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"You amaze me... You amaze me... You amaze me." Merely one snippet from Cocteau Twins' solidly savoury 'Four Calendar Cafe that slips and slides and slinks about effortlessly, cleanly and quickly hypnotizing. Likewise, Fiel Garvie's third release, 'Caught Stealing' duly does so, intimately embracing as it ushers you into your own Neverland to fondly remember whether awake or in a slumber.
Coalescing the ingredients of founders Anne Reekie (vocals, keys), Adam Green (guitar), Jude Budgen (bass) and Greg MacDermott (drums, vocals) whilst adding Emma Corlett (keys, vocals) years later, the UK's Fiel Garvie deliver 51 plus minutes of nourishing serendipitous sojourns. "Special Rate" opens this cafe of self-awareness like the wonderful aroma of brewing coffee as you shower on a cold winter morning, gliding into the layered, slow march sip of "Estimate," both awash Anne's advising whisperings. "Palace Lights" pumps about in keys as Adam loops his pickings amidst additional keys peppering into a crescendo while "Daylight" releases you with your eyes open upon your daily uncertainties to unfurl. In a pleasant, dreamy chanting way that resonates, "Airsong" reassures, complete with a midsection that takes you back deeply into your subconscious.
Rising out of bed, "Shy Away" questions, but gives strength in objectivity, begging you to listen to your inner voice of reason. Building in an understated momentum, "All Of You" steadily paces ahead in self-determination, gaining strength to its breathing finish while bass and keys run together in the often maddening dualities of life in "Off And On Again." "A Man's Tale" is an absolute relish as it rumbles in a layered consistency anchored in bass, opening wide in the chorus that reverberates beyond. With strings unfurling, "Blue Thunder" has you searching into its questioning feedback that releases you into a field of chorus. Closer "Seems So Low" pours you a sum of all the parts and the discoveries found as this tick-tock soaring and gliding conglomeration brings you to the end to arise with a restful smile. Indeed, Peter was right: You can fly and indubitably in this steal.
reviewed by michael
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