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Artist......: Valley Maker
Album.......: Rhododendron
Label.......: Frenchkiss Records
Genre.......: Indie
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Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2020-08-07
Str.date....: 2018-02-14
Quality.....: 846 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://valleymaker.bandcamp.com
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1. A Couple Of Days 3:40
2. Light On The Ground 3:17
3. Beautiful Birds Flying 4:02
4. Rise Up 5:35
5. Seven Signs 3:13
6. Be Born Today 3:51
7. Baby, In Your Kingdom 3:46
8. Planted In The Tall Weeds 4:51
9. Wonder 3:24
10. River Bend My Mind 3:42
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,: Weve long been fans of Austin Cranes Valley Maker here at VSF. :,
: Writing about their previous record, When I Was a Child, we :
:' describe how Crane takes aim at some big existential ':
,: questions, even if [he] doesnt offer any answers, his music :,
: probing what it means to be human in the most fundamental ways. :
:' When I Was a Child is an album about belief and love in a ':
,: variety of guises, we continued in our review. About the big :,
: and unknowable questions, from love and growth and family to God :
:' and everlasting life. Its an album about all of us, ':
,: basically. :,
: :
:' Valley Maker recently put out a brand new record, Rhododendron, ':
,: and were pleased to report that they continue to deliver on :,
: their stellar brand of ruminative indie rock. Crane has always :
:' delivered his lyrics with a strangely intense composure, his ':
,: distinctive vocals giving the lines a gentle power. This is :,
: certainly true on opener A Couple Days, a solemn song about :
:' missing the death of a loved one and ruminating on that ':
,: persons impact. Its a reminder that the most lasting legacies :,
: are not physical or financial but in our minds, a way of seeing :
:' things or approaching the world. ':
,: :,
: To think that I will be like you :
:' To think that I will be consumed ':
,: To know that I remain confused :,
: To always see the world in bloom :
:' To see it like you taught me to ':
,: To know that I will be amazed :,
: :
:' In comparison Light on the Ground feels slick and spry, but ':
,: again the lyrics are weighty. Like most Valley Maker songs, the :,
: track is built upon a thematic bedrock of faith and religion, :
:' but anyone who baulks at the R-word need not worry, Crane is ':
,: uninterested in creeds and doctrine, instead exploring :,
: metaphysical mysteries that we can all wonder about. Prophetic :
:' and apocalyptic language shapes Cranes lyrics, label ':
,: Frenchkiss Records put it, but his outlook is not bound by :,
: dogma. Instead, he uses the metaphors of faith to explore the :
:' ineffable to navigate the intersection of belief, time, place, ':
,: and the political present. :,
: :
:' Rhododendron was made with the help of producer/engineer Chaz ':
,: Bear of Toro Y Moi, and his influence is seen in the albums :,
: snaking melodies and beguiling rhythms. Songs that would be :
:' emotionally resonant with just guitar and vocals are elevated ':
,: to rich and spacious indie rock songs, as atmospheric and :,
: complex as the issues Crane tackles. Rise Up is a case in :
:' point, perhaps the most ambitious and celebratory song Valley ':
,: Maker has ever made. It dips and sways, reminiscent of The :,
: Wooden Sky in the way it fuses soulful conventional folk with :
:' something more contemporary, trumpet and saxophone adding to ':
,: the maximalist groove. Again Crane looks to the Gospel for his :,
: metaphors, the obvious Easter Sunday themes at the forefront of :
:' a song thats actually a nuanced take on being raised with ':
,: religion. :,
: :
:' Rise up ':
,: God as my witness :,
: Set my mind on the end :
:' Jesus Christ visits ':
,: In a dream I guess :,
: I was five years old :
:' Mumbled little meanings ':
,: Doing as Im told :,
: :
:' Seven Signs is another rich pop song, although its packed ':
,: full of anxiety about America, images of hurricanes and gun :,
: shops juxtaposed against the titular Rhododendron in the :
:' mountain shade, while the western twang of Be Born Today ':
,: continues the eschatological feel, evoking Jason Molinas stark :,
: imagery. The sky opens for me, Crane sings, The earth :
:' swallows my feet / Blackbird coming down so mean / Bloodstain ':
,: on the silent street. :,
: :
:' Theres a persistent rhythm that drives Baby, in Your ':
,: Kingdom, a typically sober and sincere love song that at once :,
: laments lifes complications and vows to endure in spite of :
:' them, with Planted in the Tall Weeds playing as the idea in ':
,: action, struggling back toward the light. If the light isnt :,
: reached on Wonder, then it is certainly visible at the end of :
:' the tunnel, the track an abrupt realisation of good fortune, ':
,: life sliding into context as the shadows lift. :,
: :
:' The album ends on River Bend My Mind, a characteristically ':
,: spacious finale, all gathering shadows and negative space. Its :,
: a song that confronts uncertainty with a clear-eyed sense of :
:' hope. The running river only flows into the days I cannot ':
,: know, declares Crane, when heaven takes me nice and slow, but :,
: heavens what I do not know. Once more, Crane is not foolish :
:' enough to offer answers, though his words and voice work as a ':
,: reassuring balm, even while acknowledging the ambiguity and :,
: turmoil that surely awaits. :
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