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]
| From Our Living Room to Yours | ||||
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| Released | July 1, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | November 1996 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, slowcore | |||
| Length | 44:41 | |||
| Label | Emperor Jones | |||
| Producer | The American Analog Set | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
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