Lions [LP]

by William Fitzsimmons

Overview

Hirsute Midwest singer/songwriter William Fitzsimmons has a knack for crafting incredibly measured (almost hypnotically so), deeply personal, largely finger-picked folk confections that flirt with AOR pop without losing any of their artisan luster. Produced by Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla (Tegan and Sara, the Decemberists), Lions dispenses with some of the electronic flourishes that crept into 2011's Gold in the Shadow. Walla's tape loops and synths reside largely in the shadows, allowing Fitzsimmons' easy voice, which falls somewhere between the breathy earnestness of Sufjan Stevens and the steady, deep water thrum of Toad the Wet Sprocket's Glen Phillips, ample stage room with which to strut and fret its hour. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	02/18/2014
Label:	Nettwerk
UPC:	0067003099714
Rank:	110840

Tracks

1. Well Enough
2. Josie's Song
3. Brandon
4. Took
5. Fortune
6. Blood/Chest
7. Hold On
8. Centralia
9. From You
10. Sister
11. Lions
12. Speak

Album Credits

Performance Credits

William Fitzsimmons   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals
Chris Walla   Primary Artist,Loops,Piano,Guitar,Harmonium,Percussion,Synthesizer,Drum Machine
Michael Flynn   Primary Artist
Jason McGerr   Drums,Percussion
Rosie Thomas   Vocals
Abby Gunderson   Piano,Violin,Vocals

Technical Credits

Ed Brooks   Mastering
Sufjan Stevens   Vocal Engineer
Chris Walla   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
William Fitzsimmons   Composer
John Rummen   Design
Michael Flynn   Composer
Theodore Gericault   Cover Painting
Erin Brown   Composer,Photography