The first solo album from one of the members of Stars of the Lid

In 2004 solo album came out of Adam Wiltzie, sumptuous CD released under the name The Dead Texan; In 2005, Brian Mcbride (the other half of Stars of the Lid) offers turn into a lonely long-format but under his own name. And, like our enchanted reaction there one year, one is amazed by an ambient also endearing.

More than stripped his friend, the album of-unien states sets up a relatively light music at the instrumentation (a few piano notes, a distant guitar tablecloth, intermittent strings) but in the constantly updated delicacy forward.

If it does not immediately reveal necessarily as exciting as Disk The Dead Texan, not based on stakeholder overlays slicks, that of Brian McBride operates smoothly, preferring to act in small steps, involving only little instruments at once, creating atmospheres padded own carelessness. However, the musician also known to provide the richest pieces like Moment in Our Last Song, two guitars and singing veiled Cheree Jetton (member of The Pilot Ships); but this very relative abundance does not prevent the entire store an extremely slender dimension, still retained.

In fact, this is what could easily be criticized for When The Detail Lost Its Freedom: a form of slightly mannered discretion. But in reality, Brian McBride has chosen to let the instruments flourish in a refined setting so they can make their full extent; therefore, the absence of a bewitching background drone that would attract the attention was required.

Moreover, in I Will, musician debunks these potential critics with tablecloths ebb and flow quite exciting highlighted a surf noise.

Moreover, The Guilt Thoughts of Uncomplicated appears as the top of the disk: guitar melody moving to tears second six-string installing a welcoming beach, evanescent voice of Cheri Keating replaced for the last two minutes by a lovely trumpet, eight minutes short pure beauty. The album can then close with three last songs in the tradition of it, but less hair-raising. Still, this disc is quite exciting harbinger of the sublime ... And Their Refinement of The Decline of STOL