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Product Details

  • Audio CD (January 18, 2000)
  • Original Release Date: January 18, 2000
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Overcoat Recordings
  • ASIN: B00003XA7H
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #203,828 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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You'll hear the precedent for this album in the dustiest corners of Simon & Garfunkel's Bookends, in the tender devotionals of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, and on the sun-baked gospel-soul of Lambchop's Nixon. Idle comparisons maybe, but it's true that the Kingsbury Manx talk louder through their songs than through contrived image. The best kept secret of Chapel Hill, North Carolina--so much so that when they emerged with this debut album, local commentators refused to believe that it was their work--the Kingsbury Manx are four retiring college graduates who write songs that invigorate the rock form in a way unheard since Built to Spill's Perfect from Now On. This is an album of exquisite moments--check the spine-tingling slide-guitar whirl of "Blue Eurasians," the gorgeous a cappella glide of "Hawaii in Ten Seconds," and frontman Kenneth Stephenson's emotive choral pleas on "Piss Diary." While The Kingsbury Manx is not a stone-cold classic, this is merely the springtime of their existence. A glorious future beckons. --Louis Pattison

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet autumn leaves..., March 1, 2001
By "jlmonty" (Monroeville, PA United States) - See all my reviews
Within the intriguing packaging (dreamy 1970ish cover painting, lack of credits, lyrics, etc.), the Chapel Hill, NC quartet The Kingsbury Manx have created a humble gem. Refreshing in its lack of music-biz glossiness (see above), this album seems like it sprung out of the ground fully formed - it's an awkwardly beautiful, organic, growing thing. Shades of the Velvets, Brian Wilson, New Zealand pop (Chills, JPS Experience), Syd Barrett-era Floyd, even the Dead! (check out "How Cruel") abound, but merely influence-checking this record really trivializes the wondrous sounds of this astounding debut.

The album opens with the sleepy, loping "Pageant Square" , then eases into the chilled air of "Regular Hands" - both different sounding tracks, yet both imbued with the sun-dappled gentleness that transcends you into a hazy, leafy world. This feeling is carried even further with the misleadingly titled "Piss Diary", it's sumptuous, autumnal glow passing over you like a blanket from your childhood. The funky wah-wah of "Cross Your EyesÓ leads into the wall-of-sound dirgey jam of "Blue Eurasians", which is in my opinion the weakest cut on the CD (if there is a weak cut!). "Hawaii In Ten Seconds" is acappella, full of ernest, albeit nasal, warmth. "Fields" starts as a sort of psychedelic song-cycle which evolves into some gorgeous acoustic guitar finger-picking (which they should have expanded upon). "New Old Friend Blues" has a mellow, Yo La Tengo-ish vibe that is further enhanced by its tired, lazy vocals which suit the songs feeling entirely. "Whether Or Not It Matters" has the kind of harmonies that you just don't hear anymore - without falling into soppy, Eagle-ish smooth rock - no small feat. The echoey slide guitar that careens throughout the rambling, spacey "Fanfare" washes out into the albums beautiful closer "Silver Trees", a slow, meditative tune with a late-fall, Nick Drake kind of vibe (except that the band uses electric guitar and harmony vocals, yet the feel is still there).

Forgive the hyperbole, but the fact that all of these sounds and moods are in one album, and a debut album at that, is extraordinary. If only other artists would take this direction and get back to creating art instead of pedalling image, music would be in a much healthier state. As it is, just be glad that an obscure jewel like The Kingsbury Manx is able to rise to the surface amongst all of the garbage.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, March 31, 2000
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I just saw and met these guys last night at a show in Denton, TX. I bought this CD from them. There are a lot of different styles here. Influences range from Elliot Smith and American Analog Set to Palace and Bedhead. They said they were very proud of the album when I asked for a copy, and one can hear why. My fave line: "It's hard not to crumble under the pressure of an angry woman."
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5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful desolation, February 24, 2000
By mark briggs (Valparaiso, Indiana) - See all my reviews
I bought this record on a whim, one day before a blinding snowstorm in my Indiana hometown. This was perfect timing for repeated listening to an amazing debut. The brutally honest lyrics coupled with the desolate, almost rythmically ambient music create a beautiful bummer of a record. Take some cough medicine, get under the covers, close the curtains, set the cd player on repeat, and call off of work.
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3.0 out of 5 stars It aimlessly walks away and never comes back
With most ambitious albums, the songs take you places you never thought you would go but always manage to tie everything together towards the closing of the album. Read more
Published on October 18, 2006 by Daniel Martin

5.0 out of 5 stars Indeed.........
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Published on January 28, 2003 by Marc Ayres

2.0 out of 5 stars Just average, really...2 and a half stars.
A lot people like this band, but five stars??

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5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful music
Absolutely beautiful CD. I saw The Kingsbury Manx when they opened for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks at Irving Plaza in NYC on March 31st, 2001. Read more
Published on September 17, 2001 by mikefrei

5.0 out of 5 stars magically spinning inside the calm oceans of sound
I saw the Jicks play friday night at Irving plaza in NYC where this virtually unknown band came out to open for them. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent CD
I have never come across an album that communicates the vocals as an actual instrument that complements the musical experience as much as the Kingsbury Manx have done with theirs... Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Like a bridge over troubled Tarheels...
I've read reviews comparing Kingsbury Manx with George Harrison, Simon & Garfunkel, and others, but this record is a pale substitute for any of the aforementioned artists'... Read more
Published on January 17, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars A chance encounter in little England
Leafing through the alternative American section of my local second hand record store in Manchester, England, I chanced upon this album by a band I had never even heard the name... Read more
Published on August 12, 2000 by vickyandsam

5.0 out of 5 stars starry-eyed
This is my favorite album -- it has been since the day I received it. It's become familiar and personal. Read more
Published on August 11, 2000 by Shelley Levine

5.0 out of 5 stars Relaxing after a long hard day!
I have known the members of this band since...well...a good while ago from school in Wilson, NC, but was quite suprised to find that they had cut a CD together! Read more
Published on June 20, 2000 by Mary Kushman

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