Little
Wings
"Light Green Leaves" CD
K Records
Genres: indie pop, alt country
K Recs
PO Box 7154
Olympia, WA 98507
Mar 24 - 30 2003 |
Following
his amazing Wonder trilogy (Discover Worlds of Wonder, The
Wonder City, and Wonderue), Little Wings' Kyle
Field could have taken a little rest or something to celebrate
what he had accomplished. But instead, the brave songwriter
decided to jump right into another trilogy - Light Green Leaves.
Unlike the Wonder series, the Light Green Leaves set came out
all at once; there are three versions of LGL - on CD, vinyl,
and cassette - and each one is different. If the CD version is
any indication, this looks like it could be the better of the two
trilogies.
With a bare-bones, DIY pop style somewhat akin to labelmate (and
occasional collaborator) Phil Elvrum (The Microphones), Little
Wings composes simple, endearing nuggets that are guaranteed to
find a place in your heart. It's somewhat alt country, somewhat lo-fi,
and somewhat folk - but always original. On most tracks, you've
just got the guitars, the vocals, and sometimes the drums, so the
sound is pretty minimal. Highpoints include the catchy
"Fall Flood" and the deliciously beautiful "Look At
What The Light Did Now," the latter of which is an impossibly
hummable small classic. "III" is another
fantastic tune, with a very delicate, endearing sound - Field's
wonderful vocals are magnificently emotional.
Altogether, Light Green Leaves is a beautiful album that
deserves to be heard. Although I can't comment on the other two
parts of the trilogy, this album works just perfectly on its
own. My suggestion? Buy a copy, and then if you enjoy it,
venture on the rest of the series.
90%
Fun Fact: I never noticed this
before, but K Records couldn't snatch www.krecords.com
before Kaleidoscope Records had already reserved it. As such, they settled
with www.krecs.com.
Kaleidoscope, meanwhile, had to settle for www.krecords.com
because ANOTHER Kaleidoscope Records had already took www.kaleidoscoperecords.com!
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
12 songs, distributed by the
label, released 2002] |