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- Summary: The debut full-length release for the psychedelic folk rock band formed by Meg Baird, Ethan Miller, Noel Von Harmonson, and Charlie Saufley was recorded by Eric Bauer in San Francisco.
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- Record Label: Sub Pop
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Psychedelic
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| Golden Lusterless fools fallen. Columns turn to dust. She stole my name. She said, "A horse, a fish, a woman." Cities turn to rust, She dies a... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Apr 28, 2016Constructed of parts from Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound, Comets on Fire, and Howlin Rain, the eponymous San Francisco quartet drowns ethereal folk melodies in a cauldron of distortion and feedback.
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Mar 11, 2016Yes, notes and chords are fun and all, but these songs are precisely-controlled messes, and beautifully so. Simply put, Heron Oblivion is a guitar-centric record for those who thought Marquee Moon was too linear.
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MojoMar 1, 2016Their debut album triumphs, thanks to how well those constituent parts complement each other. [Apr 2016, p.91]
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Mar 1, 2016On their debut album, they strike a balance between delicate, pastoral folk and heavy, loud space rock, with Meg Baird's fragile, wispy vocals sharing the stage with Noel von Harmonson and Charlie Saufley's crushing guitar solos.
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Mar 2, 2016A Heron Oblivion moment--there’s a powerful one in nearly every track.
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May 13, 2016It’s the pastoral style of Pentangle overlaid with crazed early-70s wah-wah duelling--think a pistols-at-dawn affaire d’honneur between Larry Wallis and Mick Bolton--and it’s very good indeed.
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Mar 1, 2016The songs aren’t always resolved and have an element of hit-or-miss jam around the edges, but they are thrilling at times.
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