A Gilded Age
Download links and information about A Gilded Age by Norfolk And Western. This album was released in 2006 and it belongs to Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative genres. It contains 8 tracks with total duration of 32:10 minutes.
Artist: | Norfolk And Western |
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Release date: | 2006 |
Genre: | Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative |
Tracks: | 8 |
Duration: | 32:10 |
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Tracks
[Edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | Porch Destruction | 6:00 |
2. | A Gilded Age | 3:25 |
3. | Watch The Days Slowly Fade | 3:33 |
4. | There Are No Places Left For Us | 2:54 |
5. | Minor Daughter | 3:08 |
6. | Clyde And New Orleans | 4:40 |
7. | We Were All Saints | 4:10 |
8. | A Voice Through The Wall | 4:20 |
Details
[Edit]In the beginning, Norfolk & Western was a project name given to the solo recordings of Oregon-based singer/songwriter Adam Selzer. Over the course of several albums, however, the project has developed into a proper band, and with A Gilded Age, it's not even entirely Selzer's show anymore. Former Decemberists drummer Rachel Blumberg is Selzer's foil now, writing and singing her own sweet-natured indie-folk tunes. Blumberg's songs, as well as those he co-wrote with Selzer and bassist Dave Depper, boost the energy level of the album considerably; though a few songs, particularly the closing "A Voice Through the Wall," are in keeping with Selzer's familiar, haunted and skeletal acoustic tunes; most of A Gilded Age sounds remarkably like the peppy indie pop of Blumberg's former band. Utility Decemberist Chris Funk's varied contributions to these songs are probably a big part of that, as is the increased prominence of longtime keyboardist and accordion player Tony Moreno. Regardless, Selzer's reliably dark-edged lyrical sense and minor-key folkiness maintain a link to previous Norfolk & Western albums that keeps A Gilded Age from sounding like a calculated shift in musical focus.