- Audio CD (May 7 2002)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Merge Records
- ASIN: B0000666YW
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. You And The Father |
| 2. On The Line |
| 3. This Xmas Eve |
| 4. Rock Of The Lake |
| 5. Sinsters |
| 6. Uncles |
| 7. Still Evil |
| 8. The Wake Of All That's Past |
| 9. Camplight |
| 10. Mothers |
| 11. Mountains |
| 12. Morning Song |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
Los Angeles, California: sun, surf, and sorrow? It seems like an unlikely combination, but this is where Neil Young etched out the wounded After the Gold Rush and the Counting Crows' made their masterful post-fame comedown record, Recovering the Satellites. In that tradition comes the third release from the gracefully downtrodden Radar Brothers, a trio founded by former Medicine and Maids of Gravity member Jim Putnam. And the Surrounding Mountains draws inspiration from Young's Americana songbook, spinning unadorned vocals and sonic brushstrokes at a glacial pace. Ethereal tracks like "On the Line" and "Still Evil" break through the haze, but it's not the individual songs so much as the overall calm, world-weary feeling that makes the record such a fragile treasure. Fans still reeling from the loss of similarly afflicted Los Angeles sadcore band Acetone would be well advised to clear space on their CD shelves for this one. --Aidin Vaziri
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Beauty in music,
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This review is from: Surrounding Mountains (Audio CD)
The Radar Brothers' third full length solidifies them as a fully competent and amazing band. I liked the first two releases when my friend had gotten them, but never bothered seeking them out for purchase. When I heard "And the Surrounding Mountains" for the first time, I was completely amazed at how much they had improved their song writing, structure, and overall production. Their sound is simple and almost classic, yet manages to be extremely complicated in it's simplicity. For me, "Rock of the Lake" is my favorite; A very somber but ultimately reassuring exercise in euphoric country rock. Other stand outs include "On the Line", "Sisters", and "Morning Song" but in the end, every song is beautiful.This is indeed an album that deserves much more recognition.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must have,
By "quemutant" (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Surrounding Mountains (Audio CD)
Good old Radar Bros, they'll never let you down. "And the Surrounding Mountain" will hook you on slowcore. If only they have more exposure. It's puzzling how good music like this in our own backyard can be buried when the plague of crap music is sparing no one. Buy this, music fans, this is your ticket out.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best CD of 2002,
By "slowcore" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Surrounding Mountains (Audio CD)
I thought the Radar Bros' last album, 1999's "The Singing Hatchet" was wonderful, but Surrounding Mountains has even surpassed that masterpiece. The same gorgeous, laconic, opiate-drenched tempos, harmonies, and guitars are back, along with soaring keyboards and even a trippy backwards track on a song or two. The lyrics are more evocative on this album, particularly on the album's best track, "uncles". Radar Bros is the best of slowcore bands like Codeine, early Pink Floyd, and alt.country experimentalists like Giant Sand all put together in a perfect mix. Anyone with taste will love this band...Speed [people] need not apply (but obviously by their ...choice, they do not have taste anyway).
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