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- Date Released: October 21, 2003
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Pop
- Label: K Records / SC Distribution
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Listening to The Concussive Caress feels much like listening to the soundtrack of an amiable, slightly goofy independent short film that focuses more on reflective states of mind than a plot. Khaela Maricich, who recorded and produced this album herself (with guest appearances by half a dozen friends), gets a lot from a little, using moody, pulsating lo-fi electronic tones and rhythms to back her ruminations, which strike a balance between the wistful and the matter of fact. In some respects it's like listening to one-half of a disjointed telephone conversation, with top-of-the-head-sounding lyrics that often yearn for or comment on intimacy, romantic or otherwise. It's not all electronic, with well-placed interjections of piano and strings, and it's not as inaccessible as the above description might make it out to be, as Maricich's tunes and vocal delivery have a light singalong feel. In spirit this is akin to an early-21st century continuation of the angularity of the Raincoats and the spare electro-rock burbles of the Young Marble Giants. Yet there's more of an isolated, bouncing-around-a-desert-cave feel to the Blow's oddness, though at its peak, as on "Gravity (Pauline's Response to Amy)" and "The Warriors' Hearts," it evokes both throbbing passion and morning-after-the-bomb melancholy.
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| 01. |  |
How Naked Are We Going To Get? |
3:14 |
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| 02. |
Chase Dream |
0:26 |
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| 03. |
Track 3 |
0:22 |
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| 04. | |
A Night Full Of Open Eyes |
2:00 |
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| 05. | |
Sweetheart |
2:19 |
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| 06. |
Sweetheart (Continued) |
0:41 |
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| 07. | |
What Tom Said About Girls |
2:56 |
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| 08. | |
Nothing |
1:30 |
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| 09. | |
Come On Pauline (Amy's Cassette For Pauline) |
2:56 |
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| 10. | |
What The Guitar Said About The Firmament |
1:51 |
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| 11. | |
Where I Love You |
2:24 |
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| 12. |
What Amy Heard In Her Mother's Voice Played Backwards |
0:40 |
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| 13. | |
Gravity (Pauline's Response To Amy) |
2:49 |
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| 14. | |
Gravity (Pauline's Response To Amy) (Continued) |
1:36 |
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| 15. | |
The Warrior's Hearts |
10:45 |
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15 Total Tracks, 36:29 Total Length
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Credits
- Michael Lavine - Photography // The Blow - Engineer // Karl Blau - Mixing // Mark Greer - Mastering // Jason Anderson - Guitar // Jason Anderson - Drums // Jason Anderson - Producer // Anna Huff - Keyboards // Anna Huff - Beats // Anna Huff - Sangbe Drum // Ian Ackerman - Strings // Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn & Ginger Brooks Takahashi - Sangbe Drum // Jenn Kliese - Strings // Jenn Kliese - Cello // Khaela Maricich - Engineer // Khaela Maricich - Group Member // Stefan Simikich - Engineer // Jason McCloud - Trombone // Megan Milewski - Feedback // Jeri Beard - Beats // Jennifer Biegel - Feedback // Nora Danielson - Violin // Armin Zomorodi - Assistant Engineer // Armin Zomorodi - Mixing Assistant // Bec Giffen - Sangbe Drum // Lucas Grey - Voices // Lucas Grey - Sangbe Drum // Susan Ploetz - Engineer // Susan Ploetz - Assistant Engineer // Susan Ploetz - Mixing Assistant // Susan Ploetz - Production Consultant // Joe Kuta - Cornet
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