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Knife in the Water
Cut the Cord
Genres: Country, Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Village Fireworks
2. Kill A Tiger
3. The Very Air
4. Massacre
5. Warped Pearls
6. Decoration Day Flood
7. Biltmora Children
8. Lighthouse To The Blind
9. My Skin Would Cover The Waterfront
10. Golden Calf Highway
11. Bayonet
12. Threads Of Carbon In Watercolor

CD Details

All Artists: Knife in the Water
Title: Cut the Cord
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Aspyr Media Inc
Release Date: 12/9/2003
Genres: Country, Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Styles: Americana, Indie & Lo-Fi
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 618870701202

Synopsis

Album Description

Knife In The Water?s Cut The Cord seamlessly marries desolate country ballads with hauntingly beautiful melodies. Driven by emotions central to the human experience ? death, loss, love and sex - songwriter Aaron Blount succeeds at being convincing and sincere throughout the record?s twelve tracks, underpinned by a mesmerizing cast of musicians. The band?s hypnotic, painkilling sound is achieved with understated guitars and drums often accompanied by swirling organ and the surreal drift of Bill McCullough?s pedal steel. Knife In The Water?s penchant for blending psych, country and soul into sonic daydreams will appeal to listeners yearning for more than disposable pop songs and empty gestures.

CD Reviews

Slow, Hypnotic, and Satisfying Country Psych

George a Pletz | Central PA, USA | 10/07/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album is a grower. While not for those who seek instant gratification, it takes only a few listens to grasp the strength of what Knife In The Water offers. The band may not flat out rock, they are truly engaged with the music they create. Bolstering southern gothic lyrics, delivered in a low key melodic vocals, with strong, but rarely strident, music that is a submerged melange of rock, folk, country, and psych. The interplay between music and words invoke a poise, usually associated with the most enigmatic of brit rock, without losing its dirty American roots. While not as bracingly dark as their previous release, their deliberately laconic classic Red River, the surrealistic undertones and fractured tales remain intact. I am under no illusion that this fantastic band will ever break the surface of the mainstream. However to those who seek hauntingly beautiful mysterious music which comforts as it embraces the melancholic nature of mundane life, there is solace here. If you are looking for traditional roots rock don't bother. Knife In The Water are for after the party and the morning after."