| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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The Best | Miriam Clancy | 3:30 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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2 |
When I Do | Miriam Clancy | 2:35 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Join the Chorus | Miriam Clancy | 3:31 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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4 |
You Ain't the Worst Mistake I've Made | Miriam Clancy | 3:34 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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5 |
Southern Cross | Miriam Clancy | 4:00 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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6 |
Only Lonely One | Miriam Clancy | 3:33 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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7 |
Real Love | Miriam Clancy | 3:32 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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8 |
Mixtape | Miriam Clancy | 2:30 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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9 |
Magnetic | Miriam Clancy | 4:31 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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10 |
Ghost Town | Miriam Clancy | 3:55 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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11 |
Baby Blues | Miriam Clancy | 4:14 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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12 |
The Knife | Miriam Clancy | 2:37 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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13 |
My Heart Is a Traitor | Miriam Clancy | 4:25 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 13 Songs |
Customer Reviews
Miriam Clancy: Magnetic (Desert Road Records/Rhythmethod)
Elsewhere is pleased to say it discovered the gifts of Miriam Clancy very early in the piece and hailed her debut album Lucky One of 2006 as one of the best of that year.
Since then she has toured to much acclaim ...and now is back with this new album -- and a lot has changed.
Where that debut was sometimes spare and firmly in the territory of singer-songwriter, this album is much more layered (musically and lyrically) and comes with some haunting sonic settings which support the greater depths she now explores.
Clancy still writes a crisp melody and hook (You Ain't The Worst Mistake I've Made) and there's a track here entitled Join the Chorus (which you do, despite its slightly psychedelic feel).
But from the moody opener The Best which increasingly soars over rapid percussion and throbbing bass, through Southern Cross with its melodic hints at Lennon's War is Over in the chorus, the low mood of Only Lonely One ("a sentimental fool when it comes to you") and the stately title track to the closing ballad My Heart is a Traitor ("beating for you") this is an exceptional album.
The outstanding Ghost Town sketches a story of suburban failure through stark images: "around here we don't own homes, we got dope and a Valiant Charger . . . around here you've got a permanent cold, the neighbour's tinny put your life on hold".
This is as an astute piece of observational writing as would come from our most acclaimed poets (if they dared venture into this territory), and here the whispered ennui and stark setting -- with Warren Maxwell on backing vocals -- elevates it into the ranks of one of this country's finest pieces of songwriting.
Clancy has has upped the stakes for herself on many fronts with Magnetic -- there is a string section in a couple of places, unusual instruments from the Whittaker's musical museum on Waiheke, a roll call of excellent musicians including guitarist Dan Sperber, Dominic Blazer (on Hammond) and others, and songwriting that is as strong and sensitive as it is emotionally gripping.
All that and some great folk-pop confessional songs like Baby Blues.
Exceptional.
3 Oct 09
Enraptured from start to finish
I disovered Miriam's debut album Lucky One a couple of years ago, and fell in love with her voice. The waiting for her next album was a long one, but the release of the single "When I Do" stoked the fire and my expectations were high.
I was not disappointed! Miriam has produced a tour-de-force that is capturing hearts aplenty.
Recognisably Miriam, yet taking some new directions, a clear advance on Lucky One, but yet familiar, you never quite know what the next track will bring. Except for two constants. Miriam's versatile and crisp vocals and astonishing production values.
If you liked Lucky One, you will love Magnetic. Both albums are a must for any discerning collection.
MAGNETIC reviews
Some of the first reviews in for Magnetic:
"A voice to move mountains... Miriam Clancy remains one of New Zealand music's best-kept secrets."
Russell Baillie, The NZ Herald
"you won't find many albums in the country with the production values of Miriam Clancy's Magnetic...it's a rare pleasure to immerse oneself in the rich sonics & stylish arrangements of this record... and yet ultimately it's Clancy's songs and voice that carry it... one of a handful of essential new zealand albums this year"
Nick Bollinger, Radio NZ
" ...this album is much more layered (musically and lyrically) and comes with some haunting sonic settings which support the greater depths she now explores.
Clancy still writes a crisp melody and hook (You Ain't The Worst Mistake I've Made) and there's a track here entitled Join the Chorus (which you do, despite its slightly psychedelic feel).
But from the moody opener The Best which increasingly soars over rapid percussion and throbbing bass, through Southern Cross with its melodic hints at Lennon's War is Over in the chorus, the low mood of Only Lonely One ("a sentimental fool when it comes to you") and the stately title track to the closing ballad My Heart is a Traitor ("beating for you") this is an exceptional album.
The outstanding Ghost Town sketches a story of suburban failure through stark images: "around here we don't own homes, we got dope and a Valiant Charger . . . around here you've got a permanent cold, the neighbour's tinny put your life on hold".
This is as an astute piece of observational writing as would come from our most acclaimed poets (if they dared venture into this territory), and here the whispered ennui and stark setting -- with Warren Maxwell on backing vocals -- elevates it into the ranks of one of this country's finest pieces of songwriting.
Clancy has has upped the stakes for herself on many fronts with Magnetic -- there is a string section in a couple of places, unusual instruments from the Whittaker's musical museum on Waiheke, a roll call of excellent musicians including guitarist Dan Sperber, Dominic Blazer (on Hammond) and others, and songwriting that is as strong and sensitive as it is emotionally gripping.
All that and some great folk-pop confessional songs like Baby Blues.
Exceptional.
Graham Reid - elsewhere.co.nz
Top Albums and Songs By Miriam Clancy
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
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The Best | Magnetic | 3:30 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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2 |
When I Do | Magnetic | 2:35 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Don't Let It Get You Down | Lucky One | 2:52 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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4 |
Real Love | Magnetic | 3:32 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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5 |
Lucky One | Lucky One | 3:53 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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Join the Chorus | Magnetic | 3:31 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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7 |
When I Do | When I Do - Single | 2:35 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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8 |
Girl About Town | Lucky One | 2:13 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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Ghost Town | Magnetic | 3:55 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
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Life Extraordinary | Life Extraordinary - Single | 3:14 | $1.79 | View In iTunes |
