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- Date Released: March 24, 2007
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Arts & Crafts / IODA
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We Say...
If Sally Seltmann's delicate vocals and uniquely orchestrated indiepop sounds a bit familiar, don't worry. It's her songwriting talents that were behind Feist's first single from The Reminder, "1234." Seltmann's light touch is similarly all over her second album as New Buffalo, Somewhere, Anywhere. Rarely does the instrumentation reach past a few pieces on each track — a piano here, a snatch of accordion there — but Seltmann's voice fills the void, somehow sounding tentative and wholly assured at the same time. The songs on Somewhere aren't nearly as lush as those found on The Reminder, but that's not the point. Seltmann carves out her own unique space, in which these droning, circular songs can become a sort of pop music as well.
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They Say...
Like Britain's Los Campesinos!, the Australian indie electronic outfit New Buffalo is expanding the artist roster of Canada's increasingly impressive Arts and Crafts label beyond its roots as the house organ of Toronto's Broken Social Scene and its many offshoots. But unlike the debut Los Campesinos! EP, which somewhat awkwardly marries the trademark Broken Social Scene post-rock sound to an indie pop band that has more in common musically with the likes of Art Brut, Somewhere Anywhere is the work of a musician who has found her own voice. Sally Seltmann, who for all intents and purposes is New Buffalo, has roots in the Aussie indie pop scene of the early '90s, but Somewhere Anywhere is a sparse and primarily electronic album of dreamy, minor-key tunes that trade in subtlety and delicacy. Saltmann plays nearly every instrument, with her piano at the base of most of the songs; at times, as on the quirky, childlike "City and Sea (Lady Nameless)," Saltmann's piano and coolly inviting vocals are almost alone, with only occasional vaporous trails of electronics shimmering across. Elsewhere, Saltmann accompanies herself with flute, accordion, and other unexpected musical accents, but throughout, her immediately appealing voice and abstract, poetic lyrics remain at the forefront. Fans of early Kate Bush, Emily Haines' solo records and Laura Nyro's trio of classic albums will find much to appreciate here.
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| 01. |  |
Cheer Me Up Thank You |
3:12 |
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| 02. | |
It's True |
3:33 |
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| 03. | |
City And Sea (Lady Nameless) |
3:26 |
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| 04. | |
Stay With Us |
4:29 |
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| 05. | |
Emotional Champ |
3:22 |
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| 06. | |
You've Gone My Friend |
3:02 |
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| 07. | |
Versary |
3:10 |
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| 08. | |
I'm The Drunk And You're The Star |
3:50 |
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| 09. | |
It's Gotta Be Jean |
3:47 |
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| 10. | |
Misery And Mountains, Arrows And Bows |
3:45 |
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| 11. | |
Lobe Limbique |
4:10 |
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11 Total Tracks, 39:46 Total Length
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Credits
- Francois Tetaz - Mastering // Francois Tetaz - Mixing // Carl Breitkreuz - Artwork // Carl Breitkreuz - Design // Darren Seltmann - Drums // Darren Seltmann - Vocals // Darren Seltmann - Guest Appearance // John "Babbacombe" Lee - Synthesizer // John "Babbacombe" Lee - Guest Appearance // Rachael Cassells - Cover Photo // Kellie Sutherland - Vocals // Kellie Sutherland - Guest Appearance // Sally Seltmann - Organ // Sally Seltmann - Bass // Sally Seltmann - Guitar // Sally Seltmann - Percussion // Sally Seltmann - Piano // Sally Seltmann - Accordion // Sally Seltmann - Drums // Sally Seltmann - Programming // Sally Seltmann - Vocals // Sally Seltmann - Flute (Wood) // Sally Seltmann - Producer // Sally Seltmann - Engineer // Sally Seltmann - Roland 2000
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