Where Night Holds Light

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All Music Guide - Michael Berick
With Where Night Holds Light, the Buttless Chaps continue their musical evolution from offbeat alt-country to more expansive, yet still offbeat, orchestral pop. Their music projects an open, pastoral quality that is forged by both acoustic and electric instrumentation. One of the band's intriguing aspects is how twangy and rock elements coexist with all of the synthesized whirls and blips. Nothing the Chaps do is straightforward. Their songs are stuffed with a variety of musical ideas, time signatures, and melodies. The one constant component, however, comes in the singing. Dave Gowans possesses a resonant, dramatic voice that is akin to the Tindersticks' Stuart Staples,...
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All Music Guide - Michael Berick
With Where Night Holds Light, the Buttless Chaps continue their musical evolution from offbeat alt-country to more expansive, yet still offbeat, orchestral pop. Their music projects an open, pastoral quality that is forged by both acoustic and electric instrumentation. One of the band's intriguing aspects is how twangy and rock elements coexist with all of the synthesized whirls and blips. Nothing the Chaps do is straightforward. Their songs are stuffed with a variety of musical ideas, time signatures, and melodies. The one constant component, however, comes in the singing. Dave Gowans possesses a resonant, dramatic voice that is akin to the Tindersticks' Stuart Staples, while Ida Nilsen's lithe harmonizing serves an appealing counterpoint to Gowans' resonant singing. Songs like "Caboose," "The Poacher," and "Master and Commander" showcase what this western Canadian ensemble does best: create entrancing aural pieces that radiate an alluring, twilight tranquility. They also shine on a couple tunes with a rockier edge, the title cut and "Migratory Birds," both of which use the arty new wave groups like Simple Minds and Echo & the Bunnymen as their jumping-off point. Even when the songs turn more meandering, the efforts have interesting moments. In the overly long "Movements," a cascading piano part captures one's attention, as does a banjo solo. The penchant for elaborate arrangements and elliptical lyrics does make it somewhat hard to warm up to the band. Lyrics touch upon the natural world (insects, birds, river, snow, soil, etc.), but an otherworldly inscrutability exists in them. As a result, the songs often wind up being fascinating, although not totally captivating. Even their most emotionally direct number, the simply done set closer "Occupation of Freedom," feels slightly remote. Full of beauty, the music on Where Night Holds Light holds an unsettling undercurrent that seems part of the band's design. A beguiling, if not quite totally successful, musical adventure.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 4/11/2006
  • Label: Mint Records
  • UPC: 773871009327
  • Catalog Number: 91

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Caboose (4:11)
  2. 2 Blanket of Pain (4:14)
  3. 3 Cornered and Jaded (6:29)
  4. 4 Master and Commander (3:53)
  5. 5 Movements (7:02)
  6. 6 Migratory Birds (3:12)
  7. 7 Insects (5:16)
  8. 8 The Poacher (4:21)
  9. 9 Where Night Holds Light (5:50)
  10. 10 Occupations of Freedom (3:39)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Buttless Chaps Primary Artist
Martin Tielli Electric Guitar, Vocals
Morgan McDonald Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards
Tim Vesley Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Electric Guitar, Vocals
J.P. Carter Trumpet
Jesse Gander Vibraslap
Dave Gowans Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Vocals
Lasse Lutick Synthesizer, Electric Guitar
Torben Wilson Percussion, Drums
Ida Nilsen Accordion, Autoharp, Vocals
Roger Dean Young Vocals
Technical Credits
Martin Tielli Engineer
Tim Vesley Engineer
Jamie Sitar Mastering
Jesse Gander Engineer
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