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B.C. Camplight
- Hide, Run Away
(One Little Indian)
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| At first inspection, Hide, Run Away seems to scream ‘quirky’ (not literally, you understand: that would make for a spectacularly poor album, even by our standards). There’s the title, of course, and that odd pseudonym (real name Brian). The sleeve, meanwhile, appears to depict a man who has been decapitated by a giant squirrel; while the press release titillates us with talk of dark subject-matter including the strategy of winning back an ex-lover by means of killing her dad. Good grief. |
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All of which would seem to be strikingly at odds with the actual record, which for the most part is set firmly in Brian Wilson/Burt Bacharach mode: fairly traditional songs with nice melodies and cute instrumentation. Highlight for us is the delightfully titled ‘Blood and Peanut Butter’: more upbeat and modern-sounding than the rest of the record, apparently it was "written as a pop pastiche to expose compositional clichés" — which seems odd, as the rest of the record doesn’t exactly break new ground in that regard. There are echoes of more contemporary artists, though: piano-led ‘Emily’s Dead To Me’ sounds a bit like Ben Folds, and ‘Oranges In Winter’ bears a slight resemblance to ‘The Crystal Lake’ by Grandaddy.
It’s an accomplished, ‘full’-sounding debut, although we did find our attention waning around the halfway point, possibly because there does seem to be an awful lot of Beach Boys-style pop knocking around at the minute. That said, fans of the Magic Numbers et al should definitely give this a listen.
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| Mat Beal - 6/10 |
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Name:
Stephanie
| Date:
10/10/05 | Reply
If you listen closely enough and often enough to each song on this cd, you'll find that your brain not only latches on comfortably to each melody and music et. al., but also your mind becomes invigorated rather than bored. It's as though you've heard it all your life, yet, in fact, the music and melodies are extremely distinct. Result: a warm heart and a sound mind. I find this cd to be rather amazing.
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