Colossal Yes - Charlemagne's Big Thaw (2008)

Genre : Indie,Rock,Pop
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Tracklist

01. The Fraudulent Singer
02. A Ballad Is The Air That You Breathe
03. Charlemagne's Big Thaw
04. Permafrost Drip
05. They Feast On Us / We Feed On Them
06. Marble Moments
07. Economy Of Turquoise
08. Nothing But Tar & Feathers
09. Outskirts Of Radiant
10. Smoldering Steeps

Comets On Fire drummer Utrillo Kushner returns to his Colossal Yes side project for the splendid Ba Da Bing imprint, and Charlemagne's Big Thaw quickly reveals itself as a rather special record, far from the 'also-ran' status usually afforded to side-projects... particularly ones spearheaded by drummers. Kushner's collaborators on this record include Comets On Fire cohort and Six Organs Of Admittance star Ben Chasney plus Sub Pop's Kelley Stoltz, who help polish the album's unfussy, vintage feel, furnishing the mix with simple but very musicianly arrangements, resulting in uptempo, ramshackle singalongs like 'Economy Of Turquoise' and fizzy guitar wail-outs along the lines of 'Permafrost Drip.