Hey Moon, by Speck Mountain (7" on Peacefrog)

A Norman Records recommendation (20th March 2008)

	Description:	7" on Peacefrog
	Format:	7"
	Label:	Peacefrog
	Price:	£3.49
	Catalogue number:	PFG117
	Availability:	sorry, but this item is not available / sold out. (Other items may be available!)

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Rating: ecstatic This record left our Brian feeling ecstatic.

Lovin this Speck Mountain single too. 1st track 'Hey Moon' is a sweet, lilting thing with a clear, cyclic guitar & a delicious female vocal that lulls you into a very nice space indeed. A hazy harmonica eventually joins a sleigh bell cymbal whilst some subtle low end fuzz tone of indeterminable extraction pricks up your ears. That's how minimal & cleansing this song is! A pure, lovely tune that sounds like a slightly cheerier Mazzy Star. Flip over & the MS influence is even more apparent. Melancholy for sure but suiting the current campfire folk atmosphere. 'Stockholm' has some lovely warm organ, a Tindersticksy guitar & some charming whistling going on. For fans of Movietone, Broken Dog, MV & EE & beautiful sad songs. This'd be my SOTW but who knows? 7" on Peacefrog, home of Technotechnotechno.

What the label says:

‘Hey Moon’ is the first single taken from Chicago band Speck Mountain’s haunting debut album.
Already enjoying a lease of life as a US-import, the album ‘Summer Above’ has drawn comparisons to The Velvet Underground and Mazzy Star. ‘Hey Moon’ is ethereal, magical and enthralling; dreamy, psychedelic pop-rock built on organ drones, shimmering guitars and singer Marie-Claire Balabanian’s soft, sedated, honey-dripped vocals.
“Perfect for those languid nights spent gazing at the stars as the evenings get longer” - London Tourdates.
“It’s languid, delicate stuff, filled with deceptively simple melodies and striking vocals, reminiscent of Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval” - Narc.