Leche

by Gregory and the Hawk

Overview

Meredith Godreau's third full-length collection of original material under her Gregory & the Hawk pseudonym finds the upstate New York-based singer/songwriter back in her bedroom, reveling in the delicate, wistful, homegrown warmth of her 2007 debut. Godreau's deliberate, pizzicato arrangements serve as the perfect foil for her plain and perfect double-tracked vocals (imagine a less effected/comical Joanna Newsom), and while her wispy, "independent soundtrack-ready" brand of twee indie folk-pop may be omnipresent in 2010, it leans hard toward the quality end of the spectrum. There's an addictive property to standout cuts like the breezy opener "For the Best," the gloriously poppy "Over and Over," and the keyboard- and drum machine-driven "Olly Olly Oxen Free," that makes Leche the perfect go-to record for both rainy days, Sunday mornings, and lazy summer afternoons. It continuously blurs the line between precious and profound, which in lesser, more musically redundant hands would spell disaster, but Godreau is a crafty enough architect to know that innovation and evolution are as important to pop music as heartbreak and a simple hook are. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	11/09/2010
Label:	Fat Cat / Fatcat Records
UPC:	0600116999429
Rank:	62225

Tracks

1. For the Best
2. Landscapes
3. Over and Over
4. Soulgazing
5. Geysir Nationale
6. Frebeigbt
7. Olly Olly Oxen Free
8. A Century Is All We Need
9. Leaves
10. Puller Return
11. Hard To Define
12. Dream Machine

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gregory and the Hawk   Primary Artist
Adam Pierce   Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Vibraphone,Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Nylon String),Bass
Jeremy Backofen   Finger Snaps
Mike McGuire   Guitar (Electric),Vocals
Meredith Godreau   Vocals,Guitar,Harp

Technical Credits

Adam Pierce   Composer,Producer
Alan Douches   Mastering
Paul Carabello   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Jeremy Backofen   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Mike McGuire   Assistant Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Rob Laakso   Assistant Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Meredith Godreau   Instrumentation,Producer,Composer