Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Royal City Title: Little Heart's Ease Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Rough Trade Us Release Date: 1/25/2005 Genres: Country, Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Styles: Americana, Indie & Lo-Fi Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 021823003726 |
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CD ReviewsWorthy but less edgy follow-up alexliamw | Oxford | 11/21/2004 (3 out of 5 stars) "After the beautifully bleak alt-country of 'Alone At The Microphone' comes follow-up 'Little Heart's Ease'. The lyrics here are far more Christian than the debut - in fact, I didn't know they were Christian on the first album, but it seems pretty obvious here. The imagery is totally different here to the much blacker, secular words of the first album (titles like 'Dank Is The Air Of Death and Loathing' and 'Blood And Faeces' are replaced with 'O Beauty' and 'Take Me Down To Yonder River'). 'Bring My Father A Gift' is a simple but effective stoic opener, 'She Will Come' evokes NYC and, surprisingly, Lou Reed, before transforming into a clapping, country-ish singalong, and 'Enemy' is a beautiful ballad, and 'Jerusalem' is the rockiest thing here. Yet the album seems, as it is lyrically, also musically safer than the first album, never quite descending into the haunting bluesiness of something like ' Bad Luck' and occasionally drifting into the MOR. Nevertheless, a worthy follow-up." Royal City, the Soundtrack for Lazy Days Liz H. | Iowa City, IA | 10/17/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "It's a travesty how unrecognized Royal City is. The indie-folk-twang-rock quartet out of Toronto has a sound that captures the listener. Whereas "At Rush Hour The Cars" has a shy and reclusive sound, and the bluesy "Alone At the Microphone" mellifluously howls and begs for forgiveness, "Little Heart's Ease" has a different tone. One could not say it's a brighter tone, but the music has a greater deal of momentum and a more complex harmony, departing from its lo-fi, banjo-strumming days. Now taking a more deliberate and composed stance on the music, these twelve tracks capture Royal City's rock identity. These songs blend together deliciously. A truly wonderful album by a band that deserves a greater level of appreciation, and a must-buy for any folk-rock fan." Polished Rock and Pleasant Roll Griff T. | New Jersey | 10/20/2004 (4 out of 5 stars) "I just came upon this CD -- it was a recommendation from my friend in NYC, who apparently used to see them play quite a lot in NYC -- where are you now Royal City? He talks of quite a devoted NYC crowd, even though they're Canadian, and folks getting up and chanting the words to songs. I haven't heard "Alone at the Microphone", which my friend also recommended, but "Little Heart's Ease" is one of the strangest records I've ever heard. Its not that this album is perfect, but there are some really wonderful musical moments. I'm thinking of the second track, "Jerusalem," which is as close to a perfect rock song as I've heard since Black Sabbath, Fairies Wear Boots. Count the Days is also pretty incredible -- I mean, I'm not sure if he's singing about Jesus or what, but this song runs from almost a lullaby into an exploding rock song. I also like Bring My Father a Gift, Cabbage Rolls, and Ain't That the Way. Enemy and O Beauty are OK. All in all these songs seem important for this band, and they definitely hold their own together or one by one."
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