2007 | Morr Music
Here is one of my most favorite albums in the world. Easily top ten, maybe higher than that. The first time i heard this album was when I was going through the thousands of new cds coming in to WRPI. 99.8% of them were shit, but things like this came along and really made sorting through the new bins worthwhile. I should have spent more time going to class than sitting in that studio....
Radical Face is a solo effort from a guy Ben Cooper from Florida; Ghost is a concept album about the stories that stay with homes. That's all I can say really.. the label should say enough. Belgium's Morr Music consistently releases A+ material. But damn! This dude can make a catchy album (he is also one half of electric president- great shit- which I'll post soon). Wrapped in piano strings is the obvious winner here, but start to finish the album goes through as many moods as an episode of Battlestar, and is much better listened to in its entirety. The artwork on the LP is gorgeous, too.
Oh, and two songs were on the soundtrack for The Vicious Kind. It's always really surprising when music you have a deep fondness for shows up publicly- like on a random movie Netflix gave 4 stars that you decided to watch one night when it was too late but you were feeling sad or sorry for yourself so you put it on anyway.
Tracklist:
1 Asleep on a Train
2 Welcome Home, Son
3 Let the River In
4 Glory
5 The Strangest Things
6 Wrapped in Piano Strings
7 Along the Road
8 Haunted
9 Winter is Coming
10 Sleepwalking
11 Homesick
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