| Sweetheart of the Sun | ||||
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| Studio album by The Greencards | ||||
| Released | August 20, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Newgrass | |||
| Length | 40:40 | |||
| Label | Darling Street | |||
| Producer | Gary Paczosa | |||
| The Greencards chronology | ||||
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Sweetheart of the Sun is the sixth studio album by The Greencards. It was released in August 2013 by Darling Street Records. It was produced, mixed, and recorded by Gary Paczosa with additional engineering by Shani Gandhi at Minutia Studio. Eric Boulanger mastered the recording at The Mastering Lab. [1]
The Greencards are an American progressive bluegrass band that formed in 2003 in Austin, Texas, and relocated in 2005 to Nashville, Tennessee. The band was founded by Englishman Eamon McLoughlin and Australians Kym Warner and Carol Young. The musicians originally performed in local Austin bars, and soon found increasing acclaim. They have released one independent album, Movin' On, in 2003, and two albums, Weather and Water and Viridian, on the Dualtone record label. Their fourth album, Fascination, was released on Sugar Hill in 2009. Their fifth album, The Brick Album (2011), was self-produced with the direct support of their fans. Pre-production donors were recognized with their names inscribed on the "bricks" that make up the cover art.
Gary Paczosa is an audio engineer, producer and A&R rep for Sugar Hill Records. He has been nominated 5 times for the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.
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The album was nominated for Best Folk Album at the 56th Grammy Awards. [2]
David Bowling opines, "Sweetheart of the Sun was an ambitious project for the Greencards and they were able to bring their vision to fruition." [3] It continues down a musical path started on The Brick Album. According to Shawn Underwood, "There’s more of the etherealness in the arrangements and layers of vocals and instruments and less of the bluegrass origins of the band...[as] if Gillian and Dave borrowed some production techniques from Pink Floyd." [4]
The Brick Album is the fifth studio album by The Greencards.
Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London in 1965. They achieved international acclaim with their progressive and psychedelic music. Distinguished by their philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, extended compositions, and elaborate live shows, they are one of the most commercially successful and influential groups in popular music history.
Sweetheart of the Sun is a concept album dealing with the band's connection to water. As such, many critics recommend listening to the album in its entirety rather than as individual songs. [4] [5]
A concept album is an album in which its tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Sometimes the term is applied to albums considered to be of "uniform excellence" rather than an LP with an explicit musical or lyrical motif. The exact criterion for a "concept album" varies among critics, with no discernible consensus.
