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October 27, 2004
Pine Needly
Gravenhurst - I Turn My Face to the Forest Floor
'I Turn My Face...' will probably end up as one of my favorite tracks of the year. It's excoriatingly gentle, in a weird sense- it's like taking a long, aggressively introspective walk along a rocky stretch of coastline after having an argument with someone you love. The whole song is just snary with alienation and anger. Nick Talbot's voice is buoyed along by a (intricately) fingerpicked guitar and unrelenting bass drum, and he does a fantastic job of building and releasing the tension here (and managing to work the word 'fuckhead' into the lyrics. Nice!) Ostensibly, this song is about a murder that took place some time in the past, and now the perpetrator finds himself back in the same neighborhood, living right next to the spot where it all went down. I'm not so sure about that interpretation though- the lyrics, discounting the aforementioned curse, are pretty vague. I can say that this song has a strange maritime feel to it; it would be right at home on Ishmael's or Captain Ahab's iPod. Whah-whah-whah. That was so fucking lame, sorry. No more literary references, promise. Anyway, 'Flashlight Seasons' is the name of the album, and you can buy it HERE, and then check this EP (you can listen to sound clips) that Gravenhurst has coming out in the beginning of 2005. Should be terrific. Hurst.
Posted by matt at October 27, 2004 08:00 AM
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This song reminds me of the placid waters of Muskoka lake, to which, as you well know, the town of Gravenhurst is the official gateway. Love that local color.
Posted by: Alberto at October 27, 2004 07:49 PM