Reviews

For a 2 some theres folks do a great job of creating clean listenable music, remind me of a Canadian couple from wayback called Fraiser and Debolt

I really like this album. The Wind Whistles has a light, poppy sound, reminiscent of the Kimya Dawson songs from Juno in which she sings along with other folks. Each of the songs has a good melody, and as I skipped from one to the next, I found myself saying "Oh yeah, I like this track too!" with nearly every song. This whole album will definitely enter my music rotation/collection.

In particular, "Gold Fever" works really well, leading off the album with a defining sound that appears in nearly every song, but with variations. The dark songs like "Devil's Cauldron" are moody and atmospheric, while the light ones--particularly the Belle and Sebastian-like "Ballad of a Jailbreak wedding"--are just lovely to listen to. I'm not as keen on the slower songs, like "River," and the feedback/distortion in "Where does the Garbage go?" turns me off. My favorite song is " Good Friends won't Rip you Off," a song that gets in your head and gets you out there to tell others about the album.

Rating: Worth downloading the whole album.

I wrote a detailed review (in italian) of this album for my netlabel blog. Check it here:
http://eldino.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/it-eldino-vi-imbocca-12-the-wind-whistles-window-sills-indie-rock-2007/

Keep doing so wonderful songs, guys :)

Ho scritto una recensione dettagliata in italiano di quest'album meraviglioso. La trovate al link soprastante.

This album is stunning! Song after song leaps out and demands to be listened to. I love it!

Neil Young meets the Decemberists meets Angus and Julia Stone! Awesome. You guys should be so proud of yourselves for producing such a fantatsic debut. Bravo!

I must say that I like this album, it has a good feel to it. And bonus points for picking a good first track, because for some reason I ignore an album if the first track isn't very good.