- ARTiST: Langhorne Slim
- ALBUM: Be Set Free
- BiTRATE: 193kbps avg
- QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
- LABEL: Kemado Records
- GENRE: Indie
- SiZE: 55.61 megs
- PLAYTiME: 0h 38min 08sec total
- RiP DATE: 2009-10-25
- STORE DATE: 2009-10-23
- Track List:
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- 01. Back To The Wild 2:20
- 02. Say Yes 3:05
- 03. I Love You, But Goodbye 3:06
- 04. Cinderella 3:10
- 05. Be Set Free 2:48
- 06. For A Little While 2:38
- 07. Sunday By The Sea 3:21
- 08. Leaving My Love 2:32
- 09. Yer Wrong 3:38
- 10. Blown Your Mind 2:40
- 11. So Glad I'm Coming Home 2:10
- 12. Boots Boy 3:17
- 13. Untitled 3:23
- Release Notes:
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- Outside of Philadelphia I was born and raised, and in the playground I spent
- quite a few of my younger days. At the time I had a preference for brunettes but
- years pass and we change. When my tendencies turned toward blondes I began to
- hear the call of the big rotten apple and at eighteen, away I went. Gone were
- the lonely, sweaty summer nights of PA. The crickets were still crickenÆ but not
- in my ears. I was in New York and I was looking for action. Some crave love,
- some seek danger but I was on the hunt for open mics and not to bragùI found
- æem. In a section of the city once referred to as alphabet on the lower east
- side there lurks a lot of white guys with acoustic guitars. This minor mass of
- songsters would meet one, two and sometimes three times a week in the back of
- bars, smoking, drinking and sharing with each other our newest creations. It was
- there that I met some good friends and came of age beginning to play my own
- shows and tour.
- One of the most endearing and standout qualities of Slim's live shows is the
- sureness that one is always entering a genuine gospel-like musical experience
- full of little miracles. Be Set Free has captured this charisma and spirit -the
- "hold your heart" moments and "raise a drink" dance vibes shine throughout with
- lush string arrangements and the fine sonic talents of drummer Malachi DeLorenzo
- and new bassist Jeff Ratner. Langhorne's stronger than ever vocals lead the
- journey blending his poetry through the beautiful chaos and bearing a wisdom
- that reflects a broken heart battling the perils of true hope.
- Be Set Free is Langhorne's most cinematic and cohesive effort to date. Slim has
- truly reached a point of light where these songs come from wide-eyed maturity
- and mastered craft.
- Gut wrenching lyrics and gorgeous merry melodies-it would be easy to categorize
- it as folk, but this time-it's much more complex than just that slice of pie.
- Sweet hallelujah choruses bleed throughout tracks like "Land Of Dreams" and "Say
- Yes" and turn to the darkness of blues filled "I Love You, But Goodbye".
