Sometime Anywhere

by The Church

Overview

The departure of Peter Koppes reduced the Church down to a core duo of Steve Kilbey and Marty Willson-Piper, though on the bright side the drum slot was finally permanently filled by Tim Powles, whose excellent playing easily matched up to Richard Ploog's best work, if not bettering it. His skill at producing and mixing, which would later prove crucial, isn't used here, but he's still off to a fine start. Best thought of as a collection of experiments and new songwriting approaches than a cohesive release like Priest = Aura, Sometime Anywhere still hits the spot more times than not, showing that the key vision of Kilbey and Willson-Piper remains strong. Kilbey's quietly compelling visions and singing remain at the heart of the group, his bass playing is as fine as ever, while Willson-Piper's guitar work contains all the fire and edge one would expect. Atmospheres, as always, are key to the Church sound, with some extremely textured and lovely keyboard sounds and buried samples adding to the mysterious flow of many of the songs. The songs that employ dance rhythms, like the murky, distorted hip-hop punch of "Lost My Touch" and Willson-Piper's charging vocal standout "Angelica," don't have the weak, johnny-come-lately feeling that bedevils rock artists dabbling around. It's not their forte, just something to work with to see what happens, and more often than not it turns out very well. Other numbers like the slow build of "My Little Problem" and the delicate then crunching, Willson-Piper-sung "Fly Home," meanwhile, shows the band still in fine overall form. ~ Ned Raggett

Product Details

Release Date:	05/24/1994
Label:	Arista
UPC:	0078221872720

Tracks

1. Day of the Dead
2. Lost My Touch
3. Loveblind
4. My Little Problem
5. The Maven
6. Angelica
7. Lullaby
8. Eastern
9. Two Places at Once
10. Business Woman
11. Authority
12. Fly Home
13. The Dead Man's Dream

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Church   Primary Artist
Tim Powles   Drums
Steve Kilbey   Vocals
Martin Rossel   Drums,Organ
Tim Powell   Drums
Sandy Chick   Vocals,Voices
Linda Neil   Violin
Darren Ryan   Drums,Loops
Boris Godunov   Drum Loop
Marty Willson-Piper   Vocals

Technical Credits

Michael Heatley   Liner Notes
Dare Mason   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Steve Kilbey   Composer,Instrumentation
Russell Kilbey   Studio Coordinator
Maude Gilman   Design,Art Direction
Darren Ryan   Loop
Diane Painter   Design,Illustrations
Boris Godunov   Composer
Marlene Rosenberg   Photography
Richard Ploog   Composer
The Church   Producer
Marty Willson-Piper   Composer