While the City Sleeps

Kalli | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 24, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: One Little Indian Us
• ASIN: B000N3ST1Q
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #345,863 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet dreams are made of this., June 25, 2008

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John W. Dunner "Jay Dunner" (Atco, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: While the City Sleeps (Audio CD)

Kalli once fronted critics' darling Without Gravity, applying his airy Nick Drake-ish vocal to the band's floating pop-dream debut Tenderfoot, exemplified by the distinctive "Beautiful Son." Three years later, it's clear who gave Without Gravity its weight, as Kalli releases what might as well be Tenderfoot, Part 2. Working with producer / musician Arnar Gudjonsson, Kalli looses his quiet vocal on a set of rainy, synth-laden, acoustic-guitar-based songs that center on sadness, solitude, and post-midnight solipsism - yet melancholy has rarely sounded so pretty. Sweet dreams are made of this.

4.0 out of 5 stars Icelandic vocalist goes solo and electric, August 12, 2007

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: While the City Sleeps (Audio CD)

When his Icelandic four piece Without Gravity dissolved after their 2005 release "Tenderfoot," singer/guitarist Kalli set forth on a solo career that expanded on the group's intimate, down-tempo acoustic folk-meets-alt-country. Adding a helping of electricity he catches the sort of mesmerizing grooves that Luna (or perhaps the Feelies on barbiturates) made so effective. The heavier backings, particularly the low piano notes, provide contrast to Kalli's ethereal vocals, and push him to sing more soulfully on several tracks. The songs are still introspective and whispery, but listeners who found the acoustic approach of Without Gravity a bit fey will find this combination more compelling and memorable. It may be tough to shoehorn this new sound (with its drums and amplifiers) into the tiny performance spaces Kalli's previous group preferred to play, but it'd be worth sitting with a larger audience to experience this new direction. [©2007 hyperbolium dot com]