Thinking Of You
Thrill Jockey
ALT COUNTRY
> Six years have passed since the release of FREAKWATER\'s last album, \'End Time\' (THRILL066CD). During that time, their longest break since their 1989 debut, CATHERINE IRWIN and JANET BEVERIDGE BEAN each released solo records. The artistic separation of these two could not last, and plans to create a new Freakwater album started to evolve.
> Using their own uniquely askew take on honkytonk, bluegrass, and countrypolitan, Freakwater invariably make records easily distinguishable from one another while maintaining their signature sound. On \'Thinking of You\' they join together with THRILL JOCKEY label mates CALIFONE & THE ZINCS, creating an album both modern and timeless.
> The outcome is a complex, subtly nuanced album with remarkable balance and fluidity. Each listen brings something new to the listener\'s ear.
> Lyrically, Freakwater continue to write about heartache and sadness, yet also touch on subjects not often broached in traditional country music. \'Thinking Of You\', a phrase not usually weighted with menace, takes on an increasingly ominous, compelling tone with each new listen. Like the album cover\'s tongueincheek greeting card image of a burning bouquet, the music itself represents an exquisite blend of beauty, horror, and inexplicable optimism.
> CATHERINE IRWIN sums it up nicely, \"The sound of two voices singing at the same time is a beautiful thing everything else is a chore.\"
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