spoken like a true veteran of solitude and heartbreak, and performed like one of the strongest songwriters to emerge during the early 21st century.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:28
- Main artists: Rachael Yamagata
- Composer: Rachael Yamagata
- Label: Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
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