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Product Summary
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Nonesuch Records
Buy.com Sku: 63998310
UPC: 075597989328
UPC 14: 00075597989328
Release Date: 8/23/2005
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Fire Snakes ~ Laura Veirs
2. Galaxies ~ Laura Veirs
3. Secret Someones ~ Laura Veirs
4. Magnetized ~ Laura Veirs
5. Parisian Dream ~ Laura Veirs
6. Rialto ~ Laura Veirs
7. Through The Glow ~ Laura Veirs
8. Cool Water ~ Laura Veirs
9. Spelunking ~ Laura Veirs
10. Black Gold Blues ~ Laura Veirs
11. Where Gravity Is Dead ~ Laura Veirs
12. Lake Swimming ~ Laura Veirs
13. [Untitled Track] - (hidden track) ~ Laura Veirs
Album Notes and Credits
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Personnel: Laura Veirs (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Laura Veirs; Karl Blau (vocals, electric guitar, keyboards, electric bass, background vocals); Tucker Martine (drums, percussion, percussion programming); Eyvind Kang (viola); Steve Moore (piano, organ, keyboards); Keith Lowe (upright bass). |
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Audio Mixer: Tucker Martine. |
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Recording information: Flora, Seattle, WA. |
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Photographer: Michael Wilson . |
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Releasing albums at the impressive clip of one per year, Seattle singer/songwriter Laura Veirs trumps her excellent CARBON GLACIER with 2005's YEAR OF METEORS. A highly eclectic record, METEORS shifts from surging, guitar-driven rock ("Galaxies") to spare, spacey laments ("Magnetized") to beautifully chiming folk ("Rialto"). Part of Veirs's charm is in her adventurousness; she's not afraid to meld an edgy guitar riff to an otherwise gentle song. Like CARBON GLACIER, this disc features her backing group, the Tortured Souls, which includes drummer Tucker Martine, who also produces the album with the intuitive flair that only a band member can provide. |
Producer: Tucker Martine; Tucker Martine |
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Engineer: Tucker Martine; Tucker Martine |
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Technical Info
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Release Date : 08/23/2005 |
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Original Release Date : 2005 |
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Catalog ID : 7559798932 |
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Label : Nonesuch (USA) |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00075597989328 |
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (No. 985, p.78)
- 3 out of 5 stars - "...Veirs drops lovelorn minor-key ruminations and cascading choruses while her band fills in the blank spots with strings, keyboards and sculpted guitar noise...."
- 3 out of 5 stars - "...Veirs drops lovelorn minor-key ruminations and cascading choruses while her band fills in the blank spots with strings, keyboards and sculpted guitar noise...."
Entertainment Weekly (No. 838, p.145)
- "...[T]houghtful and hummable." - Grade: B
- "...[T]houghtful and hummable." - Grade: B
Dirty Linen (p.63)
- "The fact that Veirs' latest art-pop songs are replete with natural, celestial, and aquatic imagery makes them all rather mysterious."
- "The fact that Veirs' latest art-pop songs are replete with natural, celestial, and aquatic imagery makes them all rather mysterious."
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