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Gustav & the Seasick Sailors
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Searching for Brilliant Hands
In 2004, when Gustav released his first album Vagabonds Polka, he wrote about the dream of traveling. This time he conveys his experience of making those dreams come true. All 10 tracks on Brilliant Hands were written on the road and the track Tigers and Kittens was even recorded while touring - in Pittsfield, New Hampshire USA.
The sound of the album is bright and folky, somewhat resembling the approach of his debut. But Brilliant Hands, also produced by Gustav himself, clearly displays a more serious and mature songwriter; one who can unravel the finer nuances of heartache as well as expressing the simple joy of being alive. By fully trusting the strength of his material and effectively stripping the arrangements, he manages to let the songs speak for themselves. And thus the album recounts the different handshakes, voices, smells and people that Gustav has ecountered during his travels.
In January 2007 Gustav left his sailors back home and went to USA and Canada for a 3-month tour with vocalist and cellist Helena Arlock. They performed 52 shows all over the continent, starting off in New York, and managed to drive coast to coast in less than three days.
As Gustav returned to Sweden he gathered The Seasick Sailors and began working on the new record. But things did not go smoothly.
Searching for Brilliant Hands
In 2004, when Gustav released his first album Vagabonds Polka, he wrote about the dream of traveling. This time he conveys his experience of making those dreams come true. All 10 tracks on Brilliant Hands were written on the road and the track Tigers and Kittens was even recorded while touring - in Pittsfield, New Hampshire USA.
The sound of the album is bright and folky, somewhat resembling the approach of his debut. But Brilliant Hands, also produced by Gustav himself, clearly displays a more serious and mature songwriter; one who can unravel the finer nuances of heartache as well as expressing the simple joy of being alive. By fully trusting the strength of his material and effectively stripping the arrangements, he manages to let the songs speak for themselves. And thus the album recounts the different handshakes, voices, smells and people that Gustav has ecountered during his travels.
In January 2007 Gustav left his sailors back home and went to USA and Canada for a 3-month tour with vocalist and cellist Helena Arlock. They performed 52 shows all over the continent, starting off in New York, and managed to drive coast to coast in less than three days.
As Gustav returned to Sweden he gathered The Seasick Sailors and began working on the new record. But things did not go smoothly.
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Breakthrough
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Blueberry Breeze
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Bring your arrows
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Shake Brilliant Hands
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Lie to me
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Fingers crossed
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Century
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Homesick
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City light moments
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Sadie Says
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Sweden Slow
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Something Weightless
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Shoutbox
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Hayato_Yoshida wrote:
I love their latest album!
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Julzmaniac wrote:
Mesmerizing sound.
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ewilah wrote:
Homesick :')
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marcohecimovic wrote:
They played a new song at Helsingborgsfestivalen two weeks ago, It's called homesick, and it was a really good song, I hope that they release it soon :D
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LivingInExile wrote:
Might come to Denman Island. =]
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ewilah wrote:
I wish they'd come to Finland :(
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broderdaniel wrote:
ni är så jävlarns bra. jag missade tyvärr er på venfestivalen. men jag hörde er på håll
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GomziBomzi wrote:
Nightlife sure is a great song!
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ewilah wrote:
<3
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6 am full track | 4:19 |
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Homesick full track | 2:45 |
News
25 Oct 2009 | from gatss.blogspot.com/
First review on Townes Van Zandt Tribute Album: http://ping.fm/ZzhBg
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