Search - Denison Witmer :: Safe Away

Denison Witmer
Safe Away
Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Steven
2. Breathe In This Life
3. Over My Head
4. This And That
5. Closer To The Sun
6. What Will Stay?
7. Miles
8. Dain
9. Los Angeles
10. Around Everything
11. I Would Call You Now
12. SarahÂ?s Bridge
13. I WonÂ?t Leave
14. Broken
Track Listings (12) - Disc #2
1. Are You A Sleeper?
2. Postcard Song
3. How To Be Alone
4. Little Flowers (Acoustic Version)
5. Castle and Cathedral (w/ Rosie Thomas)
6. Intro to The Â?80s
7. The Â?80s
8. Grandma Mary
9. Intro to Los Angeles
10. Los Angeles
11. Say YouÂ?ll Stick Around
12. Meant To Be

CD Details

All Artists: Denison Witmer
Title: Safe Away
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Militia
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 10/17/2006
Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, Singer-Songwriters
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 878840004720

Synopsis

Album Description

Safe Away includes fan favorites such as Â"Los AngelesÂ" and Â"StevenÂ". Meant as a gift for friends and family (and recorded when Witmer was a mere nineteen years old), Safe Away went unpublicizedÂ?though it soon caught on publicly, and it serves as starting point to WitmerÂ?s career. In WitmerÂ?s own words: Â"Its exciting for me to see these songs as Â?newÂ? again in the public eye. Although it seems bizarre for me to release songs this old, IÂ?m going to embrace the age-old proverb, Â?sometimes you have to go backwards to go forwardÂ?Â".

Are You A Sleeper? is the tie-in to WitmerÂ?s 2005 album, Are You a Dreamer?. It was recorded in the dead of winter, in just over 24 hours, at Mission Hall Studio, just outside of Lund, Sweden. The Sleeper? EP features two previously unreleased songs, three Â"sleepyÂ" versions of songs that appeared on Are You A Dreamer? (Sub Pop recording artist Rosie Thomas guest vocals on Â"Castle And CathedralÂ"), as well as 3 live tracks from a recent Witmer show at WXPN World CafÃ© Live in Philadelphia, PA.

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CD Reviews

Everyone Has Roots

Nicholas Flora | 10/24/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've been a fan of Denison's music for over 2 years now. It seems everytime I listen to one of his albums it slows time down for a time or transports me to a certain place or time. With "Safe Away" it's no exception. This re-release of Denison's first album, from 1996, is a portal to the beginning of an incredible career. His songs inherit so much integrity the more listens you give them. The bonus CD that comes with this disc is worth the purchase for sure. Rosie Thomas singing lead vocals on "Castle and Cathedral" is just spectacular. As well as the re-writing of "Are You a Dreamer?" into a even sleepier version called "Are You a Sleeper?" Beautiful."