Description
Only three years passed between the Stones’ debut and this follow-up record, but the siblings seem to have aged exponentially in the interim. While 2007’s A Book Like This found the two setting their own adolescence to a soundtrack of acoustic guitars and sparse percussion, Down the Way is a decidedly adult album, filled with textured arrangements and a wider array of influences. Angus and Julia handle their own production this time around, and the resulting songs jump from panoramic chamber pop -- often with a rootsy, Americana edge -- to bedroom folk songs, with both members trading off vocals and instrumental duties. Julia still sings in a soft, fairy tale voice, but her own songs are bolder than they once were, with tracks like “Hold On” taking much of their strength from the contrast between her gauzy, childlike croon and the nocturnal-sounding instruments that surround it. Even so, brother Angus gets the “most improved” award, having moved past the solo folk songs he favored on A Book Like This (although some of those show up here, too) in favor of lush, collaborative material. On “Draw Your Swords,” one of the album’s three tunes to stretch past six minutes, he rips into the final refrain with gusto, shouting the lyrics in a cracked baritone before adopting a Jeff Buckley-ish falsetto. Andrew Leahey.
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Product Details
- Artist
- Angus & Julia Stone
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Year of release
- 2010
- Label / Studio
- NETTWERK
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- CD WOW! Sales Rank
- #714
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Hold On
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Black Crow
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For You
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Big Jet Plane
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Santa Monica Dream
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Yellow Brick Road
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And the Boys
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On the Road
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Walk It Off
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Hush
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Draw Your Swords
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I’M Not Yours
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The Devil’S Tears
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Comments about NETTWERK Angus & Julia Stone - Down the Way:
I really really like this CD, it is great for background music at work and then transfer to the car. I already had my ticket to their gig next month. Now I cant wait.
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Comments about NETTWERK Angus & Julia Stone - Down the Way:
I have all the Angus & Julia Stone albums and this is my new favourite. A beautiful album to play any time day / night.
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Comments about NETTWERK Angus & Julia Stone - Down the Way:
Simply a beautiful album. A must for all A&J fans.
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