The High Llamas - Can Cladders
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Artist: The High LlamasEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-02-20
Music Label: Drag City
Soundtracks:
- The Old Spring Town
- Winter's Day
- Sailing Bells
- Boing Backwards
- Honeytrap
- Bacaroo
- Can Cladders
- Something About Paper
- Clarion Union Hall
- Cave Cutter (Hills And Fields)
- Dorothy Ashby
- Rollin'
- Summer Seen
Free Music Notes for Can Cladders
Free Music Review: Llamas Kick up a Little Dust
Hit: 4 Stars
If Brian Wilson had been born circa 1975, and the Beach Boys subsequently formed, as they were, in Brian's teenage years, then the High Llamas would be a nice approximation of what they might sound like today. As unfair as this may be to Sean O'Hagan, it is meant as a compliment. It is, however, becoming increasingly difficult to dismiss O'Hagan as a mere Brian "imitator". At this point in his - and the Llamas' - development, a serious argument can be made that O'Hagan has overtaken his hero/mentor. Using Brian's SMiLE as a point of departure, O'Hagan is now responsible for more of the quirky pop - all of it of high quality - than Brian himself. For casual listeners, the Llamas may seem a cheap imitation; for fans of lush, quirky, impressionistic pop music, the Llamas can now clearly stand on their own. Can Cladders is an unusual addition to their recorded canon, as it contains elements of what has made many of their previous recordings stand out.
While Brian and the Beach Boys are an obvious influence, if you were to take a blender, add equal parts Beach Boys/Brian Wilson, Stereolab and Pretzel Logic-era Steely Dan, the resulting album would sound a lot like Can Cladders. This points to clear development on the part of O'Hagan and the Llamas, as they move out of Brian's extensive shadow.
Whether we have to wait for the next Llamas album - or maybe O'Hagan will take the helm of another Stereolab CD - it will be interesting to see just where the imagination of Sean O'Hagan takes him next.
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