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 Hope And Adams - Wheat
Description: Genre: Country - Alt. Country / Artist: Wheat / Audio CD released 1999-10-11 at City Slang / Disc #1 Tracklisting 1 Th ... more  Hope And Adams - Wheat ... This Wheat2 Slow fade 3 Don't I hold you? 4 Raised ranch revolution 5 San Diego 6 No one ever told me 7 Be brave 8 Who's the one 9 Off the pedestal 10 And someone with strengths 11 Body talk (part 1) 12 Body talk (part 2) 13 More than you'll ever know 14 Roll The Road Newest Review: ... is compelling stuff. Add to this the magical input of producer Dave Fridmann of Mercury Rev fame and you have a tempting ... more ... cocktail. One of the singles from the album 'Don't I Hold You' is a heartbreaking rendition that canters along so sweetly you may well tear up. Scott Levesque's voice sounds so genuinely solemn that he is either doing it for real or can play the part to perfection. This means that depending on the occasion 'Hope and Adams' can come across as heartbreaking or alternatively the most life affirming album you've heard all year. Each track on 'Hope and Adams' stands up to close scrutiny...more |
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Hope And Adams - Wheat: We Are What Wheat (540 words)
by indiecater - written on 17.11.00 (Very useful, 58 readings)
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With this album Wheat (no not Wheatus!!) join the growing band of American groups that are slowly and almost single handedly restoring indie credibility. These artists include Mercury Rev, The Flaming Lips, Neutral Milk Hotel, Olivia Tremor Control and Grandaddy. Wheat could be neatly shelved beside an uptown downbeat Lowgold but display enough potential to see them in a field of their own. 'Hope and Adams' is indispensable for those seeking slowcore guitar based indiepop and like all good things it gets better over time. It's the sort of album where the songs work better as a whole. On their own songs like 'Slow Fade' could go over your ...
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