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Ida songs are sooo breathtakingly pretty they make my cry. How do they do it? I only wish I could write songs this beautiful.
This album is actually comprised of left-over songs from when they were recording "Will You Find Me" for Capitol Records. So, while "Will You Find Me" is the polished major-label-release-that-never-was, these songs are the ones that didn't quite fit in, the ones that aren't quite "commercial". Take for example the weird instrumental "Ignatia Amara" which sounds like something out of a movie soundtrack. Or the nine minute "Moves Through The Air".
Listening to the CD also made me think, Karla is the Tobin Sprout of Ida! I'm finding more and more, I'll listen to an Ida album, and one song will stand out as my favorite (like "Arrowheads" on this album), and when I check the CD booklet, it's always seems to be one of her songs. (She's actually released a solo album and some EPs...I'll get around to reviewing them eventually...)
But there are also beautiful tracks like "So Long" that would've stood quite nicely to their companions on "Will You..." All in all, this isn't as strong of an album as "Will You..." but it's still strong indeed. Makes me weepy. (janice.09.02)
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will you find me • tiger style • 2000
I've said it before, and I will say it again: Ida are the Fleetwood Mac of my generation. And their latest full-length album continues to support my claim. For the past decade, this NY-based quartet have brought us fragile, acoustic-based melodies driven by the haunting harmonies of married couple, Elizabeth Mitchell and Daniel Littleton. But, personally, I was so happy to find more songs from Karla Schickele, who, with her low alto voice and her passionate, erratic piano playing, is the Christie McVie of the band. Her "Man In Mind" particularly stands-out on this CD with its monotone rhythms and stumbling notes. And Liz brings a "Landslide"-esque gentleness to the quiet ballad "Georgia." Ida retool their classic, signature-song "Maybelle" for the CD and smooth out the samples for another version of "Shrug." It's a little awkward listening to such personal tracks from Dan and Liz like "Turn Me On." (sample lyric: "Stripped as you are you come to me/I won't deny you anything...") Errr, ohhhhkay...but all in all, this is a truly gorgeous album with such sophisticated songwriting and musicianship. This is their "Rumours." (janice.11.00)
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