The Lighthouse (Ana da Silva album)

The Lighthouse
Studio album by
Ana da Silva
Released21 February 2005 (2005-02-21)
Recorded2004
LabelChicks on Speed
ProducerAna da Silva

The Lighthouse is the first solo album by Ana da Silva of the Raincoats, released on 21 February 2005 on the Chicks on Speed label.

The first new music from da Silva since the Raincoats' 1996 album Looking in the Shadows, The Lighthouse was written and recorded by da Silva alone in her flat using a Yamaha QY70 sequencer and a Roland 8-track digital recorder, except "Modinha", which was recorded with Stuart Moxham (of Young Marble Giants) at his house, originally for a tribute album to Antônio Carlos Jobim.[1][2][3][4]

The album received a positive review from CMJ New Music Monthly, with Kory Grow saying the album "drips with traditionally tuneful beauty and stunning electro-innovation".[5] Spin gave the album an A− rating, called it "utterly seductive", commenting on "lovely, lulling, ticktock keyboard backdrops...for her exquisite chorales about disco balls and the cold winds."[6] Heather Phares, reviewing the album for Allmusic, gave it a 4-star review, calling it "striking and pure".[1]

Critics drew comparisons with Björk and Pram.[1][5]

Track listing

All songs by da Silva, except "Modinha" (Antônio Carlos Jobim).

  1. "Friend"
  2. "Two Windows over the Wings"
  3. "Running in the Rain"
  4. "The Lighthouse"
  5. "Hospital Window"
  6. "Modinha"
  7. "In Awe of a Painting"
  8. "Sister"
  9. "Disco Ball"
  10. "Climbing Walls"

References

  1. ^ a b c Phares, Heather "The Lighthouse Review", Allmusic. Retrieved 18 March 2017
  2. ^ "The Wire Tapper 12", The Wire, December 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2017
  3. ^ Bonini, Alessandro & Tamagnini, Emanuele (2006) New Wave, Gremese Editore, ISBN 978-8884404121, p. 56
  4. ^ Nicholas, Pam (2006) "Ana da Silva: Raincoats not required for home recording", Tape Op, Issue 51, Jan/Feb 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2017
  5. ^ a b Grow, Kory (2004) "Best New Music: Ana da Silva - The Lighthouse", CMJ New Music Monthly, Issue 131, p. 37. Retrieved 18 March 2017 via Google Books
  6. ^ "Breakdown: Ana da Silva The Lighthouse", Spin, April 2005, p. 108. Retrieved 18 March 2017 vis Google Books


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