CD: AHOEA3333
RELEASED: 2003
LABEL: My First Sonny
01. Keep It Here
02. 21
03. Backdraft
04. Slowly, Slowly
05. El Passo
06. Belly
07. My Return
08. Gravlaks
09. For My Girl
10. We'll Never Win
On King Me's previous album "Almost Summer", they had some trouble escaping the pull of their mere influences. On their new album "Keep It Here" they free themselves through increased experimentation. The songs are stretched out and heavy with thick reverb and drone, marching plaintivly through syrup. The vocals are usually low in the mix and hard to understand but the inflection and melodies are unmistakably forelorn. The production and mix make a drifting and dreamy soundscape out of several guitars, bass, cello, organ, drums, vocals, and tapes/effects. The record does drag a bit around the middle, but it picks up again and finishes strong with the final two songs. Their loveliest moments boast a languid, doleful beauty calling to mind slowcore acts like Red House Painters.
Influences / Similar Artists:
Radiohead, Nick Cave, Red House Painters, Sparklehorse, Tindersticks, Will Oldham.
