Hawaii: Double Vinyl LP
DC928Pre-Order Item. Release Date Subject to Change.
Label: Drag City
Release Date: 22nd November
Believe it or not The High Llamas were a 90s band, such was their knack of nailing the purest of Big Star meets The Band and Steely Dan sounds. Their peak-back catalogue gets a Drag City reissue with some records making it onto big disc for the first time. Perfection!
The High Llamas discover America – yes, it had been done before, but not via their envisaged pilgrims’ passage. Energized by the breakthroughs of Gideon Gaye, they went all-in, producing a wide-screen epic further exploring their unique agenda. The reference points multiplied, stretching through realms of classic pop and jazz, soundtrack music, exotica and neo-Americana, while charting a journey through musical landscapes of abiding lightness.
Track Listing:
Side A
Cuckoo Casino
Sparkle Up
Literature Is Fluff
Nomads
Snapshot Pioneer
Ill-fitting Suits
Recent Orienteering
Side B
The Hot Revivalist
Phoney Racehorse
Dressing Up The Old Dakota
D.C. 8
Doo-Wop Property
Theatreland
A Friendly Pioneer
Side C
Cuckoo’s Out
Peppy
There’s Nobody Home
The Hokey Curator
Campers In Control
Double Drift
Island People
Side D
Incidentally N.E.O.
Tides
Nomad Strings
Pilgrims
Rustic Vespa
Folly Time
Hawaiian Smile
Instrumental Suits