These Friends of Mine
Rosie Thomas
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If This City Never Sleeps | Rosie Thomas | 1:57 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Why Waste More Time? | Rosie Thomas | 3:46 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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The One I Love | Rosie Thomas | 2:54 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Much Farther to Go | Rosie Thomas | 4:18 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Paper Doll | Rosie Thomas | 3:50 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Kite Song | Rosie Thomas | 2:52 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Songbird | Rosie Thomas | 3:10 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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All the Way to New York City | Rosie Thomas | 2:40 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Say Hello | Rosie Thomas | 2:19 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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These Friends of Mine | Rosie Thomas | 5:02 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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iTunes Review
Recorded at Sufjan Stevens’ Brooklyn apartment and Denison Witmer’s home in Philadelphia with a couple of open microphones, Rosie Thomas’ fourth album, These Friends of Mine is, as you might expect, an intimate collection of personal folk songs that recall the early Palace Brothers in their unvarnished splendor. Thomas enlisted the help of Stevens, Denison Witmer and Josh Myers for a small ensemble set-up that recorded the tunes as quickly as she could write them. Various assemblages of backing vocalists (Damien Jurado, Dave Bazan, Jeremy Enigk on the title track) gently augment the sparse vibe. Friendly chatter between the participants adds to the casual air that settles for lo-fi but never sloppy indulgence. Covers of R.E.M.’s “The One I Love” and Fleetwood Mac’s “Songbird” are given a solemnity that’s both touching in its whispered sincerity and slightly stiff. Thomas’ own tunes are informed by her immediate reactions and impressions of New York City where her romantic artistic dreams are sent spinning into the subways and overwhelmed by the panoramic views that always threaten to dwarf the fragile soul.
Customer Reviews
Another beautiful album by Rosie Thomas
Another beautiful album by Rosie Thomas, this one only available on digital release at present, has some gentle acoustic new songs mixed in with a couple of touching covers (R.E.M and Eva Cassidy) and some irreverent chat between a couple of songs, which I guess is her and Sufjan Stevens who she produced and wrote some of the album with. It’s a perfect listen for this time of year, especially as a couple of the songs have some Christmas references over delightfully gentle acoustic strumming and sparse piano. My favourite track is ‘Much farther to go’, where she sings of being in love in New York. It paints a poignant picture, and her lyrics tell of a woman, who has experienced love and heartbreak, yet reflects on her emotions with a childlike innocence. A tender album of her moments and stories not to be missed.
Biography
Born: Seattle, WA
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs By Rosie Thomas
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Farewell | When We Were Small | 3:12 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Since You've Been Around | If Songs Could Be Held | 3:18 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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The One I Love | These Friends of Mine | 2:54 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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It Don't Matter to the Sun | If Songs Could Be Held | 3:40 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Songbird | These Friends of Mine | 3:10 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Kite Song | These Friends of Mine | 2:52 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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These Friends of Mine | These Friends of Mine | 5:02 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Say Hello | These Friends of Mine | 2:19 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Wedding Day | When We Were Small | 5:26 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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All the Way to New York City | These Friends of Mine | 2:40 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
- £7.90
- Genres: Singer/Songwriter, Music, Contemporary Folk, Rock, Adult Alternative, Alternative, Indie Rock, Singer/Songwriter
- Released: 12 December 2006
- ℗ 2006 Sing A Long Records
