Cowboy Sadness. I love the idea of Cowboy Sadness. The kind of ennui and moroseness clicked into motion by the vista of the endless plain and the lonesome prairie at the break of dawn. This might sound pretentious and I've never seen the American heartland but I imagine it's a genuine sensation and emotional experience, The vast horizon that you experience when you're watching great American movies like Paris Texas or Brokeback Mountain. The infinite longing.
There are worse records to listen to if you're hoping to experience this mood than the ludicrously entitled Selected Jambient Works Volume One, Stop sniggering at the back and start listening to this, The record is great even if its title isn't.
January is fleshing out just nicely in turn of new tecord releases. I didn't doubt it for a minute. This is a collaborative instrumental effort from the likes of The Antlers, Bing & Ruth and Port St. Willow. They combine well.
The album is just short of an hour so my advice is take your time. Tie up your hossie outside the Last Chance Saloon pull up a barstool and order a pitcher and a long glass. Here's a record that rewards your undivided attention. It was perhaps just a little but too long even for me and perhaps needed a slight change of pace to be truly essential but I still recommend this highly,
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