We The Common by Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

We The Common

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down

2013

We The Common is a Alt/Indie album by Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, originally released in 2013. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Indie Rock
  • clean
  • earnest
  • bohemian

About

The freewheeling, oddly upbeat music of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down gains further definition on the combo’s sophomore album. Leader Thao Nguyen evolved her persona (part freak-folk diva, part earthy soul goddess) as a solo singer/songwriter before assembling TGDSD. <i>We the Common</i> feels less like the work of a jam band than a collection of smart, playful material brought to vigorous life by a supple rhythm section and dressed up in nicely contrasting instrumental colors. Nguyen rides the swells of her combo’s sound, delivering tunes like the title track, “We Don’t Call,” and “Human Heart” with a palpable joy. The churning beat of “City,” the tingling trudge of “Every Body,” and the Asian-inflected cadence of “Holy Roller” testify to the band’s creative breadth. Lyrically, Nguyen fuses the personal and the political, celebrating brotherhood and self-empowerment amid the complications of modern times. Joanna Newsom lends her quirky trill to the wistful country strains of “Kindness Be Conceived.” Nguyen and her bandmates ramble through these tracks with a mix of inspired skill and spontaneous fun.

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Tracklist

  1. 1We the Common (For Valerie Bolden)3:37
  2. 2City2:34
  3. 3We Don't Call2:58
  4. 4The Feeling Kind3:34
  5. 5Holy Roller2:36
  6. 6Kindness Be Conceived3:16
  7. 7The Day Long3:21
  8. 8Every Body2:42
  9. 9Move3:14
  10. 10Clouds For Brains2:58
  11. 11Human Heart2:41
  12. 12Age of Ice3:08

Credits

Performers

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold