Track Listing
1. Score From Augusta
2. Sunday Under Glass
3. Matter Vs Space
4. Emma Blowgun's Last Stand
5. Calm Go The Wild Seas
6. Ballad Of The Lonely Argonaut
7. Comrade's Twenty Sixth
8. Aristocratic Swells
9. Silverado Days
10. Warmer
11. If We Can Land A Man On The Moon Surely I Can Win Your Heart
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | F-Minor | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes
God bless Elephant 6. The pop collective that includes Olivia Tremor Control, The Gerbils, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Apples In Stereo and Of Montreal is a scene unto itself, generating reams of wonderfully skewed pop that pays homage to the loopy, psychedelic side of the Beatles, Beach Boys, Zombies, etc. Beulah is part of Elephant 6's West Coast branch, and their second effort expands upon the sound of their debut, mixing the pure pop craftsmanship of Apples in Stereo with the screwy sonic tactics of Olivia Tremor Control and Neutral Milk Hotel. Strings, horns, harpsichord and other items from the pop/psych arsenal are employed to color the peppy, light-hearted, guitar-based tunes. Like their peers, Beulah sounds ready to break off a branch of the pop family tree and build itself a sturdy hut.
Editorial Reviews
3 Stars (out of 5) - ...dazzling arrangements that evoke their home state of California's Summer of Love...dense with yummy, homemade sonic details...Spin (5/99, p.149) - ...a bubblegum noise charmer...Q (10/99, p.114) - 3 stars out of 5 - ...Beulah have shoe-horned so many clever sound breaks, effects and instrumental passages into their songs that the album evolves into a seamless lo-fi Spector-esque soundtrack....wonderfully engaging.Uncut (1/02, p.87) - 3 stars out of 5 - ...[Featuring] a strong experimental pull....Heart-warming rather than heartbreaking...Magnet (4/99-5/99, pp.62-63) - ...known for their kitsch-cum-kitchen sink whirls into Pleasant Valley Sundays and California Dreams - all instruments, harmonies and four-tracks press to the sky...CMJ (3/15/99, p.22) - ...WHEN YOUR HEARTSTRINGS BREAK exudes a wonderfully uncrowded, lived-in vibe...NME (8/14/99, p.33) - 8 out of 10 - It's the sound of things coming together perfectly, of dappled prarie meeting blue sky....the unmistakable sound of synchronicity, of heartstrings swelling fast.Melody Maker (8/14/99, p.34) - 4 stars (out of 5) - ...simple pop writ large. In gold....It dares to dream, it reaches for the sky, grabs a fistful of stars and is utterly fantastic...
Rolling Stone (05/13/1999)
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