Nik Freitas-Sun Down (2008)


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Idioma: English
Genero: Indie


Track List
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1. Sun Down 4:24
2. Oh My God 3:10
3. All the Way Down 3:49
4. What You Become 4:27
5. Sophie 2:52
6. Love Around 5:00
7. It Aint Like That 2:51
8. See Me There 4:26
9. Comes To Me 4:03
10. Shhhh 5:42

Release Notes:

Nik Freitas´ Team Love debut Sun Down -- equal parts wry, warm and sonorous --
is the end product of several years of ups and downs. Freitas writes, plays,
engineers and produces every note on his records. Not that he´s got a lot of
expensive gear. A visit to his Poppy Peak studio/shed reveals that Nik is
working low-budget minor miracles, The kind of miracles one receives via
hundreds of hours on Craigslist. One listen to Sun Down and you know you´re
hearing a certain hard-won grace.

It all began several years ago for Freitas, when a co-worker sold him an antique
piano that was "used by a street musician before the dawn of the Casio." Nik
taught himself how to play the thing, and it became the cornerstone of his three
earlier records, Here´s Laughing at You, Heavy Mellow and Voicing the Hammers.
Other people began to take notice. He´s opened for Jason Lytle (of Granddaddy),
played guitar for Jim Fairchild (of All Smiles), and recorded with Miles Kurosky
(of Beulah). Lately, he´s been opening shows for Bright Eyes?which led him to
his current resting place at Team Love.

Sun Down is a succinct, concentrated record that will take the listener from
Paul Simon´s Graceland to David Bowie´s Hunky Dory. Each song -- each moment --
is endowed with a striking mix of self-possession and gravity. There is no
reaching, no going for the gold, just ten lovely four minute thesis statements.

"All the Way Down" is Nik´s version of a protest song, one that could have
easily sprung from the pen of Raymond Douglas Davies. It stops and starts in
fits of piano-driven whimsy that makes its point without the use of blunt force.

The end of the imaginary side one features "Sophie". Live horns punctuate the
tale of a girl who seems to have made some rather unfortunate choices. It´s a
perfect signpost of a song, and clears the decks for what´s to come in the
second half, where Nik´s orchestra of one builds the final five songs into an
Abbey Road type sweep that fans of Jon Brion will hearken to. Sun Down is imbued
with a sort of indie grandeur that is both unexpected and totally natural.

"...easily likable, thoughtfully crafted disc of late-era Beatles inspired
pop....." - ROLLING STONE

"A brilliant pop tunesmith" - ALL MUSIC GUIDE