Gentle Creatures
Tarnation
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Game of Broken Hearts | Tarnation | 3:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Halfway to Madness | Tarnation | 4:39 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Well | Tarnation | 6:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Big O Motel | Tarnation | 6:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tell Me It’s Not So | Tarnation | 2:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Two Wrongs Won't Make Things Right | Tarnation | 4:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Lonely Lights | Tarnation | 2:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Gentle Creatures | Tarnation | 1:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Listen to the Wind | Tarnation | 3:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Hand | Tarnation | 2:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Do You Fancy Me | Tarnation | 2:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Yellow Birds | Tarnation | 3:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Burn Again | Tarnation | 2:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Stranger In the Mirror | Tarnation | 3:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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It's Not Easy | Tarnation | 3:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 15 Songs |
Album Review
Given that Tarnation's frontwoman Paula Frazer is best known for her work with the L.A. post-punk band Frightwig — and since Gentle Creatures is, after all, a product of the arty 4AD label — the absolute-torch-and-twang authenticity that defines the record is a wonderful surprise; ethereal yet earthy, the album's strength derives from all of its seeming contradictions. Powered by Frazer's deft songwriting and smoky vocals, Gentle Creatures is melancholy and gorgeous, its love songs and ballads cloaked in reverb and gothic imagery. What Tarnation shares with its 4AD stablemates is an uncanny knack to build and maintain a rich, dense atmosphere; the record is dusky and otherworldly, haunted by the spirits of failed relationships, late-night radio transmissions, and other ghostly presences.
Customer Reviews
Warning. This Album May Break Your Heart.
If it's already broken, try wallowing in this for a bit of therapy. It's no overstatement that Paula Frazer's voice is really something special. Although the sound here has a traditional country feel, you don't need to be a fan of that genre to appreciate the quality of these songs. This has been an important album to me for years now, even before I could relate to the content of the lyrics, so I expected to see pages of reviews for this classic. All these well played, beautifully sung songs hidden away, waiting to be discovered. You might cry.
Biography
Formed: 1992 in San Francisco, CA
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '00s
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Two Wrongs Won't Make Things Right | Gentle Creatures | 4:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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You'll Understand | Mirador | 2:49 | $0.69 | View In iTunes |
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- $9.99
- Genres: Alternative, Music, Country, Alternative Country
- Released: Aug 22, 1995
- ℗ 1999 4AD
