Can Cladders

High Llamas | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 20, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Drag City
• ASIN: B000KLNQ8W
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,885 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Old Spring Town

2. Winter's Day

3. Sailing Bells

4. Boing Backwards

5. Honeytrap

6. Bacaroo

7. Can Cladders

8. Something About Paper

9. Clarion Union Hall

10. Cave Cutter (Hills And Fields)

11. Dorothy Ashby

12. Rollin'

13. Summer Seen

Editorial Reviews

Their awe-inspiring work ethic has earned them a RIAA certified Gold record, over 1.2 million in combined album sales, tours with some of the biggest acts in rock music (Ozzy Osbourne, Queens of the Stone Age, Incubus, Papa Roach and more) featured appearances at the world's most prestigious festival shows (with the likes of Tool, Nickelback, Green Day, Deftones, Bush, Korn among others). The new album Funeral For Yesterday brings the thunder of metal amidst a maturity of songwriting that will surely see them cross over into commercial realms. Produced by Jack Ponti (Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper, Doro) and mixed by Kevin Shirley (Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden), the record is a testament to growth and passion.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pastoral Daze, March 19, 2007

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Michael S. Hillman (Calhoun, Ga. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Can Cladders (Audio CD)

The High llamas continue to mine the territory charted by Sgt. Pepper era Beatles and Pet Sounds era Brian Wilson. Though they are often criticized for that, it's hard for me to see how they can be faulted, especially since they do it so well. Since the Beatles broke up just a few years after Pepper, and Wilson slipped into drug-induced dimensia, it can be argued that the Llamas consistency in this terrain should now put them on an equal status with those who inspired them rather than at their feet. This is some of the most well-crafted, creative pop music ever produced. Each song is as fine-tuned as a Swiss watch. Can Cladders follows along the lines of Beat, Maize and Corn. Breezy and pastoral, with an emphasis on airy harmonies and string arrangments, as well as the sounds of acoustic guitars, harps, keyboards and light percussion. On Can Cladders, the High Llamas again eschew the electronic burbles and warrbles of Cold and Bouncy and head straight to the forests and fields with chamber orchestra in tow. As usual, the lyrics are abstract in the extreme, tending to create an overall impression or mood rather than having any meaning in a literal sense; however, having said that, there does seem to be an emphasis on a nostalgic impression of the English countryside. I first listened to this CD while cruising around in my car with the windows down on a sun-drenched spring weekend. Trees were blossoming and flowers were blooming and Can Cladders was the perfect soundtrack.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of their best, April 5, 2007

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Leggo Ami (Richmond, VA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Can Cladders (Audio CD)

Can Cladders is just unbelievable. O'Hagan and company deliver a thing of beauty this time out, taking us in a few unlikely places. Namely, female vocalists perfectly compliment O'Hagan's voice, the strings and harp here, even busting out into r&b territory on the fantastic "Winter's Day." They approach Brasil '66 on "The Old Spring Town." A thoroughly delightful release, one that I can't stop listening to.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More of the same but that's o.k., March 29, 2007

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Brian J. Greene "djbrian" (Durham, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Can Cladders (Audio CD)

There is not much here that a High Llamas fan will find to be different from the rest of the band's material. It's more of the 'Llamas inventive blend of breezy pop/open field folk/light electronica. The lyrics are delightfully nonsensical, the harmonies soar gently, the melodies stay in your head . . . Yet, despits its similarity to other Llamas records, this one stands out from the last few, maybe just because the songs are a little better this time. This gets better with each listen. It is not Hawaii, but it is as good as or better than any High Llamas album besides that one.