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Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Stranded
2. Sun Again Will Shine
3. Liquid Lost
4. Lend Me Your Love
5. Wednesday Morning
6. Glass Bead Game
7. World of Misery
8. One Step
9. Candle
10. Tea
11. Trouble Tambourine
12. Happening Now

CD Details

All Artists: Slackstring
Title: Slackstring
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Slackstring
Release Date: 10/5/2004
Genre: Pop
Style: Singer-Songwriters
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
Other Editions: Van Album (Bonus Dvd)
UPC: 724101820427

Synopsis

Product Description

A drawing of a VW van parked next a pair of palm trees at sunset adorns the cover of Slackstring s debut, a release that perfectly captures that late afternoon beach front malaise. It is the precise soundtrack for anyone opening a beer or burning one down when the work of it all is finally being set down for the day. Full of warmly wistful acoustic ditties, the whole album feels comfortable from the first listen. There s a directness that s refreshing. The music hasn t been fussed with too much and the rough edges make it all the more dear to me in an industry increasingly obsessed with polish. A couple of instrumentals complicate things nicely and in their more tender moments Slackstring remind one of the bedroom pop of Elliott Smith s Either/Or. At just a shade over a half-hour it s one of those perfect records to put a wedge between you and the rest of your day. Like The Replacements Let It Be or Nick Drake s Pink Moon, both classic half hour corkers, it lets us grieve the workaday disappointments and makes us guardedly hopeful for what tomorrow might bring.

CD Reviews

Some of the best relaxing music I have ever heard

Matthew Pace | San Carlos, CA USA | 02/07/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I heard about Slackstring while watching a mountain bike film titled "The Collective". One of the things that was nice about The Collective was the music, of which Slackstring provided several songs. The music is relaxing, exactly the kind of music to put on after a long day at work, or when you're relaxing outside in the sun. The cd itself almost sounds like a live album, the songs are not over produced like many new "rock" and "pop" albums. Closing your eyes, you can almost imagine the band being right next to you.

The music itself is a slow quiet blend of island music and folk rock, something that does not need to "grow on you", it is always good. It is a very nice change from the usual anger-rock of mountain bike films.

The only negatives I have with the album are that its too short, at only 30 minutes, I wish I had more, and my favorite song from them, Sunday Jen, is not available on the album. However, I expect another album to come out eventually, when I will be able to get more, and their site, www.slackstring.com, has info on how to get the single "sunday jen"."