Damon & Naomi - Within These Walls - Rock - Vinyl

Vinyl LP pressing. Damon & Naomi have always been a bit more ahead of the curve than is good for them. Galaxie 500 ended before slowcore was a thing. Their psychedelic duo albums with Kramer came out while the Elephant 6 collective were still in high school. They toured the country with an acoustic guitar and Indian harmonium years before there was a New Weird America to receive them. And they made their lushest, most analog album before the vinyl revival. 2007's Within These Walls came out on CD only, and is only now ten years later being released for the first time on vinyl - the way the duo intended it to be heard. Conceived as a DIY tribute to the great "mood" albums of Sinatra's Capitol years, the album was recorded with real strings, real horns, real drums, and a very real electric guitarist named Michio Kurihara. It's a chamber record with ebow and wah-wah, featuring some of the most emotional songs of the duo's career. "Lilac Land" opens the album in a somber mood, which never let's go. The string section - Helena Espvall, Margaret Wienk, and Katt Hernandez - underscore Naomi's dark lyrics and melodies. The album closes with two of it's best known tracks: "The Turnaround", a sweet love song with harmonies; and "Cruel Queen", a ballad that draws on Damon & Naomi's respect and knowledge of English folk rock. Sung to a traditional tune, Naomi's crushing tale of a family gone wrong will keep you guessing till the end, and leave you watching the needle on the outgroove like Frank staring into his glass of rye. Can you take it? Buy the vinyl and find out.

Vinyl LP pressing. Damon & Naomi have always been a bit more ahead of the curve than is good for them. Galaxie 500 ended before slowcore was a thing. Their psychedelic duo albums with Kramer came out while the Elephant 6 collective were still in high school. They toured the country with an acoustic guitar and Indian harmonium years before there was a New Weird America to receive them. And they made their lushest, most analog album before the vinyl revival. 2007's Within These Walls came out on CD only, and is only now ten years later being released for the first time on vinyl - the way the duo intended it to be heard. Conceived as a DIY tribute to the great "mood" albums of Sinatra's Capitol years, the album was recorded with real strings, real horns, real drums, and a very real electric guitarist named Michio Kurihara. It's a chamber record with ebow and wah-wah, featuring some of the most emotional songs of the duo's career. "Lilac Land" opens the album in a somber mood, which never let's go. The string section - Helena Espvall, Margaret Wienk, and Katt Hernandez - underscore Naomi's dark lyrics and melodies. The album closes with two of it's best known tracks: "The Turnaround", a sweet love song with harmonies; and "Cruel Queen", a ballad that draws on Damon & Naomi's respect and knowledge of English folk rock. Sung to a traditional tune, Naomi's crushing tale of a family gone wrong will keep you guessing till the end, and leave you watching the needle on the outgroove like Frank staring into his glass of rye. Can you take it? Buy the vinyl and find out.

Performer	Damon & Naomi
Music genre	Rock
Music subgenre	Vinyl Record - ROCK
Music release type	Release
Media format	LP
Original release date	2007
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Damon & Naomi - Within These Walls [Vinyl]
Track listing	Lilac Land, The Well, On the Avenue, Within These Walls, Red Flower, Defibbrillation, Stars Never Fade, A Silver Thread, The Turnaround, Cruel Queen
Record label	20/20/20
Track name	Lilac Land
Music media format	Vinyl Record
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N