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Clairecords
Something about this EP from Eau Claire reminds me of being young andgetting lost inside those circular racks of winter clothes at thedepartment store. I would crawl into the center of a rack of dresses orwinter coats and enjoy that dark solace away from the harsh fluorescentlight of the mall for as long as I could get away with it. I couldsimilarly wrap myself up in the warm, fuzzy drift of guitars andreverb-drenched voices here and use this record as a refuge from therest of the world for hours on end if it were only a bit longer!
EauClaire's approach will be familiar to fans of either of the folksinvolved, or to fans of Clairecords' back catalog. This is blissful,slow-moving, dreamy pop with enough lo-fi grit to keep it from soundingcoy. The tracks are mostly short and simple but layered with effects,synths, and who knows what else to achieve a mysterious haze thatfrankly needs no deconstructing. Even the nine minute long track"Soaring" is completely free from bloat and self-important staging, andwhen it’s over I can’t imagine that nearly ten minutes have ticked by.Listening to Eau Claire feels like bathing in light or falling in slowmotion through clouds without any fear of hitting a bottom. I coulddescribe the sound all day, but what’s important is to close your eyesand just let it wash over you.
Even with a hidden bonus track,this 20 odd minute EP is just a taste of the fruits that thiscollaboration can bare, and with any luck we’ll hear a lot more fromthis duo in the future.
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