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  BELLAV322LP  £18.00

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Bella Union

Peter Broderick

Http // Itstartshear.com

ttp://www.itstartshear.com is the second album proper from Peter Broderick-following the critically acclaimed debut, Home–and the result of nearly three years of studio work. The album was produced by Nils Frahm at his Durton Studio in Berlin. http://www.itstartshear.com makes no grand entrance: I Am Piano is the softest of openers, with quiet keys gradually joined by the curling sighs of a looped violin. The vocals only makes an appearance at the end, sliding easily into the next tune. Melody, whether picked out on violin, piano or guitar is the most essential component of this album, which I think is best listened to as a whole. Blue, written by Peter’s father, is deliciously light but it isn’t all airy fairy – the title track It Starts Hear references the website domain name of the album in the lyrics, complete with scratchy off beats and sampled trumpets. With Asleep things once again take a more secretive turn, female chorals creating a rolling lull in Colin. Peter then does a fair effort of singing in German for sparse Bad Words, despite confessing to a poor knowledge of the language (see below). With The Notes On Fire the album gathers speed again, with vocals entirely composed of la-las; who knew they could be so evocative? The album finishes on the beautifully sophorific Everything I Know, ending http://www.itstartshear.com with low key panache.

Tracklist

• 01 – I Am Piano
  02 – A Tribute To Our Letter Writing Days
  03 – Blue
  04 – It Starts Hear
  05 – Asleep
  06 – Colin
  07 – Bad Words
  08 – With the Notes on Fire
  09 – Trespassing
  10 – Everything I Know