S. Carey
All We Grow

4
...according to our Dave on 26 August 2010.

This is a really nice collection of lovelorn ballads and moving compositions from Sean Carey, of Bon Iver. Its quiet, understated and to be fair, quite brilliant. It has great production and amazing songsmithery. It has emotion and depth. It's a bit like this reviewer...Ohh!! I'm just kidding. I have the emotional depth of a puddle. All of the songs on this album almost brought a tear to my eye while I was listening to it. I then realized I had my bottom caught in a mousetrap so that explained my watery eye escapades. It is achingly beautiful though and should probably come with a box of tissues. My favourite tunes are the title track, which not so much tugs your heartstrings as wrestles them to the ground, then gives you two dead arms and puts freshly cut grass down your jumper, and track four "Rothko Fields", which is heartstoppingly beautiful. Its a potential classic and a really strong release. Come and cry on the shoulder of majesty...

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What their label says...

Having played with Bon Iver from the very beginning, S. Carey makes his solo debut, taking leads from Mark Hollis, Steve Reich and Bill Evans.

A beautiful, understated gem of an album – a proper headphone listen.

Recorded at Justin Vernon’s April Base studio, just outside of Wisconsin.

Tracklisting:

Move
We Fell
In The Dirt
Rothko Fields
Mothers
Action
In The Stream
All We Grow
Broken