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Avg: 4.5 (87 ratings)
- Date Released: October 23, 2007
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock
- Label: Bedroom Community / The Orchard
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Samamidon's second album and first for Bedroom Community, All Is Well is, at its core, a very pleasant modern folk album filled with interpretations of older public domain standards, with Sam Amidon's ruminative voice and steady playing not in and of itself immediately unique. A song like "Saro," with its truly lovely arrangement and Amidon's stellar performance, however inevitably his vocal style suggests but does not replicate Nick Drake's, is justification for its release as it stands. However, there's a calm drive at the heart of many of his songs that shows why he's been affiliated with the world of low-key dance experiments as much as anything else, as songs like "Sugar Baby" show. "Little Johnny Brown" is one of the apotheoses of this album's approach, with a variety of sympathetic guests, including Ben Frost on programming and Eyvind Kang on murky viola shading, creating a counterbalance between folk roots and something starkly modern that resembles a slightly more smooth Long Fin Killie, tense and mysterious. Meanwhile, "Wedding Dress" is as sweet a straightforward amble as it could be, Amidon's banjo playing as notable as his guitar work, while "O Death," if even more straightforward in terms his singing, has its melody played like a minimal mantra, heavily echoed and moved forward in the mix, a contrast that makes Amidon sound like he's almost singing through the instruments. It's a small touch but an effective one.
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Sugar Baby |
5:24 |
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| 02. | |
Little Johnny Brown |
4:30 |
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| 03. | |
Saro |
3:22 |
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Wild Bill Jones |
5:27 |
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Wedding Dress |
4:34 |
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| 06. | |
Fall On My Knees |
4:17 |
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| 07. | |
Little Satchel |
4:17 |
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| 08. | |
O Death |
5:16 |
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| 09. | |
Prodigal Son |
6:18 |
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| 10. |
All Is Well |
4:24 |
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10 Total Tracks, 47:49 Total Length
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Credits
- Eyvind Kang - Viola // Eyvind Kang - Viola // Eyvind Kang - Viola // Una Sveinbjarnardottir - Violin // Aaron Siegel - Glockenspiel // Sam Amidon - Guitar (Acoustic) // Sam Amidon - Banjo // Sam Amidon - Fiddle // Sam Amidon - Arranger // Sam Amidon - Guitar (Electric) // Sam Amidon - Vocals // Sam Amidon - Engineer // Stefan Amidon - Drums // Ben Frost - Bass // Ben Frost - Programming // Nico Muhly - Piano // Nico Muhly - Arranger // Nico Muhly - String Arrangements // Nico Muhly - Brass Arrangement // Nico Muhly - Wind Arrangements // Dan Bora - Engineer // Sturla Pórisson - Engineer // Hrafnkell Orri Egilsson - Cello // Gabriel Greenberg - Cover Photo // Valgeir Sigurðsson - Bass // Valgeir Sigurðsson - Percussion // Valgeir Sigurðsson - Harmonium // Valgeir Sigurðsson - Producer // Valgeir Sigurðsson - Engineer // Valgeir Sigurðsson - Mastering // Valgeir Sigurðsson - Mixing // Valgeir Sigurðsson - Photography // Valgeir Sigurðsson - Electronics // Stefðn Jón Bernharðsson - Horn // Snorri Heimisson - Bassoon // Jonina Hilmarsdóttir - Viola // Helgi Hrafn Jónsson - Trombone // Morse - Glockenspiel // Morse - Vocals // Rúnar Óskarsson - Clarinet // Ritxi - Graphic Design // Berglin María Tómasdóttir - Flute // Berglin María Tómasdóttir - Flute (Bass)
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