Oct. 10, 2012 - Issue #886: Typhoon Judy
Wrecked Tangles and Love Knots
Ariane Mahrÿke Lemire {recordings_bands_mg} Wrecked Tangles and Love Knots {/recordings_bands_mg}
Independent,
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"Sharp Swords" opens up Ariane Mahrÿke Lemire's Wrecked Tangles and Love Knots, a melancholy, stuttering acoustic guitar accompanying the singer's haunting sentiments as she whispers, "Today will fade tomorrow / Barricade the past until only now remains." A darkness lingers nearby throughout, but the album is far from hopeless. Just the opposite, actually, with Lemire working her way through emotional twists and turns both small and large, revealing a spirit of survival. Musically, small details colour and breathe life into the record—a distant piano that slowly works its way into the mix until it becomes the pulse of "Reds + Blues"; an electric guitar injecting slinky lines into "San Diego"; or the swelling of voices and accordion on "Neurotic"—all rolling together into a moving, emotional album.
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