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The Sun Still Seems to Move in Bloomington, MN
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Shannen Moser
wasn't planning on taking four years to complete their third album, but fate decided that they were going to have to take their time working on it, and in this case, fate knew just what it was doing. On 2017's
Oh, My Heart
and 2018's
I'll Sing
,
Moser
showed off their considerable talent but appeared to still be learning the fine points of controlling their voice and how to best make use of their studio. A variety of factors slowed down the production of 2022's
The Sun Still Seems to Move
, and
and engineer
Alex Melendez
ended up recording both remotely and in person in a handful of different locations between 2018 and 2022. They clearly made savvy use of their time; though the rough edges of
's voice haven't been completely buffed away, they've found the sweet spot where folkie purity meets 21st century realities, and their lyrics, caught up in the mysteries of life, love, death, faith, and the many joys and traumas that are the stuff of everyday life, feel deeper and more resonant in this context.
and
Melendez
worked a lot harder on the arrangements and how to capture the sounds, and
is a beautiful listening experience. The acoustic guitars and banjos walk hand in hand with strings, horns, and woodwinds, making use of a much wider palette of tonal colors, and they've done so with a keen eye toward dynamics. The accompanists wisely never intrude on the heart of these songs, instead giving them caring and steady support that strengthen the melodies and
's storytelling.
was in no way short on talent or ideas on their first two full-length releases, but in terms of craft and how to use it to your advantage,
presents them as a musician who has harnessed their gifts and is putting them to impressive use. ~ Mark Deming
wasn't planning on taking four years to complete their third album, but fate decided that they were going to have to take their time working on it, and in this case, fate knew just what it was doing. On 2017's
Oh, My Heart
and 2018's
I'll Sing
,
Moser
showed off their considerable talent but appeared to still be learning the fine points of controlling their voice and how to best make use of their studio. A variety of factors slowed down the production of 2022's
The Sun Still Seems to Move
, and
and engineer
Alex Melendez
ended up recording both remotely and in person in a handful of different locations between 2018 and 2022. They clearly made savvy use of their time; though the rough edges of
's voice haven't been completely buffed away, they've found the sweet spot where folkie purity meets 21st century realities, and their lyrics, caught up in the mysteries of life, love, death, faith, and the many joys and traumas that are the stuff of everyday life, feel deeper and more resonant in this context.
and
Melendez
worked a lot harder on the arrangements and how to capture the sounds, and
is a beautiful listening experience. The acoustic guitars and banjos walk hand in hand with strings, horns, and woodwinds, making use of a much wider palette of tonal colors, and they've done so with a keen eye toward dynamics. The accompanists wisely never intrude on the heart of these songs, instead giving them caring and steady support that strengthen the melodies and
's storytelling.
was in no way short on talent or ideas on their first two full-length releases, but in terms of craft and how to use it to your advantage,
presents them as a musician who has harnessed their gifts and is putting them to impressive use. ~ Mark Deming
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