The Stars At Saint Andrea (MP3)
This disc will draw you into its clutches like intoxicating ether. Sara Lovâ??s smooth vocals are nothing short of seductive and 30 seconds into â??Red Morningâ?? thereâ??s no turning back. Although from L.A., they recorded this fourth LP in an Italian farmhouse in St. Andrea and whether it was the Mediterranean air or something divine, they were inspired greatly. Shades of Mazzy Star and Portishead give the romantic, lazy, idleness thatâ??ll leave you in a haze of smoky melody. Lov is the backbone to these ten songs; her voice so soulfully sweet it could melt the speakers. She trades off on vocal duties with Dustin Oâ??Holloran, but the real shining moments are their duets (â??In Your Roomâ??). Song after song, the guitars strum their penetrating and often dark rhythms while the rest of Oâ??Holloranâ??s instrumentation saunter in behind. Adding even more of elegance is the piano in tunes like â??Stretch Out Your Armsâ?? and â??Ending.â?? Restrained, sombre and beautiful, this is the soundtrack to rainy days and nights spent musing over a bottle of Chianti â?? which is surely how this masterpiece was composed.
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| Tracklisting | |
| Disk | 1 | |
| 1 | Red Morning |
| 2 | Don't Take It Away |
| 3 | In Your Room |
| 4 | My True Love |
| 5 | All Your Beautiful Trees |
| 6 | The End And The Begining |
| 7 | Safer Shores |
| 8 | Connected By A String |
| 9 | Stretch Out Your Arms |
| 10 | Ending |