The Last Letter

The Last Letter Artist: The Receptionists
Label: Ba Da Bing
Category: Music


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


UPC: 600197001523
EAN: 0600197001523
ASIN: B00003OP08


Release Date: 1999-02-15

The Last Letter


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Tracks:

  1. You, Me, Sweet
  2. Green Green
  3. Dum Dum
  4. Chills
  5. Piracy of Saint Philomena
  6. Stamp Song
  7. Laundry Song
  8. Seasonal Affection Disorder
  9. Berry Stained
  10. Witch Hazel
  11. In Love Again
  12. Swollen
  13. Let's Go to the Rodeo
  14. Spradley
  15. Drinking Fountain
  16. Soren Loved Regina
  17. Under the Rug
  18. Poconos

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A little odd but great stuff.......2005-10-02

The group is comprised of three women whose recording studios apparently consisted largely of Vassar dorm rooms, and whose instruments of choice are guitar, accordian, bells, mandolin, and xylophone, supplimented with a large dose of whistle.

The Receptionists instrumental sound is a dissonent cacophony and reminds me alot of the NPR clip years back where a group of musicians played tunes on instruments made of whittled out vegetables. On top of that their vocals are usually an off-key monotone.

But somehow all the discord seems to fit together brilliantly. It's like these girls really know their stuff but got bored perfecting the craft, maybe got larangitis, and one of 'em said, "Hey, let's just break out the veggies and jam a bit." And that was fine with everyone else.

This is a bit of an exaggeration though. There are a few of their songs that wouldn't sound totally out of place in the medieval-reenacting female folk singer repitoire.

Of the songs on The Last Letter, probably the most mainstream sounding is "The Piracy of Saint Philomena", backed by accordion accompanyment. A few, like "Soren Loved Regina" (apparently a reference to Soren Kierkegaard's relationship with Regina Olsen) and "In Love Again" are just plain sweet. Others like the "Laundry Song" and "Stamp Song" are amusingly wrought micro-ballads about the ironies and injustices of life.

Music Album:

  1. Before the Great Collapse ~ Wings of Scarlet
  2. Presents: Left for the Living Dead ~ Timeout Drawer
  3. The Best Comp in the World ~ Various Artists
  4. Live at the Regent Theatre
  5. Going Up, Going Down...The Anthology 1968-2001 ~ Stan Webb's Chicken Shack
  6. Gascd ~ Various Artists
  7. The Missing Face ~ Gentle Giant
  8. Signs of Times ~ Urban Tale
  9. Higher Ground ~ Reed Waddle
  10. Dan Reed Network ~ Dan Reed Network

Music Album

Music Album

Music CD

Club Jazz a La Mode ~ Various Artists

Blues for Bighead ~ Andy McCloud's Gentlemen of Jazz

Napoli Connection ~ Trio Idea

As Real As It Gets ~ Jack Mcduff

Riot of Dreams ~ Ny Ponta Box

20 Super Sucessos ~ Kakau Gois

Compil Complet ~ TC Matic

Avec Leo: l'Album Hommage ~ Various Artists

Alice Do ~ Chiyo

Relajacion Selecta ~ Various Artists