Gideon Gaye: Vinyl LP

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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!

This brave foray into conceptual art music produced a jaw-dropping reset on the 20th century pop perspective. The High Llamas engaged songwriting and production with an eye toward filmmaking. Digging through ephemera of choice vintages with post-modern zest, they struck a rich vein they could call their own – a kind of gothic Americana, formal aspects pushed to extremes. The spirit of discovery here can be vibrantly felt over 30 years later.

Track Listing:

Side A
Giddy Strings
The Dutchman
Giddy and Gay
Easy Rod
Checking In, Checking Out
The Goat Strings
Up in the Hills

Side B
The Goat Looks On
Taog Skool No
Little Collie
Track Goes By
Let’s Have Another Look