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Folkrecorder

by Twin Library

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    "Canadian obscurity troupe Twin Library/The Public Library’s latest release’s, 'Folkrecorder,' is an interesting calamity of lo-fi pop in a variety of styles. The obvious touchstones include the laconic haze of New Zealand’s Clean, a pristine shimmer of C86 groups-a-plenty (Field Mice, Razorcuts, St. Christopher) and the prickly slacker verve of the 90s, though clear rays of vivid originality break through the cloudy gloom of an all too encumbered musical market. Mini-pop masterpieces such as 'The United Corpse,' 'Hoping I’ll Try Again' and 'A Town Like This' all heave with a twitchy anxiety similar only to anticipating the sexual act and waiting for the bell to ring just before summer vacation"
    The Big Takeover, issue 68

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1.
Out beyond the range We've been moving towns again Would you tell Holly that it's time to sleep I brought some books but tonight I prefer to just look Out beyond the range I'm counting miles and I'm counting stars The dark blue hills don't seem as dark I think it's almost dawn Are we closely watched trains Or does anyone even know that we're here?
2.
Heavy Houses 02:44
A last race for the dark horse And holding hands to see him off There's little hope in leaving, and often times I remember These tender folk have hardened Like phantoms in heavy houses Hanging bones at weddings These timeless folk are breaking And we will all lose our breath As the waves of this town break A last race almost frozen Hand me the rope and I'll tie it off Write this down, "Are you spoken for?" Read it aloud as we reach the shore At last we've found an ending A slow design or a loss of time A last race for the dark horse Silent and soft and half asleep Like knowing that it's drowning Off the coast and broken.
3.
"The weather light is alright" She told me as it started to snow And the time is not always the same The engines creaked as we hit top speed The snow blurred and my fingers froze When you land on the side of that old wooden fort The fire in the place will have gone out With the lights around the town It's not the beach that I've seen in my dreams Nor the stones that cuddle alone Down by the scene where I view all that views me I'm so finely tuned inside, radio gangs gather and die And the time is not always the same When you land on the side of that frozen submarine The dolphins in the air will all dive With the rain coming down Down by the scene where I view all that views me.
4.
We are investigating the time A broken jaw lined up with the spine A corner store with a beaded door A movie house without encores An extra key stored in a drawer We are investigating the time A broken finger draws a broken line A hunting trip in the backyard A memory of trying too hard A sudden sense of everything that's gone With all the knives sharpened Here's hoping I will try again With all the dials pointed Here's hoping I will try again We are investigating the time A broken heart that wasn't mine A smoke signal that's heading home A love letter by telephone A chance to join ends up alone.
5.
I Won't Mind 01:26
If you fall asleep in my warm bed Keep me awake with your dreaming head I won't mind If you wake up and I'm not there And you think I'm away because I don't care I don't care.

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Folkrecorder. Released in September 2010, this album features five new songs and serves as a companion piece to The Public Library’s May 2010 release, also known as Folkrecorder.

#5 CJSR Edmonton, November 16, 2010
#25 CJSW Calgary, November 23, 2010
#26 CHRY North York, December 7, 2010
#23 CFBX Kamloops, January 11, 2011
#1 CKXU Lethbridge, February 1, 2011
#14 CICK Smithers, April 5, 2011

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released September 17, 2010

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No Museums Edmonton, Alberta

No Museums: A homemade hybrid of creaking pop and basement rock, using an array of textural devices and hummed noise. 

Echo boxes, delay pedals, soft distortion dynamics and guitars with buzzing strings. There is drift and there is direction. Enjoys the sounds of The Fall, Guided By Voices, Velvet Underground, Wedding Present, Television Personalities.
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