After appearing on the soundtrack to the hit TV show The OC, Alexi Murdoch could have easily followed Death Cab for Cutie onto the major label merry-go-round and let a bevy of A&R folks shape him into Next Big Thinghood. Instead, the Scottish singer/songwriter's self-released debut full-length bears haunting similarities to the likes of Nick Drake's Pink Moon, hardly the way to mainstream stardom no matter how many car commercials it inspires. Nearly a third of the album will be familiar to those who already have Murdoch's 2004 EP Four Songs, three-quarters of which is reprised here, including "Orange Sky," the aforementioned small-screen favorite. ("It's Only Fear" is the sole track that didn't make the leap, insuring collector-geek status for the EP.) The remaining eight songs are, in the best possible sense, more of the same, and in the case of the first single "Dream About Flying" and the haunted opener "All My Days," they surpass the older songs. Murdoch's murmuring, Drake-like vocals and John Martyn-style acoustic guitar are at the forefront of the album, with only the most minimal accompaniment. Detractors might dismiss Time Without Consequence as the work of a Cat Stevens for the Garden State generation, but there's a always a place for hushed intimacy and delicate folk-pop singer/songwriters, and Alexi Murdoch fills the bill without the mewling self-absorption of the emo contingent.
i'm getting back to my relaxation musical mood... lol i go through phases where i listen to hard (or classic) rock day and night... then a couple months later i'll switch to folk music, then jazz, then alternative, then 90's... and occasionally i'll have a weekend where i listen to hip hop/rap.... as of now im listening to my Garden State Soundtrack, Alexi Murdoch, Nick Drake, Damien Rice to na...
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If you're a fan of Nick Drake or simply enjoy well-written and -performed contemporary folk, this CD is highly recommended. Alexi Murdoch composes some terrific melodies, but his performance is what sets him apart. He sings quietly and intimately, and his spare arrangements make the music sound that much more personal and soothing. Great for quiet moments in life.
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Whenever I hear the music of the unquestionably talented U.K. singer-songwriter Alexi Murdoch, I wonder if you can copyright a style. I don't think you can, but if you could, the estate of the late, beloved musician Nick Drake might have a case against Murdoch.I used to feel that John Martyn, one of Drake's contemporaries in the early '70s, hewed a little too close to Drake's idiosyncratic soun...
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SO says the MOGBadassador LGE ;) It's time kiddies. We were originally talking about this over the early summer... it's now autumn... crisp bite in the air... leaves blowin in the wind & beers calling my name... lizzie, lizzie... time for a mog meet... SO all you MOGgers out there, you know who you are... Lakposhti, CodyB (if possible), I am, dermahrk, Ivylander, dharmachris, dachmo, Marc Z......
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...I've been paying (not with actual cold hard cash) closer attention to music in movies, not so much the score or the soundtrack per say, but the music that plays in the movie. The end credits is a great place to track down those songs. A great example is the film, "Gone Baby Gone". Affleck directs, produces, acts, etc. in it. Well, Nic Harcourt was the music supervisor and when I realized...
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don't you love it when you're shuffling through your music on itunes and stumble across stuff that has been on there for ages and you get a feeling of rediscovery? i've had a number of Alexi Murdoch's songs in my library for some time but haven't listened to any of it for a while now. today i felt like playing every single track back.i'm so happy i did. :)
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i'm getting back to my relaxation musical mood... lol i go through phases where i listen to hard (or classic) rock day and night... then a couple months later i'll switch to folk music, then jazz, then alternative, then 90's... and occasionally i'll have a weekend where i listen to hip hop/rap.... as of now im listening to my Garden State Soundtrack, Alexi Murdoch, Nick Drake, Damien Rice to na...
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"And I had a dreamI stood beneath an orange skyWith my sister standing byWith my sister standing byI said Sister, here is what I know nowHere is what I know nowGoes like this..In your love, my salvation liesIn your love, my salvation liesIn your love, my salvation liesIn your love, in your love, in your love"I love this song. It's beautiful. Listen!
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If you're a fan of Nick Drake or simply enjoy well-written and -performed contemporary folk, this CD is highly recommended. Alexi Murdoch composes some terrific melodies, but his performance is what sets him apart. He sings quietly and intimately, and his spare arrangements make the music sound that much more personal and soothing. Great for quiet moments in life.
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| 1 All My Days |
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| 2 Breathe |
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| 3 Home |
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| 4 Song for You |
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| 5 Dream About Flying |
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| 6 Wait |
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| 7 Love You More |
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| 8 Blue Mind |
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| 9 Shine |
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| 10 12 |
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| 11 Orange Sky |
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