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Grand Salvo – Soil Creatures

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Few songsmiths are able to lurch feelings so freely as Paddy Mann from Grand Salvo. So freely and with such piercing clarity.

His second fifth album, Soil Creatures, is a low-fi amalgam of plucked harp, meandering piano and sweeping acoustic guitar. The lyrics are almost whispered. It’s delicate as a lacy veil yet conjures up emotive power of the “whimsical. wistful and wanting”. Like threads of dreams chased upon awakening.

Operating out of Melbourne, his album contains ten tracks. It’s spartan and pensive. The track list are simple single words. Simplicity doesn’t belie any loss of power.

I first heard ‘Needles’ on Triple J whilst driving home from work. I couldn’t think straight after paying attention to the lyrics. And they’re not convoluted bamboozling lyrics.

They’re simple. Like the thoughts we have yet never think to express. “The curtains behave like the soul of a wave – the texta explodes so deliciously slow” for example. A touch of gold if you ask me – but then again I am a closet hippy.

Stand out tracks: Needles, Father, Brother and Sea

(You can listen to a few tracks by clicking here)

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3 Responses to “Grand Salvo – Soil Creatures”

  1. Tom Says:
    July 23rd, 2009 at 10:08 am

    Nice photos and words.
    One small correction, it’s actually Mr Mann’s 5th Album. Definitely check out album number 2 “River Road” (on Pharmacy records), it’s pretty much the greatest thing ever recorded!

  2. jason Says:
    July 23rd, 2009 at 1:31 pm

    Thanks Tom for the correction. :D

    I will definitely check out his album River Road and thanks for visiting :)

  3. Dragonfly Racer Says:
    July 26th, 2009 at 2:06 pm

    “Simplicity doesn’t belie any loss of power”
    …so true

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