Gersey
I admit it. I decided to give Gersey a listen because Steve Kilbey said they were good and I figured "if it's good enough for SK, it's good enough for me."
Actually, I read his review of their
Storms Dressed As Stars CD in which he wrote:
I love this record. A kick in the eye for all those Luddites who say they don’t make good records anymore.
I’ve listened to this one on the way to the pool on Discman, late at night with refreshments, loud and everything in between, whilst not quite deserving classic status this is a great warm record full of involving yet elusive songs; a sense of continuity permeates as the musical and lyrical themes intertwine and lovingly crafted muted atmospheres reveal themselves.
Simple evocative songs transporting us to some endless autumnal Melbourne afternoon awaiting "her" and pondering the deep existential ache of the night and all things romantic, oh, and Gersey do it so well interweaving biblical allusions and shoe-gazery sonic sheets of nonspecific keys and guitars and reverb and ambience.
Lovely lovely production by Tim Whitten who never intrudes but effortlessly lets this wonderful subtle stuff weave its spell.
People, I don’t wanna analyse how they achieve their gliding melancholy-light, but I wanna tell you that I guarantee this record is worth finding and don’t blame me if four or five of these tunes don’t start insinuating themselves into your thoughts.
Good good stuff, indeed.
So I ordered it (Australia only release, wouldn't you know) and figured it might have a few songs I'd enjoy. A little over a week later it arrived in my mailbox (Trifekta ships quickly) and I popped it into my CD player. Wow! I didn't listen to anything else for days! (not even The Church!!!
) I think I played it non-stop for at least 72 hours (and when I mean non-stop, I mean I slept with it too).
It's not a rockin' album...that's not Gersey's style, it's just so seductive. I love it especially for late nights when I just want to trip. It's absolutely terrific music for chilling. The music builds and swirls and shimmers and dives and swoops -- sit back, close your eyes, and relax. You can just feel your body gliding through time and space. And the last song on the disc ("A Day To Be Certain") always makes me feel as if I should be outside in a late night summer downpour, strip naked, throw my head back, spin around, and howl at the sky. It doesn't get much better than that!
Gersey's first full length release
Hope Springs soon joined
Storms. Also a wonderful disc, not as mature as
Storms, but it still has that wonderful building, swirling, shimmering music.
