The Coincidentalist
The Coincidentalist | ||||||||||
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Studio album by Howe Gelb | ||||||||||
Released |
5 November 2013 (see Release history) | |||||||||
Recorded | 2012–2013 | |||||||||
Genre | Acoustic rock, folk | |||||||||
Length | 34:00 | |||||||||
Label | New West Records | |||||||||
Producer | Howe Gelb, M. Ward, Steve Shelley | |||||||||
Howe Gelb chronology | ||||||||||
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The Coincidentalist is the 21st studio album by American singer-songwriter Howe Gelb. It was released on 5 November 2013 worldwide, by American independent label New West Records. Teaming up with M. Ward and Steve Shelley from Sonic Youth band, Gelb brings eleven songs inspired by his native Arizona Desert, in which he recorded KT Tunstall's fifth album Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon earlier in 2013.
Recorded at Tucson's Wavelab Studio & Harvey Moltz's studio, The Coincidentalist is an Acoustic rock LP that features guest contributions from Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and KT Tunstall, and received critical acclaim.
During 2014, Howe Gelb embarked a Coincidentalist tour in America and Europe.
Critical reception
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Amazon | [3] |
Exclaim | [4] |
The Independent | [5] |
The Coincidentalist received very good ratings. Andy Gill, from The Independent praised most of the songs, calling the album "a set of relaxed songs", and gave 3 out of 5 stars. Mojo magazine, with 4 out of 5 stars, said about the album that "It’s his excellently loose band (featuring M. Ward and Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley), intimate vocals and fondness for chimes that keep the disintegrating threads woven together". As well as NOW magazine, Mojo Magazine, Exclaim, Blurt Magazine and Magnet gave 4 out of 5 stars.
The Website Allmusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, and finished its critics with saying : "The Coincidentalist is one of Gelb's most realized efforts; despite its relaxed, airy presentation, it's musically and lyrically provocative, as poetic, strange, and mysterious as the desert itself. "
The newspaper 'Tucson Weekly', a local newspaper from Gelb's living town, saying " it's mixed up close, like an intimate, whispered confidence, as if Gelb were spinning old stories in the privacy of your living room".
Track listing
Side One | ||||
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No. | Title | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | "Vortexas Featuring Bonnie Billy" | Howe Gelb | Howe Gelb | 4:18 |
2. | "Left Of Center" | Gelb | Gelb | 2:06 |
3. | "Running Behind" | Gelb | Gelb | 2:24 |
4. | "The 3 Deaths of Lucky Featuring KT Tunstall" | Gelb | Gelb | 4:34 |
5. | "Unforgivable" | Gelb | Gelb | 2:17 |
6. | "Instigated Chimes" | Gelb | Gelb | 2:54 |
Total length: | 17:53 |
Side Two | ||||
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No. | Title | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
1. | "The Coincidentalist" | Gelb | Gelb | 2:50 |
2. | "Triangulate" | Gelb | Gelb | 3:20 |
3. | "Picacho Peak" | Gelb | Gelb | 4:22 |
4. | "An Extended Plan Of Existence" | Gelb | Gelb | 4:42 |
5. | "Looking That Way" | Gelb | Gelb | 2:11 |
Total length: | 16:07 |
Personnel
- Howe Gelb: Vocals, guitar, piano, songwriting, engineering
- Thøger Tetens Lund: Bass
- Steve Shelley: Drums
- John Paris: mixing
- M.Ward: Guitar
- Thøger Tetens Lund: bass, guitar, cello, bow
- Gabrielle Pietrangelo, Laura Kepner-Adney and Caroline Isaacs: Backing Harmonist
- Bonnie 'Prince' Billy: Vocals track 1
- KT Tunstall: Vocals track 4
- Andrew Bird: Violinist
- Jon Raujouse: Pedal Steel
- Luke Bullen: Drummer
- Chris Shultz, Eric Westfall : Engineering
- Joe Gastwirt: mastering
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format |
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Worldwide | 5 November 2013 | New West Records |
References
- ↑ "Album Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "The Coincidentalist - Howe Gelb". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "The Coincidentalist - Howe Gelb – review". Amazon. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ↑ "The Coincidentalist - Howe Gelb". Exclaim. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ↑ "The Coincidentalist - Howe Gelb". The Independent. Retrieved 10 November 2013.