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The Doozer
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Description: | LP on Woodsist |
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| Format: | LP | |
| Genre(s): | Experimental Indie | |
| Label: | Woodsist | |
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£15.59
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| Availability: | In stock. Dispatched in 1 working day. |
...according to our Mike on 11 January 2012.
The Doozer is an artist who has been on our radar for a while with some delightful limited run solo releases under his belt already, and his persistence has clearly paid off as he’s now the first UK artist to have a record put out on the consistently interesting Woodsist label. Unlike his previous efforts, he’s got a band on this record, which lifts his compositions from charming lo-fi to a confident pastoral psychedelic pop sound. His voice is always dead casual and unforced and the arrangements, with their understated drums and intermittent strings, are generally lush mid-paced affairs, with occasional sitar and tuba appearances to keep you guessing. There’s almost a kind of shambly Kinks-esque feel to a lot of the songs, but mixed with the slacker ‘60s pop aesthetic that’s so popular at the moment. Great to see this underrated British singer/songwriter getting a bit of momentum behind him.
Keep It Together is the fourth full-length album from the Fenlands shadow puppet master The Doozer. Relocating to a village hall, little-theatre-style, he sets the task with a cast of eleven players dipping in and out, old Mrs. Mallows holding the keys. Previous albums are primarily lonesome affairs, so this group activity holds sway on the album's all-enveloping sound. Chords are the name of the game, and it's certainly got them! You hear guitars, bass, piano and drums; slipping in to lift those harmonies, a string quartet and horns.... Is that a tuba from the Salvation Army, you say? Yeah it is, and salvation is at hand. Just let it come down from the "Aluminum Dome." Perhaps you know what the weather's like here, but if you don't, take some advice from "Fen Drayton." Or, if you're in doubt about what flowers to get your girl, then check out "Fold Up Chair." Are you undecided on your God? That's "Oh Unbelievers!" But none of it's good advice, it's just a crack at the seam. First Woodsist full-length from UK artist is a group affair. Limited to 500 copies
