From Our Living Room to Yours
| From Our Living Room to Yours | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 1, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | November 1996 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, slowcore | |||
| Length | 44:41 | |||
| Label | Emperor Jones | |||
| Producer | The American Analog Set | |||
| The American Analog Set chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
From Our Living Room to Yours is the second album by the American Analog Set, released in 1997 on Emperor Jones.[3][4] It was recorded on analog equipment at the band's Austin, Texas, home.[5][6]
Critical reception
[edit]SF Weekly wrote that "on 'Where Have All the Good Boys Gone', the relative hush and use of empty space allow aural elements that would have been drowned out in a Great Wall of Marshall stacks to stand crisp and resolute."[7] Rolling Stone called the album "an evocative blend of psychedelic melancholia."[2]
The Chicago Tribune deemed it "a woefully overlooked gem," writing that the band "used a handful of keyboards, guitars and percussion to produce a dreamy, trippy tapestry of minimalist hooks."[8] Nashville Scene labeled the songs' grooves "mesmerizing, like hearing all the odd juxtapositions of an old Yes song smoothed out and shaped into something gentle and calm."[9] AllMusic gave the album a 4.5/5 and said the album "weaves a sonic tapestry of remarkable intricacy and texture" and "is truly a thing of beauty".[10]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Magnificent Seventies" | 8:57 |
| 2. | "Using the Hope Diamond as a Doorstop" | 2:45 |
| 3. | "Blue Chaise" | 6:38 |
| 4. | "Where Have All the Good Boys Gone" | 5:37 |
| 5. | "White House" | 5:13 |
| 6. | "Two Way Diamond I" | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Two Way Diamond II" | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Don't Wake Me" | 6:55 |
| Total length: | 44:41 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "From Our Living Room to Yours - The American Analog Set | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Bozza, Anthony (Aug 21, 1997). "From Our Living Room to Yours". Rolling Stone. No. 767. p. 112.
- ^ "The American Analog Set Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ "Not Rocking". www.austinchronicle.com.
- ^ "American Analog Set". NPR.
- ^ Cohen, Jason (Aug 1997). "Hot CDs". Texas Monthly. 25 (8): 24.
- ^ "Quiet, Please - We're Rocking". SF Weekly. July 9, 1997.
- ^ Reger, Rick (14 Aug 1998). "DISTINCTIVE POP TRIFECTA". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. 18.
- ^ Murray, Noel (December 11, 1997). "Back in the States, American Analog Set's second album...". Nashville Scene. Nashville Cream.
- ^ From Our Living Room to Yours - The American Analog Set | A, retrieved 2024-03-27
