Pitchfork 7.5

“Florence-by-way-of-Virginia collective-- with assistance from Isobel Campbell-- run an idiosyncratic gamut, ranging from dreamy renaissance folk and refracted Americana to wide-scale improvised drones.”

A warm bouquet of songs that range from poppy-jazz, through renaissance remembrances, sweet folk, to dark drones and dreamy electronics and even straight up raunchy blues. A place full of inviting mystery and rich texture, with musical twists and turns of every type, leaving the listener in a state of reflection on all things past. Gentle bass, scorching electric guitars, lilting tablas, Asian-strummed ukuleles, swirling electronics, violins, vibes, harpsichords, organs, juke joint piano, sax, folky guitar, lap steel, drums and honeyed vocals propel the dreamy landscapes. "Oppulent and low key."- The Wire

Release date: February 13, 2007
Label: Camera Obscura

Recorded, mixed and produced in August 2004 at Sound of Music, Richmond, VA. Mastered at Studio 52 Recordings, Melbourne, Australia.