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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Gilt Complex | |||
| 2. Split Lips | |||
| 3. Nest | |||
| 4. Rebel With The Ghost | |||
| 5. Chains | |||
| 6. This Gift | |||
| 7. Darling | |||
| 8. Flags | |||
| 9. Iodine | |||
| 10. Bell | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Chains | |||
| 2. Darling | |||
| 3. Gilt Complex | |||
| 4. Nest | |||
| 5. House In My Head | |||
| 6. Johnny Cash | |||
Product Description
SONS AND DAUGHTERS This Gift (2008 UK strictly limited edition 2-CD album set - Produced by Bernard Butler This Gift is a 12-track whirlwind of tarnished sixties glamour and post-millennial celebrity culture cult-films & literary classics; racing from the rasping Gilt Complex through the souring Split Lips [featuring Robbie Stern of Cajun Dance Party on violin] to the Edwyn Collins strut of The Nest hitting driving garage rock on Rebel With The Ghost via 60s
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It took Sons and Daughters two years to craft their sophomore album, after the gloriously unique Scottish folk-rock of "The Repulsion Box."
And those two years have not dulled their musical skills, or the fiery vibrancy of their music. With lots of stylistic variety, but the same rough-edged rock'n'roll sound, "This Gift" is the musical equivalent of a nighttime joyride in a city lit by its own colours -- it's fast, tight, exhilarating and a little wild.
Blistering riffs. Racing basslines. Thumping drums. "She has a gilt complex/break her neck/now she's run, run, runnin' right over the edge!" Adele Bethel murmurs. She rattles through a breakneck melody full of disgust for greed -- "... all you see is what you'll get/he's trying to buy some kind of measure/he's not sure of all he has/but avarice is all that he's made of... and everybody knows!"
They relax a little with the next couple songs -- "Split Lips" is a smooth piece of guitar-pop, but with a piano-wire edge to the catchy acoustics. And "The Nest" goes all out into... motown. The sound is a little off-kilter, and Bethel starts off on shaky ground with her spoken-word lyrics, but it gains more power after she hits the chorus.
And from there, they stick to their rough-edged form -- but they try out all sorts of music. Most of them are either tight, rollicking Celtic-flavoured rockers, or fast-paced guitarpop with stomping percussions and rough riffs, like the blistering wails of "House in My Head." And they take a brief time out for "The Bell," a relatively refined pop song with lots of smoothly cycling guitars.
Sons and Daughters have called this their "pop album" -- but apparently that just means that it's catchy and danceable even in their harder songs like "Rebel with the Ghost." It hasn't got a shred of the slick, bland sound that you usually associate with pop music -- it's all tight melodies, rough edges and impassioned vocals from Bethel.
Nope, they've upped the tempo without changing their sound -- thumping/stomping drums, blazing electric guitar riffs and a few low-key acoustic ones, and muscular basslines burning just underneath. And there's a rough, fiery edge to every song, filling it with energy that is all rock'n'roll -- and though the folkier rhythms are less prominent, you can still hear them in songs like "Chains" and the swirling title track.
And that muscular sound is only enhanced by Adele Bethel's voice -- she has a very pretty, clear, strong voice. And she uses those vocals like another rock instrument ("I rebel with the ghost/try to fight but my hands and feet are fading/holding onto the wall"), whether it's a "wa-oo-ah-oo!" yowl, blazing calls, or a throaty snarl (... open wide, draw the walls!").
If their first album was a smoky pub filled with dancing, then Sons and Daughters' sophomore album "This Gift" is a wild drive through the night. A brilliant follow-up, and a wonderful rock album.
And those two years have not dulled their musical skills, or the fiery vibrancy of their music. With lots of stylistic variety, but the same rough-edged rock'n'roll sound, "This Gift" is the musical equivalent of a nighttime joyride in a city lit by its own colours -- it's fast, tight, exhilarating and a little wild.
Blistering riffs. Racing basslines. Thumping drums. "She has a gilt complex/break her neck/now she's run, run, runnin' right over the edge!" Adele Bethel murmurs. She rattles through a breakneck melody full of disgust for greed -- "... all you see is what you'll get/he's trying to buy some kind of measure/he's not sure of all he has/but avarice is all that he's made of... and everybody knows!"
They relax a little with the next couple songs -- "Split Lips" is a smooth piece of guitar-pop, but with a piano-wire edge to the catchy acoustics. And "The Nest" goes all out into... motown. The sound is a little off-kilter, and Bethel starts off on shaky ground with her spoken-word lyrics, but it gains more power after she hits the chorus.
And from there, they stick to their rough-edged form -- but they try out all sorts of music. Most of them are either tight, rollicking Celtic-flavoured rockers, or fast-paced guitarpop with stomping percussions and rough riffs, like the blistering wails of "House in My Head." And they take a brief time out for "The Bell," a relatively refined pop song with lots of smoothly cycling guitars.
Sons and Daughters have called this their "pop album" -- but apparently that just means that it's catchy and danceable even in their harder songs like "Rebel with the Ghost." It hasn't got a shred of the slick, bland sound that you usually associate with pop music -- it's all tight melodies, rough edges and impassioned vocals from Bethel.
Nope, they've upped the tempo without changing their sound -- thumping/stomping drums, blazing electric guitar riffs and a few low-key acoustic ones, and muscular basslines burning just underneath. And there's a rough, fiery edge to every song, filling it with energy that is all rock'n'roll -- and though the folkier rhythms are less prominent, you can still hear them in songs like "Chains" and the swirling title track.
And that muscular sound is only enhanced by Adele Bethel's voice -- she has a very pretty, clear, strong voice. And she uses those vocals like another rock instrument ("I rebel with the ghost/try to fight but my hands and feet are fading/holding onto the wall"), whether it's a "wa-oo-ah-oo!" yowl, blazing calls, or a throaty snarl (... open wide, draw the walls!").
If their first album was a smoky pub filled with dancing, then Sons and Daughters' sophomore album "This Gift" is a wild drive through the night. A brilliant follow-up, and a wonderful rock album.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Brilliant album!!!! thats if your not expecting a sons and daughters album that is!, Im a big fan of sons & daughters so on first listen i was a bit dissapointed! where's the angst? where's the anger? where's the screaming? and most importantly where's the male vocal???? i dont mind that it's a bit popier a bit more of a polished production but it is missing the juxtaposition of that male famale vocal that singled out their first album, all the way through i was waiting for that distinctive scottish growl but it was sadly demoted to backing vocals! WHY???
like i said as a daughters album brilliant but the lack of sons on the vocals dissapointed.
like i said as a daughters album brilliant but the lack of sons on the vocals dissapointed.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It took Sons and Daughters two years to craft their sophomore album, after the gloriously unique Scottish folk-rock of "The Repulsion Box."
And those two years have not dulled their musical skills, or the fiery vibrancy of their music. With lots of stylistic variety, but the same rough-edged rock'n'roll sound, "This Gift" is the musical equivalent of a nighttime joyride in a city lit by its own colours -- it's fast, tight, exhilarating and a little wild.
Blistering riffs. Racing basslines. Thumping drums. "She has a gilt complex/break her neck/now she's run, run, runnin' right over the edge!" Adele Bethel murmurs. She rattles through a breakneck melody full of disgust for greed -- "... all you see is what you'll get/he's trying to buy some kind of measure/he's not sure of all he has/but avarice is all that he's made of... and everybody knows!"
They relax a little with the next couple songs -- "Split Lips" is a smooth piece of guitar-pop, but with a piano-wire edge to the catchy acoustics. And "The Nest" goes all out into... motown. The sound is a little off-kilter, and Bethel starts off on shaky ground with her spoken-word lyrics, but it gains more power after she hits the chorus.
And from there, they stick to their rough-edged form -- but they try out all sorts of music. Most of them are either tight, rollicking Celtic-flavoured rockers, or fast-paced guitarpop with stomping percussions and rough riffs, like the blistering wails of "House in My Head." And they take a brief time out for "The Bell," a relatively refined pop song with lots of smoothly cycling guitars.
Sons and Daughters have called this their "pop album" -- but apparently that just means that it's catchy and danceable even in their harder songs like "Rebel with the Ghost." It hasn't got a shred of the slick, bland sound that you usually associate with pop music -- it's all tight melodies, rough edges and impassioned vocals from Bethel.
Nope, they've upped the tempo without changing their sound -- thumping/stomping drums, blazing electric guitar riffs and a few low-key acoustic ones, and muscular basslines burning just underneath. And there's a rough, fiery edge to every song, filling it with energy that is all rock'n'roll -- think their last album, but catchier and more accomplished.
And that muscular sound is only enhanced by Adele Bethel's voice -- she has a very pretty, clear, girlish voice. So she sings like a rocker ("so I rebel with the ghost/try to fight but my hands and feet are fading/holding onto the wall"), whether it's a "wa-oo-ah-oo!" yowl, blazing calls, or a throaty snarl (... and everybody KNOWS!").
If their first album was a smoky pub filled with dancing, then Sons and Daughters' sophomore album "This Gift" is a wild drive through the night. A brilliant follow-up, and a wonderful rock album.
And those two years have not dulled their musical skills, or the fiery vibrancy of their music. With lots of stylistic variety, but the same rough-edged rock'n'roll sound, "This Gift" is the musical equivalent of a nighttime joyride in a city lit by its own colours -- it's fast, tight, exhilarating and a little wild.
Blistering riffs. Racing basslines. Thumping drums. "She has a gilt complex/break her neck/now she's run, run, runnin' right over the edge!" Adele Bethel murmurs. She rattles through a breakneck melody full of disgust for greed -- "... all you see is what you'll get/he's trying to buy some kind of measure/he's not sure of all he has/but avarice is all that he's made of... and everybody knows!"
They relax a little with the next couple songs -- "Split Lips" is a smooth piece of guitar-pop, but with a piano-wire edge to the catchy acoustics. And "The Nest" goes all out into... motown. The sound is a little off-kilter, and Bethel starts off on shaky ground with her spoken-word lyrics, but it gains more power after she hits the chorus.
And from there, they stick to their rough-edged form -- but they try out all sorts of music. Most of them are either tight, rollicking Celtic-flavoured rockers, or fast-paced guitarpop with stomping percussions and rough riffs, like the blistering wails of "House in My Head." And they take a brief time out for "The Bell," a relatively refined pop song with lots of smoothly cycling guitars.
Sons and Daughters have called this their "pop album" -- but apparently that just means that it's catchy and danceable even in their harder songs like "Rebel with the Ghost." It hasn't got a shred of the slick, bland sound that you usually associate with pop music -- it's all tight melodies, rough edges and impassioned vocals from Bethel.
Nope, they've upped the tempo without changing their sound -- thumping/stomping drums, blazing electric guitar riffs and a few low-key acoustic ones, and muscular basslines burning just underneath. And there's a rough, fiery edge to every song, filling it with energy that is all rock'n'roll -- think their last album, but catchier and more accomplished.
And that muscular sound is only enhanced by Adele Bethel's voice -- she has a very pretty, clear, girlish voice. So she sings like a rocker ("so I rebel with the ghost/try to fight but my hands and feet are fading/holding onto the wall"), whether it's a "wa-oo-ah-oo!" yowl, blazing calls, or a throaty snarl (... and everybody KNOWS!").
If their first album was a smoky pub filled with dancing, then Sons and Daughters' sophomore album "This Gift" is a wild drive through the night. A brilliant follow-up, and a wonderful rock album.
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