Sweven

by Brooke Waggoner

Overview

Sweven continues on the odd, misshapen path Brooke Waggoner began to explore on 2013's Originator. Waggoner isn't so much interested in the destination as she is in the journey and, consequently, Sweven can feel a little bit formless as it flits from schizoid rockers and twinkling instrumental interludes to fully formed orchestral pop. Clearly, some of these tracks are meant as nothing more than vehicles to set the mood, functional aural sketches that keep the album slightly off-kilter. As the record winds along, the settings turn expansive, relying on strings and double-tracked vocals, arrangements that suggest an ever-opening world while also functioning as a counterpoint to the album's frenetic beginning. If the two halves don't quite match exactly or if the songs deliberately evade instead of hook, the atmosphere remains alluring, as does the suggestion that Sweven is headed in directions Brooke Waggoner never intended to go. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	01/15/2016
Label:	Swoon Moon Music
UPC:	0859715189988
Rank:	240800

Tracks

1. Fink
2. Widowmaker
3. Egg Shells [Instrumental]
4. Pennies and Youth
5. Proof
6. Sweven
7. Two of a Kind
8. Ovenbird
9. Adults
10. Fellow
11. Cherry-Pick
12. The Splitting of Yourself in Two

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Brooke Waggoner   Primary Artist,Fender Rhodes,Synthesizer,Vocals,Piano
Brad Odum   Drums
Juan Solarzano   Bass (Electric)
Byron Binkley   Spoken Word
Philip Waggoner   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Matt Slocum   Cello
Zach Casebolt   Violin
Betsy Lamb   Viola
David Davidson   Violin
Jack Jezzro   Double Bass

Technical Credits

Pietro Garrone   Creative Director,Package Design
Philip Waggoner   Engineer
Jessi Arnold   Photography
Eddie Spear   Mixing
Kyle Rictor   Engineer,Mixing
Brooke Waggoner   Orchestral Arrangements,Instrumentation,Producer,Engineer,Composer,Poetry
Chris Athens   Mastering
Darren Phipps   Engineer
Logan Matheny   Engineer
Bobby Shin   Engineer