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- Date Released: January 1, 2005
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: '80s
- Label: MH Records / CD Baby
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An album named for a Japanese rendezvous spot proves a lovely taste of Americana in this underexposed indie release. Tryst, a Brooklyn four-piece, makes an impressive surge forward with this follow-up to 2003's Kids of Big Stars, drawing equal influence from the alt-country pensiveness of Wilco and the restrained pop sensibilities of Prefab Sprout. While not a concept album, Hotel Two-Way exhibits recurring themes, most visibly in the use of women's names for several of the song titles. Beyond those character sketches, there is a very consistent theme at work: that one can't have everything, but one can have sex and temporary connection, and armed with that, one can bop through just about anything. It may be a faintly desperate ideology, but Tryst expresses it sensitively and with genuine passion, most successfully on the melodically lovely "Jessica," which offers a thoughtful and cliché-free lyric, choice harmonies, and a light, airy bridge. "Alexis" is another standout, the band deftly navigating the intersection between modern rock and alt-country, while "Abigail" playfully celebrates middle-class love as references to Freud and voicemails at work complete the picture. A few tracks wander afield from their musical comfort zone, but Tryst's combination of restrained, upbeat instrumentation with clear and plain truths make this an album well worth seeking out.
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Jessica |
4:01 |
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| 02. | |
Hotel Two-Way |
3:56 |
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| 03. | |
Chain Reaction |
4:32 |
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Alexis |
3:15 |
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| 05. | |
Balthasar's Song |
2:35 |
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Abigail |
3:27 |
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| 07. | |
Still |
3:21 |
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| 08. | |
Travelogue |
4:04 |
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| 09. | |
Good To Be Alive |
3:30 |
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| 10. | |
Fort St. Jean |
4:43 |
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| 11. | |
Special Thing |
3:29 |
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11 Total Tracks, 40:53 Total Length
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Credits
- Julia Kent - Cello // Dave Reynolds - Percussion // Dave Reynolds - Producer // Mike Viola - Vocals // Mike Viola - Vocals // Mike Viola - Vocals // Claudia Chopek - Violin // Claudia Chopek - String Arrangements // Tim Cohan - Guitar // Tim Cohan - Vocals // Tim Cohan - Producer // Tim Cohan - Horn Arrangements // Tim Cohan - String Arrangements // Ellen Highstone - Bass // Ellen Highstone - Vocals // Sam McIlvain - Guitar // Arthur Winer - Mastering
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