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Go Fly a Kite

Ben Kweller

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It's strange to think that at 30 years old, Ben Kweller has spent over half of his life professionally crafting pop songs, and while it's rare for someone to be both relatively young and a grizzled pop veteran, it's precisely this combination of youth and experience that the singer/songwriter calls upon on his fifth solo album, Go Fly a Kite. With a sugary mix of youthful exuberance and practiced craftsmanship, Kweller delivers a group of songs that cover the pop spectrum, drifting from the fuzzy, driving power pop of the album-opener "Mean to Me," to the lonely pedal steel of the alt-country-inflected "I Miss You." This willingness to explore different sounds paints a picture of a songwriter who, even with a wealth of experience under his belt, isn't willing to settle into one sound quite yet. This idea is taken a step further when the listener digs into the liner notes to find the detailed notes on how to play each song along with the lyrics. Moves like that speak to a kind of openness, as if the songwriter is not only giving his fans the songs to listen to, but to also re-create on their own. This kind of candor makes Go Fly a Kite a refreshing album on a number of levels, as it delivers the goods with its collection of summery jams while keeping nothing, not even the chord progressions, secret.

© Gregory Heaney /TiVo

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1
Mean to Me
00:03:20

Steve Mazur, Mixer, Engineer - Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Pete Lyman, MasteringEngineer - Chris Morrissey, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Mark Stepro, FeaturedArtist - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Matt The Electrician, FeaturedArtist - Kiko Velez, AAndRAdministrator

(C) 2012 The Noise Company (P) 2012 The Noise Company

2
Out the Door
00:03:42

Steve Mazur, Mixer, Engineer - Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Pete Lyman, MasteringEngineer - Chris Morrissey, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Mark Stepro, FeaturedArtist - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Kiko Velez, AAndRAdministrator

(C) 2012 The Noise Company (P) 2012 The Noise Company

3
Jealous Girl
00:03:56

Steve Mazur, Mixer, Engineer - Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Pete Lyman, MasteringEngineer - Chris Morrissey, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Mark Stepro, FeaturedArtist - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Kiko Velez, AAndRAdministrator

(C) 2012 The Noise Company (P) 2012 The Noise Company

4
Gossip
00:03:48

Steve Mazur, Mixer, Engineer - Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Pete Lyman, MasteringEngineer - Chris Morrissey, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Mark Stepro, FeaturedArtist - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Kitt Kitterman, FeaturedArtist - Kiko Velez, AAndRAdministrator

(C) 2012 The Noise Company (P) 2012 The Noise Company

5
Free
00:03:40

Steve Mazur, Mixer, Engineer - Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Pete Lyman, MasteringEngineer - Chris Morrissey, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Mark Stepro, FeaturedArtist - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Kiko Velez, AAndRAdministrator

(C) 2012 The Noise Company (P) 2012 The Noise Company

6
Full Circle
00:03:09

Steve Mazur, Mixer, Engineer - Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Pete Lyman, MasteringEngineer - Chris Morrissey, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Mark Stepro, FeaturedArtist - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Kitt Kitterman, FeaturedArtist - Kiko Velez, AAndRAdministrator

(C) 2012 The Noise Company (P) 2012 The Noise Company

7
Justify Me
00:02:19

Steve Mazur, Mixer, Engineer - Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Pete Lyman, MasteringEngineer - Chris Morrissey, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Mark Stepro, FeaturedArtist - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Kiko Velez, AAndRAdministrator

(C) 2012 The Noise Company (P) 2012 The Noise Company

8
The Rainbow
00:03:57

Steve Mazur, Mixer, Engineer - Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Pete Lyman, MasteringEngineer - Chris Morrissey, FeaturedArtist - Brian Standefer, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Mark Stepro, FeaturedArtist - Warren Hood, FeaturedArtist - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Kiko Velez, AAndRAdministrator

(C) 2012 The Noise Company (P) 2012 The Noise Company

9
Time Will Save the Day
00:03:47

Steve Mazur, Mixer, Engineer - Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Pete Lyman, MasteringEngineer - Chris Morrissey, FeaturedArtist - Brian Standefer, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Mark Stepro, FeaturedArtist - Warren Hood, FeaturedArtist - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Kiko Velez, AAndRAdministrator

(C) 2012 The Noise Company (P) 2012 The Noise Company

10
I Miss You
00:03:58

Steve Mazur, Mixer, Engineer - Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Pete Lyman, MasteringEngineer - Chris Morrissey, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Mark Stepro, FeaturedArtist - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Kitt Kitterman, FeaturedArtist - Kiko Velez, AAndRAdministrator

(C) 2012 The Noise Company (P) 2012 The Noise Company

11
You Can Count on Me
00:03:22

Steve Mazur, Mixer, Engineer - Ben Kweller, Producer, MainArtist - Howie Weinberg, MasteringEngineer - Pete Lyman, MasteringEngineer - Chris Morrissey, FeaturedArtist - Benjamin Kweller, Composer - Mark Stepro, FeaturedArtist - Twelve Sided Die, MusicPublisher - Kiko Velez, AAndRAdministrator

(C) 2012 The Noise Company (P) 2012 The Noise Company

Album review

It's strange to think that at 30 years old, Ben Kweller has spent over half of his life professionally crafting pop songs, and while it's rare for someone to be both relatively young and a grizzled pop veteran, it's precisely this combination of youth and experience that the singer/songwriter calls upon on his fifth solo album, Go Fly a Kite. With a sugary mix of youthful exuberance and practiced craftsmanship, Kweller delivers a group of songs that cover the pop spectrum, drifting from the fuzzy, driving power pop of the album-opener "Mean to Me," to the lonely pedal steel of the alt-country-inflected "I Miss You." This willingness to explore different sounds paints a picture of a songwriter who, even with a wealth of experience under his belt, isn't willing to settle into one sound quite yet. This idea is taken a step further when the listener digs into the liner notes to find the detailed notes on how to play each song along with the lyrics. Moves like that speak to a kind of openness, as if the songwriter is not only giving his fans the songs to listen to, but to also re-create on their own. This kind of candor makes Go Fly a Kite a refreshing album on a number of levels, as it delivers the goods with its collection of summery jams while keeping nothing, not even the chord progressions, secret.

© Gregory Heaney /TiVo

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