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Tracklist:
1. Manchester Orchestra – Blizzard Of ’77 (02:07)
2. Ron Gallo – Happy Kid (03:52)
3. The Texas Gentlemen – Inside of Love (04:02)
4. Ed Harcourt – Fruit Fly (05:26)
5. Rogue Wave – Blonde on Blonde (03:53)
6. The Long Winters – Hi-Speed Soul (05:17)
7. Holly Miranda – Killian’s Red (05:52)
8. Charly Bliss – The Way You Wear Your Head (03:00)
9. William Tyler – Neither Heaven Nor Space (04:31)
10. Adia Victoria – La Pour Ca (03:28)
11. Eyelids – Treading Water (05:02)
12. Aimee Mann – Paper Boats (05:53)
13. Victoria Bergsman – No Quick Fix (03:10)
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Given the label, you’re probably expecting a blues album. There are traces of that here, but Long Tall Deb and Colin John move in several directions, sometimes blending genres within the song. But even when it is not clear what kind of music you’re listening to, it’s a compelling—even intoxicating—mix. This is not entirely new for this pair as it follows their 2015 EP Streets of Mumbai, which similarly used a bedrock of blues and soul accented by rock n’ roll, surf, spaghetti western, noir jazz, pop, Americana, and world. The couple seems intent on musically reflecting their travels throughout America, Europe, India, and Nepal.
These are all original songs save the cover of Townes Van Zandt’s “Lungs.” The wide range of instrumentation primarily come from Colin John, with Deb singing. John (who also sings) is credited with all acoustic guitars, baritone guitar, baby sitar, lap steel and occasional bass and piano. Numerous guests add vocals and instruments throughout with Michael Landolt (Coldplay, O.A. R.) producing. The title is symbolic of change and transformation. You’ll hear the familiar strains of a lap steel to kick off the album, a crunchy blues shuffle in “On the Way Down,” pop in the radio-friendly title track and resounding electric guitars in the quietly rendered “Lungs.”
According to Deb and John, they’re mostly creating a series of sounds you might associate with a car radio. In other words, songs full of choruses that you want to sing along with. This is especially the case in “I’ll Be the One” and “Trouble.” “Remember Why (It’s Good He’s Gone)” is rife with spaghetti western motifs. “Pull the Pin” begins quietly with spooky chords before Deb becomes balladeer, perhaps the album’s best example of her pure, soulful vocals. “Horizontal Lightning” is surf music in slow motion. “Lights That Shine” is a slow-building tune, with another of their patented sing-along choruses.
Credit Long Tall Deb and Colin John for forging their own unique sound. It’s refreshing and captivating.
—Jim Hynes
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No. 0000001
1. Liz Green – Back In The U.S.S.R (03:20)
2. Lau – Dear Prudence (04:29)
3. Big Linda – Glass Onion (03:33)
4. Gabriella Cilmi – Ob-La-Di,Ob-La-Da (02:03)
5. The Suppliers – Wild Honey Pie (00:54)
6. Dawn Kinnard, Ron Sexsmith & The Suppliers – The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill (03:35)
7. Virgin Passages – While My Guitar Gently Weeps (05:43)
8. Aidan Smith – Happiness Is A Warm Gun (02:39)
9. Vashti Bunyan & Max Richter – Martha My Dear (02:45)
10. Phil Campbell – I’m So Tired (02:08)
11. Julie Fowlis – Blackbird (02:40)
12. Pumajaw – Piggies (02:53)
13. Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit – Rocky Raccoon (03:14)
14. Field Music – Don’t Pass Me By (04:06)
15. Babel – Why Don’t We Do It In The Road? (01:39)
16. Joan As Police Woman – I Will (feat. Violet) (03:42)
17. A Girl Called Eddy – Julia (03:04)
No. 0000002
1. The Ruby Suns & Esau Mwamwaya – Birthday (03:57)
2. Eugene McGuinness – Yer Blues (03:31)
3. Neville Skelly – Mother Nature’s Son (02:39)
4. My Brightest Diamond – Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey (03:21)
5. Rachel Unthank & The Winterset – Sexy Sadie (06:24)
6. Derwood Andrews – Helter Skelter (03:36)
7. Gemma Ray – Long Long Long (04:05)
8. The Neil Cowley Trio – Revolution 1 (04:33)
9. A Cuckoo – Honey Pie (02:20)
10. Pete Greenwood – Savoy Truffle (03:16)
11. Jacob Golden – Cry Baby Cry (03:14)
12. The Neil Cowley Trio – Revolution 9 (04:46)
13. Sarabeth Tucek – Good Night (03:36)
14. Paul Weller – Sexy Sadie (02:41)
