Description:	CD on Chapter Music
	Format:	CD
	Genre(s):	Shoegaze / Dream Pop
	Label:	Chapter Music
	Price:	£10.79
	Availability:	Sold out / currently unavailable. Sorry!

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...according to our Ant on 21 December 2006.

Also on Chapter Music is THE CRAYON FIELDS 'Animal Bells' LP and CD. This takes all the ingredients (most notably the vocal harmonies) that were great about the Beach Boys and puts them into a huge musical blender and comes out with a tasty album that is surprisingly fresh rather than derivative. This is pure summer music filling the air with it's good vibes. I'm normally into dark, evil, miserable stuff but I can't help but be seduced by this one. It oozes emotion and there's a bit of a trippy hippy vibe going on. High quality 60's sounding atmospheric pop. A really pleasant listen. All this Christmas cheer must be getting to me as I'm going to have to recommend this one.

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What their label says...

Geoff O’Connor, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter of Melbourne quartet the Crayon Fields, is a myopic boy genius whose record collection consists almost solely of op-shop vinyl LPs released before 1970. Consequently, the Crayon Fields play intricate, atmospheric pop songs that recall the minor key majesty and close-knit harmonies of 60s maestros such as the Zombies, the Byrds and the Beach Boys. Animal Bells is the Crayon Fields’ debut album, after forming in the last year of high school in 2002 and releasing two previous independent EPs. The album title refers to the animal-shaped toy bells that were used throughout the album and link its 12 concise songs. Basic tracks were recorded at Sub Studios with engineer Simon Knight earlier this year, then taken home to be polished into their final, shimmering shapes. Animal Bells is an unruffled, dreamy pop masterpiece. Geoff’s often falsetto vocals and ringing 12 string guitar playing are ably accompanied by Brett Hudson’s nimble bass playing, Chris Hung on 2nd guitar and percussion and Neil Erenstrom on drums. Nicole and Julian of fellow Trifekta artists Minimum Chips also provide guest vocals. In recent times, the Crayon Fields have supported many a touring national and international band, including the Unicorns, Dirty Three, Electrelane, Deerhoof, Calvin Johnson, Kelly Stoltz and Architecture in Helsinki to name a few. Now with the multi-layered, resonant and gorgeous Animal Bells, co-released by Chapter Music and Trifekta Records, it’s time for the Crayon Fields to step forward and be counted among Australia’s finest, most intriguing bands.