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Based on their debut mini-album, Lights from the Wheelhouse, the Late Cord may be one of the most quintessentially 4AD-sounding new artists that the label has signed in the 2000s. The duo (John Mark Lapham and Micah P. Hinson, who also make up the American half of the Earlies) crafts music that manages to be evocative without suggesting anything in particular -- it's often dark and brooding, yet not goth -- it also has a rustic warmth, but isn't explicitly folk or alt-country. As melancholy as Lights from the Wheelhouse can be, it's also oddly inviting. "Lila Blue"'s far-off vocals give the song that 4AD ethereality, but its radiant organs and accordions suggest flickering candlelight. "My Most Meaningful Relationships Are with Dead People," the most traditionally structured song here, is another standout, with a late-night intimacy that recalls Tindersticks' heyday. "Chains/Strings" and "Hung on the Cemetery Gates" explore the Late Cord's more experimental side, with the latter track's harmonicas and urgent but indecipherable vocals giving it the feel of a spectral work song. It's a fittingly haunting end to this small but lovely set, which serves as a fine introduction to the Late Cord's unique sound.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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BMG Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Micah P Hinson, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Late Cord, MainArtist - John Mark Lapham, Programmer, ComposerLyricist
2006 4AD Ltd 2005 4AD Ltd
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Micah P Hinson, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Late Cord, MainArtist - John Mark Lapham, Programmer, ComposerLyricist
2006 4AD Ltd 2005 4AD Ltd
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Micah P Hinson, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Semay Wu, AssociatedPerformer - The Late Cord, MainArtist - John Mark Lapham, Programmer, ComposerLyricist
2006 4AD Ltd 2005 4AD Ltd
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Micah P Hinson, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Late Cord, MainArtist - John Mark Lapham, Programmer, ComposerLyricist
2006 4AD Ltd 2005 4AD Ltd
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Micah P Hinson, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Late Cord, MainArtist - John Mark Lapham, Programmer, ComposerLyricist
2006 4AD Ltd 2005 4AD Ltd
Album review
Based on their debut mini-album, Lights from the Wheelhouse, the Late Cord may be one of the most quintessentially 4AD-sounding new artists that the label has signed in the 2000s. The duo (John Mark Lapham and Micah P. Hinson, who also make up the American half of the Earlies) crafts music that manages to be evocative without suggesting anything in particular -- it's often dark and brooding, yet not goth -- it also has a rustic warmth, but isn't explicitly folk or alt-country. As melancholy as Lights from the Wheelhouse can be, it's also oddly inviting. "Lila Blue"'s far-off vocals give the song that 4AD ethereality, but its radiant organs and accordions suggest flickering candlelight. "My Most Meaningful Relationships Are with Dead People," the most traditionally structured song here, is another standout, with a late-night intimacy that recalls Tindersticks' heyday. "Chains/Strings" and "Hung on the Cemetery Gates" explore the Late Cord's more experimental side, with the latter track's harmonicas and urgent but indecipherable vocals giving it the feel of a spectral work song. It's a fittingly haunting end to this small but lovely set, which serves as a fine introduction to the Late Cord's unique sound.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 5 track(s)
- Total length: 00:26:23
- Main artists: The Late Cord
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: 4AD
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
2006 4AD Ltd 2006 4AD Ltd
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