Like Thieves... by Ports of Call
1st time on vinyl, Ports of Call (essentially a certain smile's fuzzier adolescence) and their debut LP Like Thieves...
to quote a random online reviewer:
"Yeah shoegaze is a done deal, heard it all a million times before right? Like fuck! So what about the recent revival how do they match up the the classic crop of c.’89-’92?
Ports of Call come under the Ride banner of shoegaze. Fast, guitar driven and with energy behind every song. Nothing meanders towards an ethereal climax. There’s been too much of a shoegaze template for certain bands to follow and Ports of Call luckily diverge away from this.
‘Washout’ and ‘Hermissenda’ would be the key picks for me. Nice dreamy slide on the first and a real up-tempo tune on the second. That said there is no really bad song on the whole album. Along with Brief Candles and The December Sound, I would rate these as the best shoegaze band operating out of the US."
Aw shucks, thanks!
Tracklist
| 1. | Ellipsis | 1:59 |
| 2. | Washout | 3:38 |
| 3. | Here We Are | 4:30 |
| 4. | Honey | 3:20 |
| 5. | Like Thieves | 2:35 |
| 6. | Claire | 3:01 |
| 7. | Aireals | 3:28 |
| 8. | Hermissenda | 2:53 |
| 9. | Quiet Tide | 3:43 |
| 10. | Spirals | 5:06 |
Credits
released February 26, 2008
Recorded and Mastered by Mike Bardzik
Mixed by Mike Bardzik and Ports of Call
at Second Story Studios, West Chester, PA
August - September, 2007.
License
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Raised on a steady diet of sarah records singles, slumberland noise pop, and creation era shoegaze, Portland's a certain smile work hard to find that balance between the sweet twee, the fuzzy gaze, and punky pop. From Philly to Portland, and back to Philly again, now w/ my lil underground recs to put out friends vinyl too!