Alexi Murdoch - Towards the Sun
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Artist: Alexi MurdochEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2011-03-08
Music Label: Zero Summer
Soundtracks:
- Towards the Sun
- At Your Door
- Some Day Soon
- Slow Revolution
- Through the Dark
- The Light (Her Hands Were Leaves)
- Crinan Wood
Music reviews of Towards the Sun
Music Review: Murdoch Takes His Time
Rating: 4 Stars
Although his debut EP, "Four Songs," came out in 2002 and his first album, "Time Without Consequence" was released in 2006, it took an additional three years before Alexi Murdoch's music began to captivate large audiences. In 2009, Murdoch's music was used for nearly 70 percent of the soundtrack to the movie "Away We Go." It was then that Murdoch's name finally earned some recognition. His tracks have since been used in numerous TV shows and commercials.
For an artist whose music is almost always slow and reflective with four-year gaps between releases, it's surprising to learn "Towards the Sun" was recorded almost entirely in a single night in 2009 while on tour in Vancouver. Members of The National and Beirut assisted with some of the atmospheric backing tracks later on, but Murdoch's night of guitar and vocals, emitting signs of wear from the road, remains the focal point of this release.
Just seven songs long taking up a combined 37 minutes, "Towards the Sun" may be short, but Murdoch stays true to his craft of quiet, intimate acoustic tracks. Opening with the title track, gently played piano chords and distant horns held behind Murdoch's finger picked guitar and nearly whispered vocals set the tone for the album. There isn't a stand out single quite like "All My Days," but tracks like "Slow Revolution" and "Through the Dark," which each clock in at over five minutes in length, highlight Murdoch's unique strengths as a songwriter. Often pausing to hold individual syllables or taking time to hum a short melody, Alexi Murdoch isn't concerned with throwing as many words as he can at the listener or building up the instrumentation to draw attention away from the lyrics. Instead, he takes each track at a pace that works for him and allows the music to flow organically.
Although experimenting with unique sounds is typically what earns an artist the title of a risk taker, Murdoch takes chances in a different way on "Towards the Sun." Singer/songwriters whose music is as quiet and leisurely as Murdoch typically release albums much more frequently in an effort to keep their music relevant. Instead, he took his time, staying honest to his craft and releasing a new album fans of his previous efforts are sure to love, even if it sacrifices radio play or TV slots.
Similar Artists: Nick Drake, Elliott Smith
Track Suggestion: "Slow Revolution"
Description of Towards the Sun
Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Alexi Murdoch s second record Towards theSun is a follow-up to his 2006 release Time Without Consequence. Murdoch s
debut cemented him as a Top Ten Artist to Watch in Rolling Stone. NPR Music
called it a timeless folk-pop record that s likely to endure. Riding a groundswell
of grassroots support, Murdoch chose to self-release Time Without Consequence.
It ultimately sold over 100,000 copies -- and continues to sell briskly a half
decade after initial release.
Though his second record has been long in coming, Murdoch has remained in
the public eye. His debut was one of the most licensed albums of the decade,
receiving placements in dozens of fi lms and television shows. Later, after
appearances on KCRW s Morning Becomes Eclectic and WXPN s World Café,
he was tabbed by director Sam Mendes to contribute nine songs to the soundtrack
for the acclaimed 2009 fi lm Away We Go, alongside tracks by the Velvet
Underground, Bob Dylan, George Harrison & the Stranglers.
Murdoch recorded the majority of Towards the Sun in Vancouver in a single night
while on tour in North America in 2009. Revisiting the tracks months later in New
York, he fl eshed them out with the help of musicians known for their work in
Brooklyn s independent music scene, including Jon Natchez (Beirut), Kelly Pratt
(Beirut) and Kyle Resnick (The National).
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