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- Date Released: May 16, 2006
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Singer-Songwriter, Indie Pop
- Label: Tallulah Media
Nashville songwriter delivers sweet summery songs.
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We Say...
The calliope that kicks in halfway through "Hard to Remember" is the first indication that Nashville songwriter David Mead has no interest in the traditional. Blending rich harmonies with clattering, off-kilter instrumentation, Tangerine is a singer-songwriter record for people who don't like singer-songwriter records. Veering hard away from dry acoustics and woe-is-me plaints, Mead instead favors multicolored melodies, the kind of layered pop practiced by Jon Brion and Harry Nilsson. Mead has a rich, throaty voice, and he coasts from husky tenor to smoky falsetto easily and breezily. But despite Mead's vocal strengths, it’s the instrumentation that steals the show; "Chatterbox" gets terrifically tripped up in a brass-band breakdown and "Reminded #1" is a tapestry of cross-hatched vocals. With its endless hooks and indelible choruses, Tangerine is never saccharine, but always sweet.
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They Say...
This is supposed to be the album on which David Mead "moves beyond his singer/songwriter roots," but if that expansion has happened it's not immediately clear from the music. Granted, he and producer Brad Jones use some interesting sonic effects (some of them electrical, as opposed to electronic) and bring in strings and complex vocal overdubbing in several places, but Tangerine still manages to feel pretty much like the work of a talented guy with a piano and an acoustic guitar. And more power to him. Mead's is some of the most consistently attractive, melodically pleasing, and intellectually rewarding pop music around, and it would really be a shame if he "moved beyond" his most obvious strengths anytime soon. The title track is an enjoyable but ultimately rather slight instrumental with wordless vocals, and it opens the album; after that, things get more interesting quickly. On "The Trouble with Henry," the subtle beauty of the production is as important as the words and the melody; on "Reminded #1," multi-layered voices are supported only by gorgeously arranged pizzicato strings, and with "Fighting for Your Life" Mead moves completely into Beatles territory, with stunning results. "Hallelujah, I Was Wrong" is rootsy R&B and "Suddenly, a Summer Night" prominently features the theremin, which is always nice. "Sugar on the Knees" wins the Weirdest Lyrics of the Album Award, and yet it's almost impossible not to sing along. Few records this immediately attractive are still so interesting after repeated listens. Highly recommended.
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Tangerine |
1:39 |
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| 02. | |
Hard to Remember |
3:07 |
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| 03. | |
The Trouble With Henry |
3:06 |
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| 04. | |
Chatterbox |
4:15 |
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| 05. | |
Reminded #1 |
2:42 |
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| 06. | |
Hunting Season |
4:19 |
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| 07. | |
Fighting For Your Life |
3:51 |
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| 08. | |
Sugar on the Knees |
3:35 |
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| 09. | |
Hallelujah, I Was Wrong |
2:36 |
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| 10. | |
Suddenly, a Summer Night |
3:41 |
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| 11. | |
Making It Up Again |
4:01 |
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| 12. | |
Choosing Teams |
3:44 |
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12 Total Tracks, 40:36 Total Length
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Credits
- Jim DeMain - Mastering // Jim Hoke - Flute // Jim Hoke - Autoharp // Jim Hoke - Saxophone // Jim Hoke - Penny Whistle // Jim Hoke - Soloist // Chris Carmichael - Strings // Chris Carmichael - Violin // Chris Carmichael - Viola // Chris Carmichael - String Arrangements // David Henry - Strings // David Henry - Cello // Lindsay Jamieson - Percussion // Lindsay Jamieson - Cowbell // Lindsay Jamieson - Trap Kit // Brad Jones - Bass // Brad Jones - Calliope // Brad Jones - Guitar (Bass) // Brad Jones - Harmonium // Brad Jones - Organ (Hammond) // Brad Jones - Theremin // Brad Jones - Vocals (Background) // Brad Jones - Producer // Brad Jones - Engineer // Brad Jones - Fender Rhodes // Brad Jones - String Arrangements // Brad Jones - Rhythm Programming // Brad Jones - Piano (Grand) // David Mead - Bass // David Mead - Guitar // David Mead - Mandolin // David Mead - Bass (Electric) // David Mead - Glockenspiel // David Mead - Guitar (Electric) // David Mead - Ukulele // David Mead - Vocals // David Mead - Clavinet // David Mead - Mellotron // David Mead - Guitar (Classical) // David Mead - Vibraphone // David Mead - Fender Rhodes // David Mead - Hi String Guitar // David Mead - Toy Piano // David Mead - Piano (Grand) // Keith Brogdon - Drums // Keith Brogdon - Trap Kit // Heather Dryden - Art Direction // Heather Dryden - Layout Design // Natalie Cox Mead - Illustrations
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