Product DescriptionLovespirals truly hit their stride with 3rd full-length album, Long Way From Home. Melding the dreamy folk and rock of their debut, Windblown Kiss, with the soulful jazz and blues of follow-up, Free & Easy, the duo seamlessly blend prior influences with new sounds and styles. The sensual voice of Anji Bee spins seductive tales of beautiful sadness and spiritual longing set to Ryan Lum's melancholic music. Bluesy electric guitar abounds, with touches of wistful slide guitar, tinkling piano, and haunting harmonica to evoke a lush, organic, Americana feel. Long time fans of Lovespirals and Love Spirals Downwards will be pleased to hear the duo return to their Dream Pop roots as well as their return to vocal and guitar based songwriting. Bee's vocal harmonies soar confidently alongside Lum's guitar with that trademark blend of childlike innocence and mature sensuality that has endeared her to listeners new and old. And Lum's guitar comes to the forefront of the music as it never has before, with a masterful mix of acoustic, electric, and slide guitar playing, featuring majestic solo work. The heart-tugging blend of Americana and Dream Pop in Long Way From Home brings to mind the quieter works of indie bands like Mazzy Star, Mojave 3, and Red House Painters, while Lovespirals' studio finesse hints at better known artists such as Chris Issac, k.d. lang, or Cowboy Junkies. The influence of rock legends David Gilmour, Neil Young, and Jerry Garcia peek through in Lum's guitar work, while Bee's lyrics and vocals strive toward the exalted sorrow expressed by George Harrison, Tim Buckley, and Nick Drake. Award winning music podcaster C.C. Chapman, of Accident Hash (accidenthash.com), has said Long Way From Home is Lovespirals' best work to date, and the band agrees. In fact, Lum believes this is his finest work, bar none.
Track Listings (10) - Disc #1