Our Broken Garden...Golden Sea(2010)[FLAC]

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2010 Golden Sea CD Bella Union BELLACD258X

1 The Departure (Bronsted) 3:39
2 In The Lowlands (Bronsted) 3:29
3 The Feral (Bronsted) 4:15
4 Garden Grow (Bronsted) 4:13
5 Nightsong (Bronsted) 3:59
6 The Burial (Bronsted) 3:58
7 Seven Wild Horses (Bronsted) 2:08
8 Share (Bronsted, Saxild) 3:18
9 Warriors Of Love (Bronsted) 3:33
10 The Dark Red Roses (Bronsted) 8:34

Efterklang touring member Anna Broensted crafted her own unique sound as

the leader of Our Broken Garden, and the groupΓΓé¼Γäós second album, Golden

Sea, put their music in an even more particular place: it's a swirl of sounds too

strange to be immediately accessible, but too smooth to be called challenging.

Broensted and companyΓΓé¼Γäós skill at fashioning atmospheres is stronger than ever

on Golden Sea, from the somber, rippling pianos on ΓΓé¼┼ôThe DepartureΓΓé¼┬¥ that

conjure a moonlit journey, to the hidden final song that glows like an aurora

borealis. Nearly every track feels like itΓΓé¼Γäós swathed in fog, and on songs such as

ΓΓé¼┼ôIn the Lowlands,ΓΓé¼┬¥ Broensted's vocals remain one with the mist surrounding

them. While her voice is lovely, her melodies stay in a safe, similar range

instead of scaling highs and lows -- an approach that extends to much of

Golden Sea. Yet, just when it feels like the album has receded into the

background for good, something intriguing pulls it back into focus: the hand

drums and Middle Eastern-tinged melisma on ΓΓé¼┼ôNightsongΓΓé¼┬¥ or the distant

electro-toms on the oddly cheery ΓΓé¼┼ôThe Burial.ΓΓé¼┬¥ Our Broken Garden reaps

even richer rewards whenever the band ventures into more daring territory:

ΓΓé¼┼ôThe Fiery and LoudΓΓé¼┬¥ isnΓΓé¼Γäót particularly fiery or loud, but its yearning mood

and fairy-tale melody give it urgency and drama, while ΓΓé¼┼ôGarden GrowΓΓé¼┬¥ is a

surprisingly sexy standout with a stomping, Goldfrapp-esque beat and visceral

lyrics like ΓΓé¼┼ôrip my heart out if you have toΓΓé¼┬¥ and ΓΓé¼┼ôthrow me naked on the

floor.ΓΓé¼┬¥ All the elements of Our Broken Garden's sound are promising on

Golden Sea, but Broensted and crew are still learning to move beyond subtle,

hypnotic music and toward something more dynamic.






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