or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
4 new from £12.99
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Available to Download Now
 
Buy the MP3 album for £5.78
  
 
 
 
All We Could Do Was Sing [VINYL]
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images

All We Could Do Was Sing [VINYL]

~ Port O'Brien
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
Price: £15.69 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Only 1 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want guaranteed delivery by Tuesday, November 24? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
4 new from £12.99
MP3
Buy CDs and get up to £3 credit to spend on MP3s
Spend more than £5 on CDs before December 31st, and get a credit to spend on MP3s: spend £5, get £1 credit; spend £10, get £2 credit; spend £15, get £3 credit. UK customers only. Terms apply.
Buy the MP3 album for £5.78 at the Amazon MP3 Downloads store.

Special Offers and Product Promotions

Frequently Bought Together

Customers buy this with Threadbare ~ Port O'Brien

All We Could Do Was Sing [VINYL] + Threadbare
Price For Both: £24.67

Show availability and delivery details

  • This item: All We Could Do Was Sing [VINYL] ~ Port O'Brien

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

  • Threadbare ~ Port O'Brien

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Threadbare

Threadbare

~ Port O'Brien
£8.98
The Wind and the Swell

The Wind and the Swell

~ Port O'Brien
£12.69
American Hearts

American Hearts

~ A.A. Bondy
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £8.48
Hymns for a Dark Horse

Hymns for a Dark Horse

~ Bowerbirds
4.5 out of 5 stars (2)  £7.98
VISITER

VISITER

~ The Dodos
4.7 out of 5 stars (7)  £3.98
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Vinyl (4 Aug 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: City Slang
  • ASIN: B001AO4XDA
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 153,845 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

  (What is this?)
   Music By Port O'brien opens new browser window
www.CDconnection.com  -  Many Rare and Hard-to-Find Titles. Fast Shipping, Worldwide! 
  
 
1. I Woke Up Today
2. Stuck On A Boat
3. Fisherman's Son
4. Don't Take My Advice
5. Alive For Nothing
6. My Eyes Won't Shut
7. Pigeonhold
8. Will You Be There
9. Roof Top Song
10. In Vino Veritas
11. Close The Lid
12. Valdez
13. Untitled

Product Description

CD Description

'All We Could Do Was Sing' is the debut album from Americanoutfit Port O'Brien and their first for City Slang. Produced and recorded by Aaron Prellwitz (Sun Kil Moon, Death Cab For Cutie) and Jason Quever (Papercuts), Port O'Brien deliveran album of folk infused indie pop, from happy-clappy sing-alongs through to introspective lo-fi folk inspired by Van Pierszalowski's three month stints on his father's fishing trawler in Alaska. The single 'I Woke Up Today' is included.

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews
5 star:
 (2)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
5.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely little harbour of sorts, 13 Aug 2008
By russell clarke "stipesdoppleganger" (halifax, west yorks) - See all my reviews
(TOP 50 REVIEWER)      
This review is from: All We Could Do Was Sing (Audio CD)
Port O'Brien could be this years left field classic. The Oakland duo of Van Pierszalowski and Cambria Goodwin provide a collection of folk tinged pop songs augmented by banjo, cello and violin like Death Cab For Cutie covering The Waterboys. All We Could Do Was Sing follows on from 2007's collection of self-recorded early songs "The Wind and the Swell," which garnered enough praise to raise their profile sufficiently.
The slightly gruff multi- harmonic overload of opening track " I Woke Up Today" is a bit of a misnomer as it hints at a kind of rustic Arcade Fire but this band are actually far more stripped back and confessional than that. There is an intimacy and empathy to this music that hauls them back from the more ostentatious levels of that type of music. Not that there is anything wrong with that mind but this music feels far more personnel and therefore a little more special or is that me being a little precious. Either way this is an album that should be heard.
The sea plays a large briny role in many of these songs ( Van Pierszalowski's spent three month's on his father's fishing trawler in Alaska so it's not too surprising) So songs like "Stuck On A Boat" or "Fisherman's Son" ( another Waterboy,s connection there) are lovely acoustic led laments with strings groaning like shifting timbers. By ways of contrast there is the tangled thickets of electric guitar on "Pigeonholed" -the one song on here that actually outstays it's welcome- or the in your face trembling chords of "Will You Be There?"." The Roof Top Song" recalls past greats like Thin White Rope or Buffalo Tom in their more introspective moments ."Il Vino Veritas" is a woozy shanty , "Close The Lid" classy guitar pop the likes of Razorlight can only dream about ."Valdez" is a brief environmental lament recorded on "the skiff somewhere on Kodiak Island ". "Don't Take My Advice" is a beautiful acoustic country seeped ballad that would make Will Oldham puce with envy.
What Port O'Brien have given us is one of the most special albums of 2008 ,and that is saying something as 2008 has given us some truly terrific albums. One word of warning , though it, doesn't grab you on the first listen , or at least it didn't grab me on the first listen . But it rewards your dedication on repeated listening most handsomely . And once it clicks you will be sailing into their little harbour on a regular basis.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You have to try this one!, 23 Mar 2009
By A. Western - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This review is from: All We Could Do Was Sing (Audio CD)
Was introduced to this singer via Uncut magazine with free CD. I am sooooo glad I purchased this album from the one track I had heard on an introductory compilation CD - and can well recommend it - in my opinion there's only one track I'm not too fussy on otherwise it has now become one of our favourite players!!
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

All We Could Do Was Sing [VINYL]
87% buy the item featured on this page:
All We Could Do Was Sing [VINYL] 5.0 out of 5 stars (2)
£15.69
American Hearts
5% buy
American Hearts 5.0 out of 5 stars (1)
£8.48
Threadbare
3% buy
Threadbare
£8.98
When the Devil's Loose
2% buy
When the Devil's Loose 5.0 out of 5 stars (1)
£8.98
Explore similar items

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject






i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.