1. Between My Ear And The Cradle
2. The Typewriter Ribbon
3. A Whisper Of Smoke
4. I Hear You
5. The Old Family
6. Moorhens
7. Happy For A While
8. I Saw Your Hair Between The Trees
9. Static Electricity
10. The Long Drive To The City
11. Giraffe
Recorded in Berlin in May of 2009 by Clemence Freschard
David Tattersall: rhythm guitar, lead vocals, guitar solos, handclaps, shakers
Clemence Freschard: drums, shakers, handclaps, backing vocals, lead vocals on I Saw Your Hair Between The Trees
Stanley Brinks: bass, handclaps, backing vocals, second guitar, clarinets, soprano saxophone on The Typewriter Ribbon, guitar solos on Moorhens, Static Electricity, Happy For A While
Sleeve by Rosemary Tattersall
All songs written by David Tattersall except Happy For A While - Stanley Brinks and David Tattersall, I Hear You - Clemence Freschard
Released on WIAIWYA May 2010 on Vinyl.
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Released a few weeks after the Susan Rode The Cyclone/Sweetheart activity of mid-2010, David Tattersall's solo debut is even more overlooked than the rest of the WP's catalogue. Where It's At Is Where You Are, the label who had previously put out the Springsteen tribute material, released it on lovely vinyl with a terrific bird painting adorning the cover - apparently by Tattersall's mother. I saw the band live around this time and it seemed to me, hovering around the merch stall as I was, that more people were picking up this record than any of the others. I read this as a barometer of its unknown existence rather than a criticism of their other work. Whatever, it's clear this came out to little fanfare which perhaps makes the delights held within even sweeter.
ReplyDeleteAgain recorded by Freschard in her Berlin studio/pad, once more she manages to produce a record with a mood which holds throughout the entire playing time. This is a more mournful, reflective sound than on any of the previous Wave Pictures releases and it allows the songs to slowly get their hooks into your head. With the exception of Static Electricity (which immediately sounded like a modern classic to these ears and one of Tattersall's finest moments) and the title track (a Brinks co-write which is the closest the lp gets to a "single") I struggled to pull out an individual song for a long time - not because they are forgetable, but because they seem to all fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. I think of the songs on this record as somehow interlinked or related to one another. This is probably based on the mood/sound, or perhaps even the format (turning a record over is an intrical part of the listening experience), rather than the songs themselves which may be entirely disparate. Certainly the sing-off which Tattersall and Freschard engage in with each others work (he does her "I Hear You", she his "I Saw Your Hair Between The Trees") proves these songs cannot be that connected.
The singing on this one is much gentler than on any WP's record. David's voice is really becoming a strong part of what he does - it must be the cigarettes , ha! - and as much as I want to avoid falling into the trap of categorising Freshard as "cute", the fact is her voice is enchanting, both in the backing vocals and on the track she sings lead on. Brinks' horns are a big part of this record as well, less playful than on If You Leave It Alone, more a doleful funeral procession than a drunken wake. Anything else? Yes, A Whisper Of Smoke and Moorhens are two of the loveliest songs on wax. This record is as essential as any WP's release. Get it while you can.
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