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- Date Released: October 5, 2004
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Indie Rock, Singer-Songwriter
- Label: K Records / SC Distribution
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We Say...
The Moldy Peaches singer's fourth (and most ornately arranged) solo album is one hilarious burst of tenderly potty-mouthed compassion after another. Dawson sings like she can't believe somebody's put a microphone in front of her, but now the words won't stop streaming out.
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They Say...
Hidden Vagenda, Kimya Dawson's fourth post-Moldy Peaches solo album and her first for K Records, adopts a fuller, more polished sound than her earlier work, but her songwriting is just as innocent and heartfelt-sounding as ever. She uses this naïve (in the best sense of the word) approach to get at deeper truths about heavy subjects such as war, capitalism, death, and abuse; lyrics like "Fire"'s "you swallow hard and you bottle it up/try to pretend you're a half-full cup" are both charming and incisive. And even though turns of phrase such as "weapons of mass instruction" are a bit on the obvious side, Dawson usually pulls them off, thanks to her whimsical, somewhat self-deprecating delivery. But every now and then, Hidden Vagenda loses its way and crosses over from sweetly whimsical to gratingly faux-innocent: on the goofy "Parade" and "Anthrax (Powerballad Version)" -- a strangely overwrought song about Dawson's nightmare about post-9/11 New York City -- it's hard to tell how much of the music is earnest and how much is ironic. Still, most of the album seems genuine, particularly "Blue Like Nevermind," a pretty, folky round with intricately linked lyrics, and the bittersweet "Singing Machine," which boasts one of the album's prettiest melodies. Although it's a little too long for its own good, Hidden Vagenda's message is out in the open: caring may be painful sometimes, but it's the only way to cope with the world around you.
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| 01. |  |
It's Been Raining |
3:04 |
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| 02. | |
Fire |
3:20 |
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| 03. | |
Viva La Persistence |
3:47 |
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| 04. | |
Lullaby For The Taken |
3:46 |
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| 05. | |
I Will Never Forget |
5:19 |
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| 06. | |
Singing Machine |
3:48 |
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| 07. | |
Moving On |
3:08 |
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| 08. | |
Blue Like Nevermind |
3:03 |
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| 09. | |
My Heroes |
3:13 |
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| 10. | |
Parade |
3:58 |
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| 11. | |
5 Years |
3:03 |
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| 12. | |
Anthrax (Powerballad Version) |
5:45 |
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| 13. | |
You Love Me |
2:39 |
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| 14. | |
Angels and Seagulls |
3:08 |
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14 Total Tracks, 51:01 Total Length
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Credits
- Paleface - Vocals // Joe Gore - Guitar // Joe Gore - Toy Piano // Beatrice Mapsey Johnson - Vocals // Jack Lewis - Vocals // Brian "Brain" Mantia - Chimes // Brian "Brain" Mantia - Drums // Brian "Brain" Mantia - Gong // Sam Jayne - Vocals // Stephan Jenkins - Vocals // Jason Carmer - Vocals // Jason Carmer - Whistle (Human) // Jason Carmer - Producer // Jason Carmer - Engineer // Jason Carmer - Mixing // Jason Carmer - Mouth Percussion // Jason Carmer - Optigan // Jon LaPierre - Vocals // Luci Baines - Saxophone // Arion Salazar - Bass // Arion Salazar - Vocals // Arion Salazar - Producer // Arion Salazar - Mixing // Arion Salazar - Prop Design // Anders Griffen - Drums // Anders Griffen - Vocals // Jason Trachtenburg - Vocals // Madigan Shive - Cello // Madigan Shive - Vocals // Major Matt Mason USA - Vocals // Major Matt Mason USA - Engineer // Josh - Vocals // Kimya Dawson - Flute // Kimya Dawson - Guitar // Kimya Dawson - Percussion // Kimya Dawson - Vocals // Kimya Dawson - Whistle (Human) // Kimya Dawson - Producer // Kimya Dawson - Engineer // Kimya Dawson - Mixing // Kimya Dawson - Mouth Percussion // Steven Mertens - Vocals // Akida Dawson - Vocals // Danny Kelly - Vocals // Scott Loving - Guitar // Scott Loving - Guitar (Rhythm) // Scott Fragala - Bass // Regina Spektor - Piano // Regina Spektor - Vocals // André Herman Düne - Clarinet // André Herman Düne - Guitar // André Herman Düne - Vocals // David-Ivar Herman Düne - Bass // David-Ivar Herman Düne - Ukulele // David-Ivar Herman Düne - Vocals // Etienne Jaumet - Engineer // Jim Andralis - Vocals // Clint Asay - Vocals // Toby Goodshank - Guitar // Toby Goodshank - Vocals // Néman Herman Dune - Drums // Angela Carlucci - Vocals
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