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The Faraway Places
Out of the Rain, the Thunder, & the Lightning
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Early praise for
The Faraway Places
Out of the Rain, the Thunder, & the Lightning
“Songs like “The Sun Goes West,” “You
Can Cry” and “Just Let Go” evoke the very best massagingly
rounded-edge power of great '60s or early '70s albums like the
more jazzy-improv-psych late-Byrds stuff, or, more specifically, Neil Young's
After the Gold Rush or, in fact, Boston's eponymous debut disc.” – John
Payne, LA Weekly
“Out of the Rain is a warm-sounding record full of
well-constructed pop/rock songs whose raggedy melodic patches and insistent
hooks sound crafted yet stumbled upon grab you; these great pop things just
as often fall into a sort of daydream-coma mode in the middle or at song's
end.” – John Payne, LA Weekly
“Out of the Rain harkens to a time when an
album was truly an album. The only difference is you don't have to
flip sides” 7outof10, Frank Walsh, Under The Radar
Stand out tracks include “Keep It Alive,” which
sounds like a song Courtney Taylor-Taylor of the Dandy Warhols wishes he
wrote and “Run While True” is a synth-laden ballad that is sure
to be on your next mixtape. It's joyous listening start to finish. – LA
Record
“The Faraway Places kick things off with tunes that
echo Brian Eno and '70s rock guitar, but with more laser sounds! The tambourine
is happy; the percussion rich, and the psychedelic solos are futuristic.” – Suki-Rose
Etter, LA.com
“This Echo Park band plays in a retro, cool, and '70s
style that's hard to replicate, sort of like indie acid rock and Big Star
but with a much thicker and orchestrated sound. It's a cool mixture, but
they also go post rock and go off on psychedelic instrumentals that will
make you happy.” – Giant Robot
“Mark this one down: The sophomore album by Echo Park
ensemble the Faraway Places is due May 12. “Out of the Rain, the Thunder & the
Lightning” is sneaky-catchy, with nods to '70s power pop, soul
and a few decades of pop left-fielders who make music that is somehow familiar
but not too obvious.” – Buzzbands.LA
“Wielding hard-driving guitar riffs, prog-sythn piano
lines and call-and-response choral lines, "The Sun Goes West," is
masterfully crafted for repeat plays. Their 60s sonic-sound never really
fell out of style, unless you really blew ( see: late Donovan.) The Faraway
Places miss cliches, keep things sprightly and jingle in your head all day.” – Stark
Magazine
“…seem to have a pretty good idea as to how
to create the right soundtrack to a late-night burn cruise on your way to
In-N-Out Burger, all while balancing it with strange sonic fuckery that seems
pulled from the Can or Neu! Krautrocking playbook” – Impose
Magazine
Featured on The Tripwire Podcast 47 – April
2009
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