What Is Free To A Good Home? (Audio CD) Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton

Description: What Is Free To A Good Home? Product Details Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton Amazon.ca A companion piece to Knives Don't Have Your Back, this EP consists of five new songs and a remix. The mellow trumpets opening "Rowboat" signify that this is not the detached new-wave-inspired rock of Metric or the sprawling experimentation of Broken Social Scene. The album is largely Haines at a piano singing, with varied (but subtle) accompaniment. This is welcome, given her clever platitudes, enthralling voice, and sheer songwriting ability. As with Knives, the album art is an homage one of her late father Paul Haines' collaborations with Carla Bley (Tropic Appetites), and its title borrowed from his poem for Robert Wyatt. The songs are not throwaways from the Knives session by any means. "Bank" is reminiscent of Elliot Smith in its recording and in Haines' quiet conviction, though she's more likely to drop a comic cultural reference: "Just like Huey Lewis--I need a new drug that does what it should," she opines as the band swings lightly. "Bottom of the World" is a brainy minor dirge, rounded out with cello accompaniment. "Sprig," taking its lyrics from another of dad's poems, is the requisite soundscape, draped with noise, but still carrying the intimate, sorrowful feel that dominates the EP. A dub-styled remix of Knives' "Mostly Waving" follows, and with its electronic dance floor-ready beat ends the EP on a high note (and one more reminiscent of her output with Metric). Haines' talent as a musician and lyricist is on full display here, and it's a fine addition to her ever-growing oeuvre. --Jason Pace width: 0 x height: 0 x length: 0 x weight: 0 Payment Details Shipping Details Thank you for visiting and shopping :). Following are the terms and conditions that constitute our Shipping Policy Items located in our CA warehouse will be Shipped FREE only for domestic shipping and all orders will ship within 4-15 days of your payment being processed. If we are experiencing a high volume of orders, shipments may be delayed by a few days. Please allow additional days in transit for delivery. If there will be a significant delay in shipment of your order, we will contact you via email or telephone. Please note that delivery time for some countries might take longer than 30 business days. Tracking number will be provided once available from our shipping partner. Please contact us if you don't receive your item in time, we will check the status and try our best to resolve any problems for you. Please note that import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying, Thank you. Delivery & Return Policy Details Return shipping is the buyer's responsibility unless the return is a result of our mistake. We will pay for shipping replacement back to you if an exchange is requested

Price: 32.99 CAD

Location: Montreal

End Time: 2025-01-02T15:15:54.000Z

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