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Foreign Born - Person to Person [Album]
Secretly Canadian June 27, 2009, 04:08 PM Views: 484
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 There’s as much room in music, as with film, for grainy, claustrophobic and un-ambitious work as there is for opulent, panoramic and aspiring work. There’s a time for Wavves and there’s a time for Sigur Ros, there’s a place for No Age and there’s a place for Foreign Born. One quite fitting place would be your heart, which is exactly where Person to Person belongs.
Music can stir up strong memories like nothing else; if I ever hear Pink Floyd or early Madonna I am always taken back to my early childhood (my dad always played Pink Floyd – I am not quite that old), and if I hear Live’s Throwing Copper I am instantly reminded of my time living in Australia. Rather oddly however, Person to Person is one of those rare albums that instantly evokes fond memories, even though your life has no previous link to it. One can only guess this is due to its ambitious, widescreen atmosphere. The album’s aura is vast and expansive, reaching out to all your memories and the emotions attached to them, hoping to resonate with at least one. In truth it echoes back from many.
It certainly helps that the album has no week points. Of course there are standout tracks, there always are if you are being completely honest, but it would be unfair to describe the rest as lows, just different degrees of high. It’s a strong start with the vast plains of “Blood Oranges” opening out to offer a clear path for the rest of the album to travel along. “That Old Sun” and “Vacationing People” continue this expansive vista, layered with lush melodic harmonies, both vocal and instrumental. Indeed harmony is perhaps another key word in describing Person to Person; there’s a sense that despite the lush content, everything has its place in accordance with the overall goal of the artist – an impressive goal that is reached to profound effect. Songs such as “Lion’s Share”, “It Grew on You” and closer “Wait in this Chair” sound like timeless classics, born of a rare talent.
When the end of year polls are conducted for album of 2009, there’s a fair chance not many will feature Person to Person. There will be no justice in that, it won’t be because nobody believes it deserves voting for; it will be simply because every year has moments of greatness that slip under the radar, to be discovered at a later date if they are lucky. Truth is, it’s those who discover Person to Person who will be the lucky ones – but why wait for luck?
Track List:
1. Blood Oranges
2. That Old Sun
3. Vacationing People
4. Winter Games
5. Early Warnings
6. Can’t Keep Time
7. Lion’s Share
8. It Grew on You
9. See Us Home
10. Wait In This Chair
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| | | | Overall Rating | | 9 | | Vocals / Lyrics | | 9 | | Musicianship | | 9 | | Production | | 9 | | Creativity | | 9 | | Lastability | | 10 | | Reviewers Tilt | | 10 |
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