Blog Joan Of Arc - Flowers (2009)

Joan Of Arc - Flowers (2009)

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Genre : Indie,Rock,Experimental,90'sEmo YEAAHH!!!
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Tracklist

1.Fogbow
2.The Garden of Cartoon Exclamations
3.Flowers
4.Fasting
5.Explain Yourselves #2
6.Tsunshine
7.A Delicious Herbal Laxative
8.Explain Yourselves
9.Table of the Laments
10.Fable of the Elements
11.Life Sentence / Twisted Ladder
12.The Sun Rose

Despite being written over the course of a year in four different sessions with four different lineups, the first listen reveals the songs on Flowers as a more cohesive unit than those on its predecessor Boo Human.

As the record neared completion, Tim Kinsella and the latest incarnation of Joan of Arc entered the studio one last time with hardly any songs written and no instruments. Instead, the group simply did what felt right, using what was available to all the musicians who had recorded there previously -- pianos, acoustics, and synthesizers -- to create a new batch of rmusic after only two days.

This experience encapsulates the spirit of Joan of Arc -- a mentality that embraces contradictions and tears apart common musical structures, only to rebuild them without a blueprint. Joan of Arc continues to succeed in doing what many strive for with a new album: creating an obscure combination of familiar, obvious ideas while sticking with the notion that "if it feels good, do it."

Thanks Jason!!

  1. mayomayomayo
    dont forget cap n' jazz mitch!! =)
    March 13, 2009
  2. Mitch
    If you enjoy these guys, definitely check out the Kinsella brothers' previous bands/side projects:

    American Football
    Ghosts and Vodka
    Owen
    Owls


    Thanks for the upload :)
    March 13, 2009