Lynn Teeter Flower
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| Studio album by Maria Taylor | ||||
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Publication |
March 7, 2007 |
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| Label (s) | Saddle Creek | |||
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Format (s) |
CD |
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Indie rock , folk pop |
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Title (number) |
11 |
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running time |
38:24 |
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Maria Taylor, Andy LeMaster , Jim Eno , Doug Easley |
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Lynn Teeter Flower is Maria Taylor's second solo album . It was released on March 7, 2007. The title refers to a friend of Taylor's family in Birmingham, Alabama , where Taylor grew up.
Emergence
Most of the songs for "Lynn Teeter Flower" were written during the tour for the previous album " 11:11 ". The album was recorded in different phases: First there was a recording session in Austin (Texas) with Jim Eno, the drummer of the band Spoon . Four more tracks were recorded in Athens, Georgia , with Andy LeMaster from Now It's Overhead , who had already worked on "11:11". The album was completed in Memphis, Tennessee , where Taylor worked with Doug Easley, who had previously looked after Cat Power and Pavement .
Style description
Saddle Creek emphasizes that the sound of the album is more like the live shows that Taylor has been playing since 11:11. According to Allmusic Guide , Taylor's second album stands out noticeably from their debut in that it no longer relies on sonic similarities to Bright Eyes , but instead goes its own way with a lively sound that leads to shabby chic and credibility. Plattentests.de, on the other hand, notes that it is about the same album with other songs that are just more rhythmic. Contactmusic describes "Lynn Teeter Flower" as a mixture of Sarah McLachlan and Alanis Morissette .
Critical appraisal
"Lynn Teeter Flower" received a Metascore of 65. In addition to some ratings in the upper area, there were cautiously positive reviews: laut.de gave the album four out of five points and spoke of a love of detail in the sound. CDstarts.de spoke of lovingly and innovatively arranged songs and gave them a rating of 9/10 points. Kulturnews gave the album five out of six possible points. Uncut described the album as a winning hybrid of indie neuroses and brill -building craft, precision and intimacy. In the review by PopMatters, in which the album achieved 6/10 points, it was stated that "Lynn Teeter Flower" does not have a musically intensive expression, but as a strong pop album with enough atmosphere and beauty it appeals to certain groups of buyers. Record tests online said there were no good reasons not to like "Lynn Teeter Flower" if you liked its predecessor and gave 6/10 points. The American Rolling Stone awarded 3/5 points and spoke of a thoughtful, beautiful singer / songwriter work that would do better if Taylor made it easier for himself with introspection. "Lynn Teeter Flower" received 4.7 out of ten points at Pitchfork Media . Despite the use of different, loosening stylistic devices, the album never sheds an inherent indolence.
Track list
- "A Good Start" - 4:13
- "Clean Getaway" - 3:10
- "Smile and Wave" - 2:35
- "No Stars" - 4:45
- "Replay" - 5:09
- "Small Part of Me" - 4:18
- "Irish Goodbye" - 3:24
- "My Own Fault" - 2:53
- "The Ballad of Sean Foley" - 3:57
- "Lost Time" - 2:49
- "Lynn Teeter Flower" - 1:12
A video was shot for the song "A Good Start" (director: Cat Solen). The duet "The Ballad Of Sean Foley" was written and recorded together with Conor Oberst . Two titles were used in American series: The song "No Stars" was placed in the episode "You Call It Madness, But I Call It Love" by One Tree Hill , while "Small Part of Me" was placed in the episode "Separation Anxiety "was used by Greek .
Web links
- Lynn Teeter Flower at indigo.de
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- ↑ a b c Lynn Teeter Flower at saddle-creek.com (English)
- ↑ Francesco Campagner: Without drawers ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in: Wiener Zeitung, April 27, 2007.
- ↑ Review in the All Music Guide (English)
- ^ A b Daniel Gerhardt: Review of plate tests online
- ↑ Mike Rea: Review on contactmusic.com (English)
- ↑ Lynn Teeter Flower at metacritic.com (English)
- ^ Mathias Möller: Review on laut.de
- ↑ Christian Kruschel: Review on cdstarts.de
- ↑ Review in Kulturnews
- ↑ Uncut, April 2007, p. 120
- ↑ Aarik Danielsen: Review on popmatters.com (English)
- ↑ Christian Hoard: Review on rollingstone.com (English)
- ↑ David Raposa: Review ( Memento of May 5, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) on Pitchfork Media (English)
- ↑ Maria Taylor's video channel ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Myspace
- ↑ Rainer Krispel: Review ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on tba-online.cc
- ↑ One Tree Hill Featured Music ( Memento of the original from October 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on cwtv.com (English)
- ↑ Greek: Separation Anxiety on tv.com (English)
