{"product_id":"lorna-writing-down-things-to-say","title":"Lorna - Writing Down Things to Say","description":"\u003cp\u003e1. Look Left, 2. Not In My Lighthouse, 3. Think (Let Tomorrow Bee), 4. (I Wish I Knew. How to Build a House, 5. A Place That We Can Go, 6. Mostly Good Times, 7. Monsters Are Forever, 8. East of the Stars, 9. Warm Architecture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting Down Things To Say\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the third album by Nottingham, England's orchestral pop songsmiths Lorna. The quartet follow up their highly acclaimed 2005 record \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStatic Patterns and Souvenirs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with that rare album that eschews convenient classification — embracing an expansive sonic palette without sounding eclectic — in no small part due to the dozens of instruments the band is able to skillfully perform and weave into the record's nine compositions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThroughout \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting Down Things To Say\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lorna tours folk (\"Look Left,\" \"Warm Architecture\"), old-time country (\"A Place That We Can Go\"), chamber pop (\"Mostly Good Times\"), post-rock (\"East of the Stars\"), avant-lounge (\"(I Wish I Knew) How to Build a House\"), and even twee (\"Monsters Are Forever\").\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the genius of Lorna lies in the masterful (husband and wife) songwriting team of Mark Rolfe and Sharon Cohen-Rolfe. The duo have created an album unified in theme and texture by seamlessly cross-pollinating their songs with traces of all these musical genres — deftly bringing pedal steels, harmonicas, string quartets, vintage keyboards, and woodwind and brass arrangements into the fold —not to mention their sumptuous vocal harmonies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Look Left\" and \"Warm Architecture,\" a pair of acoustic pieces, frame the record with deceptive simplicity as Rolfe gracefully, and without ego, captures city life with an optimistic lens — much like the band does with its minimalistic photography of an expansive seascape that graces \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting Down Things to Say's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e album art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Not In My Lighthouse\" bustles with a warm bed of keyboards, on top of which Mark Rolfe's gentle vocals casually flirt with alternating clarinet and flute melodies. This patient courtship builds to yield a wistfulness and exquisiteness once realized by Scotland's romantic perfectionists The Blue Nile. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \"Think (Let Tomorrow Bee)\" Sharon Cohen-Rolfe's voice is undressed to its poignant core - sheltered only by occasional strings and sparse acoustic guitar. The song is a stark interpretation of the 1993 Sebadoh composition — much in the way Ivo's This Mortal Coil project breathed a fresh new atmosphere into the music of Tim Buckley or Roy Harper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"(I Wish I Knew) How to Build a House\" employs a 7\/8 meter to daringly bridge the intersection of post-rock and electro-pop — perhaps having a conversation with American Analog Set and Stereolab along the way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"East of the Stars,\" penned by Lorna's flutist Matt Harrison, lovingly recalls Words On Music labelmates Coastal — with Cohen-Rolfe's hushed vocals presiding over brushed drums, minimalist guitars, and soothing keys and strings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting Down Things To Say\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a record that rewards multiple listens, as the sundry instruments that are subtly and cleverly woven into the rich fabric of Lorna's songwriting surface and bloom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Words On Music","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":67995536326932,"sku":"WM24","price":11.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1035\/0284\/0084\/files\/51EswMuTa_L._SS500.jpg?v=1793922149","url":"https:\/\/primeunion.shop\/products\/lorna-writing-down-things-to-say","provider":"Linden \u0026 Oak","version":"1.0","type":"link"}