New Pagan Love Song

New Pagan Love Song Artist: Paul Brill
Label: Scarlet Shame Record
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 825346258225
EAN: 0825346258225
ASIN: B00049QL96


Release Date: 2004-10-19

New Pagan Love Song


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Tracks:

  1. Trindade
  2. Weekday Bender
  3. Everything I Believe In
  4. Comeback Kid
  5. Lay Down Your Weary Head
  6. Powerlines
  7. Indian Summer
  8. Daylight Scars
  9. Desert Song
  10. New Pagan Love Song
  11. The Troubled Life Of Herschel Grimes
  12. Blood In, Blood Out

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Album Description

Promptly on the heels of his critically acclaimed 2003 release, Sisters, Paul Brill returns with an arresting new record. After quartering himself in his home studio for the cold season, Paul struck upon what he calls "Electricana," an unlikely mating of traditional acoustic elements and electronic experiments. <P>NYC native Paul Brill first chipped his musical teeth on the icy landscape of North-Central Vermont. After a few light-deprived winters, Paul hitched his wagon to the California Gold Rush, where he dabbled in brief stints as an herbal smokes salesman, valet, corporate errand boy, and marine biology instructor, among other glamorous endeavors. It was during this time that Paul began pursuing music in earnest, performing extensively across the U.S. Upon his return to NY, Paul worked at a small school in East Harlem, where he continues to volunteer when in town. <P>New Pagan Love Song is at once a look back and a lurch forward. Its twelve songs tell tales of weary souls, days wasted, and the dusty road home. Recorded during the longest winter in recent memory, New Pagan Love Song features Brill's longing voice and celebrated lyric. His songs are carried upon the driving rhythms of percussionist Joe Bonadio and fuse Brill's distinctive instrumentation with found sounds, samples, and bent beats. NPLS bridges fans of the new and old by honing in on what is essential in American music and forging an idiosyncratic yet welcoming sound.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great! Elliot Smith meets Wilco.......2005-04-18

In spite of the occasional somber nature of his music, Paul Brill is one of those artists one can be happy to find out about. He balances lyrics that fly way beyond the superficiality of most of today's pop with a seductive sound that sticks with you, sounding like something of a blend between Wilco and Elliot Smith.

From the opening "Weekday Bender" you know you're listening to an album that will live a very long life, an album larger than life, and yet so deeply rooted into what we're all about. When I first got to "Everything I Believe In" I thought I was listening to Radiohead's Tom Yorke. Then you listen to the powerful "Comeback Kid" and you realize that Paul Brill defies almost all comparisons, since he flies by a host of moods and brings an assortment of different sounds into his mix. The one common thread throughout the album is a solid production and sound, and the thought-provoking lyrics.

Bottom line, if you haven't checked out "New Pagan Love Song", do yourself a favor, and pick it up. It may be the best thing to happen to you in a while.

5 out of 5 stars Favorite CD of 2004.......2005-01-03

Context: I own 2000+ CDs. I have never written an Amazon review.

This is quite simply my favorite release of 2004. It's a beautiful left of center pop opera. Aspects of it remind me of the Eels' Electro-Shock Blues (major compliment). Throw in a bit of Neil Finn, a few ethnic flavors, a bit of electronica. After 2000 CD's, I have become a bit jaded towards music. NPLS takes me back to the innocence I remember when I first listened to Pink Floyd's The Wall. And the snob in me loves the fact that I had never heard of Paul Brill before seeing a review in allmusic.com. My hope is that this review will get a few more people familiar with his name and music. Wonderful album...

4 out of 5 stars

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  2. The Best of Take That ~ Take That
  3. Pictures at an Exhibition ~ Lake & Palmer Emerson
  4. Deal It Out/Precious Gems ~ Tom Fogerty
  5. The Pale Green Girl ~ Penelope Houston
  6. Angel Dance ~ Melissa Manchester
  7. The Best of The Frost ~ The Frost
  8. Distemper ~ New Christs
  9. A Tribute to the Darkness ~ Various Artists
  10. We Are the Music Makers ~ Joy Electric

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The Third Decade ~ The Art Ensemble of Chicago

Swingin' with Django ~ Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli

Hot Sax, Cool Jazz ~ Various Artists

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Golden Lips ~ Zlatne Uste Balkon

Rosa ~ Rosa

Batalle de Pali-Kao ~ Berurier Noir

Amo Voce ~ Fabio & Junior