Thursday, April 26, 2012
Music For The Love Of Gerry, The Teenage Fanclub Bassist And His New Album
Posted by Bill Pearis on Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 11:31 AM
Assembling a band that includes a flautist, Love has made an album that doesn't stray too far from his day job, but has its own distinct magic hour vibe. There is less emphasis on harmonies than in his other band, but in its place — that flute. It floats through the album like a ribbon on a breeze, never calling attention to itself but coloring in the outlines throughout. Think Free Design, not Jethro Tull.
Though most songs barely ripple the water, Love's way with melody remains in full bloom. "Sweetness in her Spark," "Stretching Out" and "Muddy Rivers" are as lovely as anything he's done with Teenage Fanclub. Two songs have "sun" in the title and others called "Photosynthesis" and "Every Blossom," Lightships is an appropriate name for this with a sense of melancholy adding just enough ballast. It is beautiful, but Love wanders lonely too. William Wordsworth would probably like this.
Lightships' Electric Cables is out now on Geographic/Domino. You can watch the sun-dappled video for "Sweetness in Her Spark" below or stream the album on Spotify.
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