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Track Listings
| 1. Little Bear |
| 2. Made-Up Lovesong #43 |
| 3. Trains To Brazil |
| 4. Redwings |
| 5. Come Away With Me |
| 6. Through The Windowpane |
| 7. If The World Ends |
| 8. We're Here |
| 9. Blue Would Still Be Blue |
| 10. Annie, Let's Not Wait |
| 11. And If All... |
| 12. Sao Paulo |
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There's no doubting the ambitions of Through The Window Pane. Its makers, London's Guillemots might be able to trace their roots back to the indie underground – like so many, frontman Fyfe Dangerfield got his musical break when his former band recorded a John Peel session – but this is a debut that owes nothing to angry abrasiveness or wilfully leftfield tactics. Diverse, subtle, and commendably understated – see the opening "Little Bear", five minutes of near silence interrupted only by gentle strings, lounge piano, and Dangerfield’s soft, operatic vocal – this is an album seemingly diametrically opposed to the voguish all-mouth, no-trousers school of modern indie. "Made-Up Love Song 43" combines tearful, emo-tinged balladry with sped-up vinyl wobble, heavenly vocal choirs, and distant accordion, while the spacey "A Samba In The Snowy Rain" confirms Guillemots luxuriate with the sort of progressive rock nous that should see their name mentioned next to the likes of Sigur Rós or Mew. It's not all bombastic – "Blue Would Still Be Blue" is comparatively restrained, Dangerfield's impressive range hitched to spare keyboard blips. But as "Sao Paolo" builds from swinging piano ballad to horns-powered prog symphony over eleven fireworks-packed minutes, there's no denying that in the world of Guillemots, bigger is definitely better. –-Louis Pattison
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GUILLEMOTS Through The Windowpane (Deleted 2006 UK 12-track CD album featuring their eagerly anticipated follow-up to 2005s From The Cliffs. Includes the singles Trains To Brazils Made Up Love Song #43 Were Here & Annie Lets Not Wait. Complete with foldout picture sleeve)
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
There have been some really incredible albums released this year, just check the Mercury Awards list if you don't believe me, yet what is most impressive is the vast range of musical styles that have been on offer. Muse, Editors and Thom Yorke have all been favourites, as well as this wonderfull debut album from the multi-national Guillemots.
Although based in Birmingham, the band's members have been compiled from England, Scotland, Brazil and Canada. A most ecclectic mix you'll agree, and certainly a cosmopolitan blend that adds a rich variety to the songs. The thumping 'Trains To Brazil' is a personal favourite and benefits from a thunderous, driving tomm tomm rhythm and stacatto horn section that captures the capital's carnival spirit. The album's opener 'Little Bear' on the other hand recalls the sort of string arrangements and harmonic invention that made 'Day's Of Future Past' such a timeless classic, and that's what this album deserves to become; a classic.
You see, out of all the brilliant albums I mentioned above, Muse's bombastic and thrilling 'Black Holes and Revelations'; Editor's dark and brooding 'The Back Room'; Thom Yorke's troubled and claustrophobic 'The Eraser', 'Through The Windowpane' is the only album that can possibly be described as magical. The exstatic, shimmering and at times downright chaotic orchestral arangements, Fyfe Dangerfield's swooning, soaring vocals and of course the band, keeping at all together, cannot produce an album that is anything less than magical. It is an album to get lost in, an album that will sweep you off your feet. If only you'll let it.
Although based in Birmingham, the band's members have been compiled from England, Scotland, Brazil and Canada. A most ecclectic mix you'll agree, and certainly a cosmopolitan blend that adds a rich variety to the songs. The thumping 'Trains To Brazil' is a personal favourite and benefits from a thunderous, driving tomm tomm rhythm and stacatto horn section that captures the capital's carnival spirit. The album's opener 'Little Bear' on the other hand recalls the sort of string arrangements and harmonic invention that made 'Day's Of Future Past' such a timeless classic, and that's what this album deserves to become; a classic.
You see, out of all the brilliant albums I mentioned above, Muse's bombastic and thrilling 'Black Holes and Revelations'; Editor's dark and brooding 'The Back Room'; Thom Yorke's troubled and claustrophobic 'The Eraser', 'Through The Windowpane' is the only album that can possibly be described as magical. The exstatic, shimmering and at times downright chaotic orchestral arangements, Fyfe Dangerfield's swooning, soaring vocals and of course the band, keeping at all together, cannot produce an album that is anything less than magical. It is an album to get lost in, an album that will sweep you off your feet. If only you'll let it.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Once in a while something comes along that really grabs you. "Through the Windowpane" is one of those somethings. It is an extraordinarily beautiful album by a group of highly talented musicians. "Through the Windowpane" could well be THE sound of the summer of 2006. This is such an immediately uplifting work, yet at the same time it manages to be complex and challenging. Guillemots have managed to write some superb tunes which include a lot of muscial experimentation (but not too much to get in the way of what is a collection of beguiling songs). The tone of the album varies from the slow, beautiful, string-laden "Little Bear" to the up-tempo near Jazz of "Trains To Brazil". Other standouts are "Redwings" and the epic "Sao Paulo". It's quite difficult to see where all the influences came from for this work. There's a lot of jazz and big band influence in some of the tracks, whilst I can also hear a similarity to The Cure at their most "poppy". In fact its hard to pigeonhole exactly what kind of music this is but that doesn't matter, the diversity in style and the quality of the songwriting mean that this one will appeal across the board. This is an excellent album, the sound of summer and something listened to in the morning that will set you up for the day. Go and buy this one!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a great album. Only just got it, but the musicianship and joie de vivre is evident throughout.
And the variety! Wow, a really great listen.
The reviews below cover things in great detail, so I won't waffle on. It's clearly been loved, this material, and I found it an exhilerating, experimental listen. Production values are high, vocals good and clear, structure sound as a pound. Hard to fault (and you just won't want to!). I saw them live, and found them compelling enough to make the purchase - not disappointed.
Definitely one of THE albums of 2006. (In my humble o.)
And the variety! Wow, a really great listen.
The reviews below cover things in great detail, so I won't waffle on. It's clearly been loved, this material, and I found it an exhilerating, experimental listen. Production values are high, vocals good and clear, structure sound as a pound. Hard to fault (and you just won't want to!). I saw them live, and found them compelling enough to make the purchase - not disappointed.
Definitely one of THE albums of 2006. (In my humble o.)
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Some good, some bad
Typical Guillemots, some excellence, some mediocrity. There's some terrific tracks on here: Little Bear, Made-Up Lovesong #43, Sao Paulo. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dan
Brilliant
Picks you up, builds to amazing musical peaks and then deposits you gently ready for the next track. Beatuiful, melodic, sweeping especially in the car late at night. Read more
Published 9 months ago by the captain
The Rabi Acrobat
As Little Bear kicks in you can feel the tears welling in your eyes as this simply beautiful and moving music composed and performed with your soul (and not your ears) in mind... Read more
Published 15 months ago by The Rabi Acrobat
Entertaining, original and emotive
I first saw this group on a live music show called Later... With Jools Holland and was impressed enough with their songs and electric performance to want to buy their latest album... Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2008 by A. Sweeney
Under the radar for too long.
I only discovered the Guillemots earlier this year, and had actually never heard of them previously. I now know what I was missing. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2008 by Guitar Heroine
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No, man, I shouldn't like this as much as I do. I know this. Yet, considering I've spent the last few years of my life rallying against Britain's acceptance of Hard-Fi and... Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2008 by 77
Give it time
This is a classic 'grower'. For those (like me) whose expectations were primed by the singles, it can take a bit of adjustment before the real beauty of this album starts to kick... Read more
Published on 11 July 2007 by Chuck E
goes on getting better
Like all the best albums this one takes time to get to know and it has certainly grown on me over the last 3 months. Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2007 by C. Lines
a bit of a letdown
I must admit,I am more than a little disappointed with this album. The first few records are fine,the opening trac,breathtaking even. Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2007 by S. WARBURTON
On a par with excellence
I missed out on the Guillemots' beginnings back in 2005, having only discovered them around September 2006. I'm glad I did. The album has no 'filler' tracks. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2007 by C. Haynes
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