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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 09/28/2004
Earlimart's later work has been worlds away from its early efforts, and with
Treble & Tremble, songwriter
Aaron Espinoza seems to find a comfortable ground for which he was always looking. Somewhere between the intriguing introspection of
Elliott Smith and the lush
indie pop of
Grandaddy (the record was co-produced by the latter's
Jim Fairchild),
Earlimart continues on the same path as
Everyone Down Here. Reflecting his troublesome times leading up to the album (death of a friend, breakup with girlfriend), his matured writing gives way to loss and love (
"Unintentional Tape Manipulations"), held in a cradle of warm keyboard and acoustic guitar. Some moments are upbeat
indie pop (
"The Hidden Track" and
"Sounds"), but most of this is dreamy despite its slightly gloomy textures. A few interludes, like
"808 Crickets," tie it all together, and you forget that
Earlimart was ever compared to
the Pixies.
~Kenyon Hopkin, All Music Guide
;)
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