Track Listing 1. E.T.A. 2. Little Red Record Co. 3. Information Age 4. Laika 5. This Car Climbed Mt. Washington 6. Memories 7. Astrafiammante 8. Boston's Daily Temperature 9. Scene Change 10. Sir Thomas and Sir Robert 11. Once More 12. This Changing World
| Details | | Producer: | Kramer | | Distributor: | Alternative Dis. Alliance | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel: Damon, Naomi, Kramer. MORE SAD HITS was the first release by Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang after the demise of their band Galaxie 500. Though subtler, it has a similar bearing to the former outfit. Mark Kramer, who produced all the Galaxie 500 albums, is also on board for this one, functioning as a veritable third member and playing an assortment of instruments. Mellotron-laced tapestries and tape loops embellish the tranquil music with mystical, almost psychedelic filigree. The songs have a melancholy that's tied to their lyrical content as well as the aural landscape in which they exist, and a poetic resonance, with "This Car Climbed Mt. Washington" evoking emotional responses that are palpable, if hard to pin down. The set's two covers include a beautiful version of "Memories" by Hugh Hopper, known largely for his work with Soft Machine in the '60s and '70s.
Editorial Reviews 3 Stars - Good - ...an album of stark, frail beauty...the music threatens to catch fire with quite mesmerising results... Q (01/01/1993)
...If the airy folk textures recall the dreamier side of vintage psychedelia, glimpses of passion offer an arresting reminder of the turmoil within....Damon & Naomi's deliciously wry style conveys major stuff like uncertainty and regret with rare eloquence... Musician (09/01/1997)
4 stars out of 5 -- Damon & Naomi's is a dreamy but somewhat eerie sound, Naomi's voice providing a cut-glass counterpart to the musical bittersweet swirl. Record Collector
[T]he husband and wife combo are at their most melancholic on this album, but in a pensive, introspective way. Clash
Damon & Naomi create a self-contained world of sound that drifts on softened harmony vocals and the fragile, almost bottomless, rhythms of sparsely strummed guitars. The Wire
Out of the cinders of G500, the duo emerged dreamily optimistic and triumphant. Magnet
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