Alive in Wild Paint - Ceilings
Àðòèñò: Alive in Wild Paint
Àëüáîì: Ceilings, 2008
Èçäàòåëü: Equal Vision / EVR128
Æàíð: Indie Rock
Ôîðìàò ôàéëà: EAC 0.99pb4, FLAC 1.2.1b (-8 -V), Full Scans (600 dpi)
Ññûëêà: CD
Íàõîæäåíèå: eDonkey/Kademlia
TRACKLIST
 1. Ceilings. . . . . . . . . .4:10
 2. Crystal Sleeves . . . . . .3:57
 3. God Save Me a Gun . . . . .3:09
 4. Anxious Disease . . . . . .4:18
 5. II. . . . . . . . . . . . .4:12
 6. Traffic . . . . . . . . . .3:14
 7. Sleep With Your Soul In . .4:15
 8. Forecasting . . . . . . . .6:03
 9. Everywhere, an Ocean. . . .5:14
10. Children of Divorce . . . .3:22
11. Cold Spell. . . . . . . . .3:24
12. A Vespertine Haunting . . .3:37

REVIEW
Alive in Wild Paint’s debut effort has been a long time coming. As a story that started with former Terminal frontman Travis Bryant joining up with members of Goodbye Tomorrow, the band has been through a hell of a lot to get to this point. Band name changes, member roster shifts, release date delays, scheduling with uber-producer Mark Trombino – you name it. So the question remains – is Ceilings worth the wait or does it fall short of the mark?
For fans that were wise enough to check out Goodbye Tomorrow’s 3-song EP in 2006, you should have a good idea of what to expect from Alive in Wild Paint’s tunes. If you are coming in cold, it does not take long to grasp what these guys are all about. Simply put, the band makes beautiful music, and Ceilings is an incredibly gorgeous record. Building on a foundation of Bryant’s fragile, soothing delivery, guitarist Matt Grabe, bassist David Roat, and drummer Austin Wilson provide the perfect of amount of complementary music to create a set of compelling songs. There is a lot of restraint in the band’s work – perhaps too much, it can be said – but it works in such a way that the compositions all yield rather obediently to Bryant’s arresting vocals. The end result certainly works, and helps to create the soft, emotional sort of expressions at hand.
Starting off with little more than sparse piano notes and Travis’ yearning croons, the album’s title track slowly crescendos into a full-on masterpiece. With delicately plucked strings, poetic lyrics, and an orchestral arrangement, "Ceilings" is not the type of track you’d look for on an indie rock album – it has much more majesty than anyone could expect. After this epic opener, Alive in Wild Paint dabbles in different areas of their sound. On the somber side of things, there is the hushed acoustics of "God Gave Me a Gun" and "Traffic," graceful piano balladry on "Forecasting," and the muted minimalism of "Cold Spell." Thankfully, though, the band is capable of dialing it up with the lush and shimmering "Crystal Selves," the unexpected rush of "Sleep With Your Soul In," and the more calculated, exquisite reimagining of "A Vespertine Haunting," which sounds fantastic in its new digs.
Overall, Alive in Wild Paint’s debut offering is an irrefutably strong effort. The band’s ability to harness elements of beauty and elegance in their softer tracks puts them in the upper echelon of their genre, and the times they step out of this comfort zone are all sound successes. Mark Trombino’s production is absolutely top-tier, and it really adds another dimension to the music, a true marvel on a nice pair of headphones. The only complaint one can make about Ceilings is that some of the tracks towards the middle of the album bleed together a bit, disrupting what could otherwise be a near-perfect record. Even still, there is a ton to love and appreciate in Alive in Wild Paint, and when you consider this is only their debut, it is hard not to be optimistic about what these guys are truly capable of.

SPOILER!

One of the best recently released albums (March 18, 2008), reminding Radiohead, Snow Patrol, Nada Surf & Jimmy Eat World :D: