Saturday 22 September 2007

NURSE AND SOLDIER 'MARGINALIA'

(Jagjaguwar, 2007)

01 Green Tea
02 Capture the Flag
03 In the Dark
04 Back in Yr Corner
05 Wrong
06 Bought Up Too Soon
07 What You Wanted
08 North of Baltimore
09 Imaginary Friend
10 Lies & Alterations
11 Fishing
12 Beatlemania
13 Satellightning
14 Her Higher Education

"Nurse & Soldier's Marginalia is gentle, bewildered psych-pop from the partnership of Robertson Thacher (aka Bobby Matador of Oneida) and longtime collaborator Erica Fletcher. The two have been making music together since their teenage years, a long history reflected in the intimate nature of the music. Far more vulnerable and raw than Oneida, Nurse & Soldier sing about longing, betrayal and reconciliation; the sound of Marginalia is a confused murmur, as opposed to Oneida's punishing roar.

The two multi-instrumentalists sing and play organs, guitars, synths, woodwinds, drums, and more ñ they are also joined by friends, including regular collaborator Jake Bailey (guitar, organ, drums) and Kid Millions of Oneida (drums). Marginalia is their second full-length record, following 2001's self-released Ancient History."

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