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| Reviews = * The Album Project {{rating-5|4}} [http://thealbumproject.net/2009/07/full-review-anchor-braille-felt/ Link] |
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* Christian Music Zine (A) [http://christianmusiczine.com/2009/08/02/review-anchor-braille-felt/ Link] |
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| Last album = ''7" single''<br/>(2007) |
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| This album = '''''Felt'''''<br/>(2009) |
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Felt is the upcoming debut studio album by Anchor & Braille, the acoustic side-project of Anberlin lead vocalist, Stephen Christian. The album is scheduled to be released through Wood Water Records on August 4, 2009 and was produced, engineered and mixed by Aaron Marsh from fellow Florida-based band Copeland.[1][2]
Release and promotion
Felt will be the first release on Christian's own record label, Wood Water Records. Wood Water is distributed by Anberlin's record label Universal Music Group. The album's title was explained by Christian in a press release by the label, "I named the record Felt at the request of a friend because the meaning, much like the songs on the record, has two different levels; a surface and a deeper. The first meaning of the word ‘Felt’ is the past tense of the word ‘feels’ because these songs are all past memories, which I have learned, mourned, and grown from. The second meaning of ‘felt’ is the fabric which connotates a very sensual imagery, hopefully much like the music and melodies themselves."[1]
The album was completed in 2008 and was initially expected to be released sometime in the fall after four years of work on the album.[1] However, due to Christian's touring duties with Anberlin to promote their album New Surrender and the fact that Christian wanted to tour the Anchor & Braille material, he chose to wait until he had completed his commitments with Anberlin.[2]
Anchor & Braille is set to tour the US in July with Copeland, Sherwood, Meese and Barcelona.[1]
Musical style
Christian describes the sound of Felt as "exploring a museum at night with all the lights off. There are moments of mastery on this record, and the closer you study the lyrics, songs, & ethereal layers the more beauty and enjoyment you will get out of it."[1]
The album differs from the Anberlin albums in that it will feature a toned down sound and will consist of mostly acoustic instruments. However it will be augmented with additional instumentation by Marsh to create a more ambient feel.[2] In an interview with Spin magazine, Christian commented on the albums production, "I would go into [Marsh's] home studio and lay down scratch piano, guitar, and vocal line," Christian explains. "After I'd head out on tour, he would fill in the skeleton and ultimately give it the production soul, and when I would return, I would find myself singing over a song with incredible musicianship."[3] Christian has said that the "songs are mostly songs of regret and heartache, with hopes that each and every one rings of nostalgia and better times for all who listen... These are some of the most painful songs I have ever written but with each song I felt a sense of relief and on some level an almost spiritual repentance and cleansing."[1]
Track listing
- "Rust (The Short Story of Mary Agnosia)" - 3:48
- "Like Steps in a Dance" - 3:34
- "Blur" - 4:27
- "Introspect" - 4:17
- "Summer Tongues" - 5:26
- "Calm, Calm, Calm Yourself" - 2:42
- "Wedding / Funeral." - 4:46
- "Sleep. When We Die." - 4:19
- "Forget Love, I Just Want You to Make Sense to Me Tonight." - 4:41
- "Sing Out" - 3:21
- "Sheet Music / Sheet Music" - 4:06
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Anchor & Braille Release Date, Track List". AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ a b c Shea, Mike (2008). "Anberlin Podcast with Alternative Press Magazine". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "Exclusive Song: Anberlin Singer's Side Project". Spin. Retrieved 2009-07-11.