Kate And Anna McGarrigle - Heartbeats Accelerating

Styles: Vocal, Folk
Year: 1990
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:50
Size: 98,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:40)  1. Heartbeats Accelerating
(4:56)  2. I Eat Dinner
(4:37)  3. Rainbow Ride
(4:21)  4. Mother Mother
(4:47)  5. Love Is
(4:13)  6. D.J. Serenade
(3:47)  7. I'm Losing You
(4:11)  8. Hit And Run Love
(5:16)  9. Leave Me Be
(2:58) 10. St. James Hospital

The sister's 7th album was released on former Tangerine Dream keyboardist Peter Baumann's Private Music label. Their sound was remarkably different from their earlier work with the addition of synthesizers and a more electronic background cushioning their tales of love, loss and life. The title track was covered by Linda Ronstadt on her "Winter Light" album. Critics took particular note of "I Eat Dinner", a haunting masterpiece reflecting the loneliness of a failed relationship. 

Their previous album, the fine but underappreciated Love Over and Over, had found the McGarrigles nodding cautiously toward more explicit pop and rock accents, but their cult-sized audience was likely hoping for a return to the more acoustic atmosphere of earlier records. At first listen, then, Heartbeats Accelerating is a modest shock, laced with coproducer Pierre Marchand's (Sarah McLachlan) moody synthesizers and a slightly chillier feel to the album's overall sound. Yet those modern elements ultimately work, underlining the songs' more fatalistic perspective, especially on the set's bittersweet zenith, "I Eat Dinner." In her inventory of a divorced mother's solitary meal, Kate McGarrigle captures no less than the death of romance, her very restraint making its dry-eyed contemplation of life after love quietly devastating. ~ Sam Sutherland - Editorial Reviews http://www.amazon.com/Heartbeats-Accelerating-Kate-Anna-McGarrigle/dp/B0000000JY

Personnel:  Anna McGarrigle - Vocals, Keyboards, Drum (5);  Kate McGarrigle - Vocals, Accordion, Piano, Guitar, Banjo, Keyboards;  Yves Gigon - Drums (1,3,9), Percussion (3,5);  Daniel Gigon - Bass (1,3);  Michael Breen - Guitar (1,2,7);  Joel Zifkin - Violin (1,7,9);  Pierre Marchand - Keyboards, Accordion, Vocals (7);  Bill Dillon - Guitars (2,3,4,5,6,9);  Michel Dupire - Percussion (3,9);  Jason Lang - Guitars (4,8);  Marc Langis - Bass (3,6);  Norman Barsalo - Bass (5);  Richard Mischook - Guitar (6,8);  Rufus Wainwright - Vocals (7);  Pat Donaldson - Bass and Guitar (9).

Heartbeats Accelerating

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Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Love Over And Over

Styles: Vocal, Folk
Year: 1982
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:25
Size: 100,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:11)  1. Move Over Moon
(4:03)  2. Sun, Son (Shining on The Water)
(3:23)  3. I Cried For Us
(4:08)  4. Love Over And Over
(3:30)  5. Star Cab Company
(3:56)  6. Tu Vas M'Accompagner
(2:17)  7. On My Way To Town
(3:01)  8. Jesus Lifeline
(3:49)  9. The Work Song
(3:17) 10. St. Valentine's Day 1978
(5:42) 11. Midnight Flight
(3:04) 12. A Place In Your Heart

As beautiful as Kate & Anna McGarrigle's first two albums were, they were something less than radio friendly a bit too openly emotional, a little short on glitter and their third, Pronto Monto, was an only partially successful attempt by producer David Nichtern to give their work a bit more pop polish. After leaving Warner Bros., the McGarrigles retreated into regionalism with the Québecois-friendly French Record before showing they could make a much more pleasing pop record on their own with Love Over and Over. Without forcing the issue, Love Over and Over, which Kate and Anna produced themselves, is approachable, hooky, and often quite witty, especially on the astrologically minded "Move Over Moon," the modern-day blues of "The Work Song," and the title cut, which features a tasty guitar solo from Mark Knopfler. 

But while Love Over and Over is a sweeter pill than what the McGarrigles sometimes offer, they're still in touch with their darker sensibilities, most notably on the bittersweet childhood reminiscences "Star Cab Company" and "On My Way to Town," and their French-language revision of Bob Seger's "You'll Accompany Me" is wildly idiosyncratic, palpably passionate, and pretty darn rockin'. And, as always, Kate & Anna McGarrigle sing like angels who've seen enough of life on our plane to understand it very well. A great album, and not a bad place to start digging into their body of work. 

~ Mark Deming  http://www.allmusic.com/album/love-over-and-over-mw0000235087

Personnel: Kate McGarrigle (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, fiddle, accordion, piano, background vocals); Alun Davies (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Chaim Tannenbaum (vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, background vocals); Anna McGarrigle (vocals, banjo, accordion, piano, keyboards, background vocals); Janie McGarrigle (vocals, piano, organ, background vocals); Dane Lanken (vocals, background vocals); Martha Wainwright, Pat Donaldson, Rufus Wainwright (vocals); Scot Lang (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Andrew Cowan (guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar); Mark Knopfler (electric guitar); Gilles Losier (violin, fiddle); Ken Pearson (tack piano, electric piano, organ, keyboards); Gerry Conway, Jean Paul Robichaud (drums, percussion); Al DeBueno (drums); Paul Samwell-Smith (background vocals).

Love Over And Over

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