Drawn to Dust

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All Music Guide - Stewart Mason
Drawn to Dust is the pop debut of indie film score composer Max Avery Lichtenstein (Tarnation, Jesus' Son, etc.), working under the collective name Camphor. As one would expect from an artist with Lichtenstein's background, there is an uncannily cinematic quality to Drawn to Dust: tracks like the opening "Daybreak" and the mid-album respite for strings, "Beauty in Ruins," are as carefully orchestrated and exquisitely arranged as the most effective film score. Even more pop-oriented songs, like the country-tinged "Castaway" and "Confidences Shattered" have an epic, elegant quality one doesn't often associate with this brand of indie rock. The closest musical comparisons ...
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All Music Guide - Stewart Mason
Drawn to Dust is the pop debut of indie film score composer Max Avery Lichtenstein (Tarnation, Jesus' Son, etc.), working under the collective name Camphor. As one would expect from an artist with Lichtenstein's background, there is an uncannily cinematic quality to Drawn to Dust: tracks like the opening "Daybreak" and the mid-album respite for strings, "Beauty in Ruins," are as carefully orchestrated and exquisitely arranged as the most effective film score. Even more pop-oriented songs, like the country-tinged "Castaway" and "Confidences Shattered" have an epic, elegant quality one doesn't often associate with this brand of indie rock. The closest musical comparisons are Broken Social Scene (a similarly open-ended, collective structure that adds greatly to the album's sonic variety) and Talk Talk, whose later albums delved into a similar blend of dreamy pop, modern classical, and third stream jazz. The album's secret weapon, however, is that Lichtenstein turns out to be a surprisingly effective pop songwriter, with a particular knack for choruses that subtly insinuate themselves into the subconscious after only a couple listens. Even a lot of the best-known bands working in this approximate style, including the Flaming Lips, get by on atmosphere and vibe much of the time, but Drawn to Dust's combination of lovely, often fascinating layered arrangements and substantial melodies makes it a more satisfying album than many similar works.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 4/1/2008
  • Label: Friendly Fire
  • UPC: 656605494821
  • Catalog Number: 9
  • Sales rank: 285,970

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Daybreak (2:21)
  2. 2 Deconstructed (3:13)
  3. 3 The Sweetest Tooth (4:02)
  4. 4 Button Up (3:58)
  5. 5 Tired Light (2:21)
  6. 6 Immolation (4:45)
  7. 7 Beauty in Ruins (1:16)
  8. 8 Castaway (3:32)
  9. 9 Bones (3:16)
  10. 10 So Lucky... (2:49)
  11. 11 Confidences Shattered (3:28)
  12. 12 Mistakes (2:49)
  13. 13 Sundown (2:51)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Camphor Primary Artist
Sharon Moe French Horn
Jon Natchez Track Performer
Jason Merritt Track Performer
David Gold Violin, Viola
D. James Goodwin Track Performer
Justin Smith Violin
Max Avery Lichtenstein Track Performer
Peter Sachon Cello
Jesse Sparhawk Track Performer
Robert Eric Carlson Trombone
Technical Credits
Greg Calbi Mastering
Jason Merritt Producer
D. James Goodwin Producer, Engineer
Max Avery Lichtenstein Arranger, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Mastering
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