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Soft Black
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"The Earth is Black" was recorded to analog tape over an eight month period. While the album's process stretched out from December 2007 until July 2008, lapses in time gave way to line up and location changes. Vincent Cacchione, the bands principal songwriter, began tracking in the New Jersey basement of a dear friend, Nick Coleman, on modest 8 track home recording gear. Most of the basics carved out in just a few takes, the duo of Cacchione and Coleman meticulously crafted each track, orchestrating the album with bursts of noise and melody. With help from Michael Fremmer (Audiophile magazine staff writer), the tracks were mixed. The result of these recordings comprises half of the album's track listing. On the heels of successful releases from Brooklyn's Vivian Girls and The Royal Chains, Plays With Dolls Records got a hold of these recordings and helped the band complete the album by putting them in the studio with engineer Charles Burst at Brooklyn's Seaside Lounge (Neko Case, Crystal Stilts, Psychic Ills). With a large texture leap from their initial tracks, the band entered the studio, recording live in under two takes the remainder of the album. Those recordings were then maniacally overdubbed and crafted over a further week of recording. The album is formed by equal parts of these sessions. "It seems pretty limiting to refer to a record as a strict concept," says Cacchione, "but at the same time its inaccurate to avoid that tag when your dealing with son
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The Earth is Black (and Other Apocalyptic Lullabies for Children)
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Blalock's Indie/Rock Playlist: August (2009)
The Earth is Black... and Other Apocalyptic Lullabies for Children
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KEXP Song of the Day
The Earth is Black
Blue Gold
I'm Not Afraid of You
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Anticomp Folkilation
We Scatter Light
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Heaven
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*The Earth is Black (and Other Apocalyptic Lullabies for Children)
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The Witching Hour