Tilly and the Wall - O (2008)

Tilly and the Wall
O
Release date: 17 Jun 2008
Label: Team Love

Tracklist
1. Tall Tall Grass
2. Pot Kettle Black
3. Cacophony
4. I Found You
5. Alligator Skin
6. Chandelier Lake
7. Dust Me Off
8. Falling Without Knowing
9. Poor Man's Ice Cream
10. Blood Flower
11. Too Excited

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Pitchfork (7.6/10)
Despite the evolution of their sound, Tilly and the Wall haven't forgotten about what made them appealing in the first place: bright co-ed harmonies, rousing choruses, and their overall open-hearted good nature. And so they lure you into this rich, multi-dimensional collection with opener "Tall Tall Grass", which wouldn't have sounded out of place on their debut. The soaring acoustic number starts out spare, but uses the dreamy interplay between Alarid and Neely Jenkins' sweetly sassy sopranos to take flight amidst a stately piano line and a surprisingly reverb-heavy guitar solo. And elsewhere the band gives in to their penchant for big, sing-along hooks and glorious, celebratory noise. Both "Jumbler", which is built on handclaps and off-kilter piano melodies and is studded with horn slides, and the aptly named "Cacophony", which makes the most of the band's wealth of vocal talent by layering tangy three-part harmonies over Pressnall's galloping rhythms and some revival tambourines, will remind listeners why they fell in love with this charming band: Because Tilly and the Wall aren't jaded or studiously cool or blasé. Because they know it feels good to stomp your feet and scream at the top of your lungs. Because they haven’t lost their connection to the emotional freedom of childhood-- that moment in time when you feel the rawness of your emotions, but haven't learned to be ashamed of them yet.