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Tennessee 4:49 02. The Depression 3:55 03. Apologies 4:35 04. Lorelei 2:38 05. One Last Look 3:20 06. In My Hour 3:15 07. Battle Of Saratoga 4:52 08. Starry Night 4:59 09. For You 2:58 10. Station 2 5:15 ┌────────┐ ────┤ Notes ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── └────────┘ Led by bassist and songwriter Josh Haden, Spain is an alternative rock band that often conjures images of late nights and broken hearts with their low-key but emotionally powerful music, inspired by vintage jazz and 'bachelor pad' sounds and approached without irony. Leader Haden comes from a family with a strong musical pedigree: his father is the great jazz bassist and composer Charlie Haden, and his siblings include violinist Petra Haden (who led the group that dog and has worked with the Foo Fighters, Mike Watt, the Decemberists, and Iggy & the Stooges), vocalist Rachel Haden (a fellow member of that dog who has accompanied Beck, the Rentals, and Weezer), and cellist Tanya Haden (whose credits include sessions with Silversun Pickups and Sea Wolf). There was a patina of hipster cool in most of Haden's early recordings as Spain. That's been washed away on 2016's "Carolina"; instead of suggesting a late-night bachelor pad jazz session, "Carolina" evokes the sound and feeling of a quiet summer evening in the Deep South, where all you can hear are the crickets and your failed dreams echoing through your imagination. The weary but implacable rhythms that drive these ten songs are at once gloomy and graceful, full of quiet beauty but evoking a mood that's a shade or two past the blues. This edition of Spain is built around a small ensemble - Haden on guitar, bass, and vocals, Danny Frankel on percussion, Petra Haden (Josh's sister) on violin and vocals, and producer and engineer Kenny Lyon on banjo, various guitars, and keyboards. But the arrangements give the melodies a full, rich sound, dynamic but powerful, and the doleful strength of Haden's lead vocals gives his lyrics a quiet but unerring gravity that serves them well. "Carolina" is a collection of short sketches on American life that doesn't truly cohere into a larger narrative, but the common threads of tragedy, loss, and the search for answers make this into something more compelling than a random collection of tunes. For all its purposeful simplicity, Carolina is an emotionally potent work, and after the contemplations of grief on 2014's "Sargent Place", this album's unspoken theme is the inner journey in the wake of loss and hurt. Spain have been producing subtly remarkable albums since they debuted in 1995, and "Carolina" shows they've grown remarkably as artists since then. ┌────────┐ ────┤ Group ├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── └────────┘