Stars Of The Lid
Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid
Kranky
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2015
2CD
21.99
KRANK050CD
6-panel digifile
3LP
59.99
KRANK050LP
Gatefold sleeve
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Tracklist
1Requiem for Dying Mothers, Part 1 6:38
2Requiem for Dying Mothers, Part 2 7:37
3Down 3 5:46
4Austin Texas Mental Hospital, Part 1 2:49
5Austin Texas Mental Hospital, Part 2 12:19
6Austin Texas Mental Hospital, Part 3 5:48
7Broken Harbors, Part 1 3:33
8Broken Harbors, Part 2 6:47
9Broken Harbors, Part 3 9:17
10Mullholland 6:49
11The Lonely People (Are Getting Lonelier)10:08
12Gasfarming 3:19
13Piano Aquieu 10:56
14Fac 21 3:08
15Ballad of Distances, Part 1 3:36
16Ballad of Distances, Part 2 3:01
17A Lovesong (For Cub (For Cubs)6:46
18A Lovesong (For Cub (For Cubs)8:06
19A Lovesong (For Cub (For Cubs)7:46

The sixth full-length offering from nocturnal lullabye giants Stars of the Lid finds Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie expanding their sound palette to include strings, horns and piano in addition to guitars and field recordings. "The Tired Sounds of..." shows a continued trend toward more overt melodic structures seen on their previous Avec Laudenum album. Six suites stretch across two CDs and six sides of vinyl combining atmosphere, texture and melody. Neo-psychedelia, contemporary classical, ambient, minimalist, maximalist, drug enhancer, drug substitute. Stars of the Lid are all these things. Stars of the Lid are none of these things. Stars of the Lid are not about outer space, they are about inner space.