Album
The Autumn Defense
2007 · Folk, World, & Country
Rare pressing on Gatefold
The Autumn Defense is an Alt/Indie album by The Autumn Defense, originally released in 2007. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked.
About
Autumn Defense, the side project of Wilco’s John Stirratt and Pat Sansone, evoke the warm, tight harmonies of ‘70’s AM radio with their Bread (“Make It With You”) -inflected tunes. It helps that the duo employ a range of musicians every bit as proficient on their instruments as that group of studio pros, since it’s their lush perfectionism that brings these tunes to fruition. Swelling organs and parlor-room pianos lock in perfect step with gentle rhythms that never push the songs beyond a quiet space. “Spend Your Life” recalls the piano and jazz vibe of <i>Bryter Layter</i>-era Nick Drake. “City Bells” sweeps in with pedal steel, cementing the lazy L.A. cowboy vibe. “We Would Never Die” capitalizes on pitch-perfect harmonies and mild orchestration that transform the tune into a mini-epic. At center, however, are simple, clear melodies delivered in voices that recall the earnest balladeers of soft-rock radio. It’s as if they’d found tunes such as “Canyon Arrow” and “Criminal” in a time capsule dated 1972 and ever so subtly updated them for 21st- century consumption.
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Tracklist
- 1Canyon Arrow4:55
- 2Estate Remains3:31
- 3Where You Are4:52
- 4Winterlight2:57
- 5Feel You Now4:33
- 6We Would Never Die4:40
- 7City Bells3:22
- 8Spend Your Life3:16
- 9Criminal4:03
- 10This Will Fall Away4:33
- 11I Knew It All Along4:03
- 12About to Change5:21
- 13Simple Explanation3:43
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- warm
- tender
- pastoral
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Brad JonesBASS GUITAR BASS
- Greg WieczorekDRUMS, CONGAS, BONGOS DRUMS DRUMS, BACKING VOCALS
- John StirrattVOCALS, GUITAR BACKING VOCALS, 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR GUITAR
- Pat SansoneBASS, GUITAR, PERCUSSION, BACKING VOCALS BASS, GUITAR, VIBRAPHONE , BACKING VOCALS GUITAR, BASS, BACKING VOCALS
- Chris CarmichaelCELLO, VIOLA CELLO, VIOLA, VIOLIN STRINGS
- Jennet IngleOBOE OBOE, ENGLISH HORN
- Jim HokeFLUTE
- Joe BarbatoPIANO
- John PirruccelloPEDAL STEEL GUITAR STEEL GUITAR
- Morgan TaylorGUITAR
- Nels ClineGUITAR GUITAR, SOLOIST
- Steve TyskaTRUMPET, FRENCH HORN, BARITONE HORN TRUMPET, FRENCH HORN, BARITONE VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 5 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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