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Avg: 3.5 (64 ratings)
- Date Released: October 17, 2000
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Sugar Free Records
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The Winter Is Coming continues the darker, more complex sound Elf Power forged on its landmark album A Dream in Sound, enriching its brand of tripped-out pop with more emotional depth. Recorded over the course of nine months at the band's home studio, The Winter Is Coming seems mellow; however, melancholy and tense undercurrents lay just beneath its surface. Dense, droning songs like "Embrace the Crimson Tide" and "Wings of Light" are some of the best examples of the band's increasingly intricate sound, but "The Sun Is Forever," "Birds in the Backyard," and the title track prove that Elf Power hasn't sacrificed its catchiness for experimentalism's sake. Though the slightly silly bubblegum march "The Great Society" -- which almost sounds like an Elephant 6 parody -- seems out of place with the rest of the album's tone, the fuzzy-yet-brooding "Skeleton" more than makes up for it. Though it may not be quite as immediate or coherent as A Dream in Sound, The Winter Is Coming marks another step forward for this consistent -- and consistently evolving -- band.
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Embrace The Crimson Tide |
4:10 |
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| 02. | |
Skeleton |
2:09 |
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| 03. | |
The Great Society |
2:12 |
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| 04. | |
The Winter Is Coming |
3:30 |
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| 05. | |
Wings Of Light |
4:51 |
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| 06. | |
The Sun Is Forever |
4:07 |
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| 07. | |
People Underneath |
3:17 |
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| 08. | |
Green Sea Days |
2:14 |
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| 09. | |
The Naughty Villain |
3:48 |
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| 10. | |
Leopard's Teeth |
3:29 |
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| 11. | |
Birds In The Backyard |
2:38 |
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| 12. | |
100,000 Telescopes |
4:47 |
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| 13. | |
The Albatross |
10:03 |
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Track 14 |
0:03 |
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14 Total Tracks, 51:18 Total Length
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Credits
- Brian Poole & the Tremeloes - ? // Chris Colbert - Producer // Chris Colbert - Engineer // Dave Fridmann - Mastering // R.A. Miller - Artwork // Jason Nesmith - Assistant // Robert Peterson - Cover Painting // Jeff Mangum - ? // Will Cullen Hart - ? // Elf Power - Producer // Elf Power - Engineer // Laura Carter - Vocals // Laura Carter - Artwork // Andrew Rieger - Vocals // Aaron Wegelin - Layout Design // Dave Wrathgeber - ? // Adrian Finch - ? // Heather McIntosh - ? // Scott Spillane - ? // Derek Almstead - Assistant // Orenda Fink - ? // Raleigh Hatfield - ? // Roxanne Martin - ? // Henry H Owings - Layout Design // Christopher Ray - ? // Nardis Spector - ?
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