Sidereal Time, by The Harvey Girls

Sidereal Time

by The Harvey Girls

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1.	Moonrise 03:26	info	buy track
2.	Ft. Worth, 1963 03:33		buy track
3.	Between the Stars 04:42		buy track
4.	Superman Keeps Slipping 02:25		buy track
5.	Picher, Nowata 04:14		buy track
6.	Here's to Hoping Your Heroes Are Real 03:38	info	buy track
7.	She Rode Flying Horses 03:30		buy track
8.	Crows in Grass 03:52		buy track
9.	Sun Dogs 04:13		buy track

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You can pick up the CD version of this album at Circle Into Square: www.circleintosquare.com/item/sidereal-time

Sidereal Time combines pop lullabies with lush experimental sound to create the perfect soundtrack for a mellow, dreamy night. Recorded by Hiram at the couple’s house, Sidereal Time draws from a strangely beautiful array of influences—baroque pop, early Disney soundtracks, bluegrass, and country—to create placid and enveloping songs like opener "Moonrise" (featuring guitar and noises from Benoit Pioulard). A lucky $20 nylon-string acoustic guitar find inspired "Here’s to Hoping Your Heroes Are Real" and "Crows in Grass," while friends Josh Millard and Cord Amato added banjo and saz (a Turkish stringed instrument) to the mix. Strings, horns, brass, saws, pianos, and glockenspiels ornament the arrangements; tight vocal harmonies warm them. Snippets of natural and artificial sounds subtly underscore each song’s otherworldly appeal. Despite its sleepy and surreal sound, Sidereal Time’s lyrics focus on hard realities: the lives of those who are nameless-but-famous (the horse-diving rider in "Ft Worth, 1963" and "She Rode Flying Horses") or holding onto something beloved as it fades ("Picher, Nowata"). As The Harvey Girls’ most sophisticated and mature recording to date, Sidereal Time is filled with dreams and the sad and lovely music they make as they drift away.

You can check them out at our Vimeo page: vimeo.com/theharveygirls

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released October 9, 2012

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The Harvey Girls Portland, Oregon

Melissa Rodenbeek and Hiram Lucke formed The Harvey Girls in August of 2003 in Lawrence, Kansas. The group combine the... melodies of bubblegum pop with experimentation in sound. Their music stands as a cross between Prince Paul's production work and the songs of the Shangri-Las. The couple moved to Portland, OR, in 2006 where they remain. Josh Millard joins the couple in their live shows. ... more

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