Label: Kranky
Reissued 2013
Long overdue new release from nocturnal lullabye giants STARS OF THE LID finds Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie expanding their sound palette to include strings, horns and piano in addition to guitars and field recordings. "The Tired Sounds of..." shows a continued trend toward more overt melodic structures seen on their previous "Avec Laudenum" album. Six suites stretch across two CDs and six sides of vinyl combining atmosphere, texture and melody. Neo-psychedelia, contemporary classical, ambient, minimalist, maximalist, drug enhancer, drug substitute. STARS OF THE LID are all these things. STARS OF THE LID are none of these things. STARS OF THE LID are not about outer space, they are about inner space.
Track Listing:
A1 Central Texas 3:43
A2 Sun Drugs 12:20
A3 24 Inch Cymbal 6:01 Lid Two 22:27
B1 Down II 1:22
B2 Taphead 12:34
B3 Fucked Up (3:57 AM) 8:32
Lid Three 21:33
C1 Music For Twin Peaks Episode # 30, Part I 8:01
C2 Music For Twin Peaks Episode # 30, Part II 13:32
Lid Four 20:52
D The Artificial Pine Arch Song 20:52