Comments on: Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers – Songs in the Night http://songbytoad.com/2009/06/samantha-crain-the-midnight-shivers-songs-in-the-night/ Independent and alternative music in Scotland - with a shitload of gin. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:03:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Drunk Country http://songbytoad.com/2009/06/samantha-crain-the-midnight-shivers-songs-in-the-night/#comment-23204 Drunk Country Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:54:29 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=6106#comment-23204 I adore it. It's a creeper. It grows. I agree the EP was more urgent, more immediate. But I would also argue that, now we have come to live with the EP songs, the voice, the slouching country-soul, (+ I believe most commenting have seen her live), I think expectations were overly raised. Songs like Let The Fever Out & Devils In Boston still make me stop what I'm doing & sing along. She's a remarkable talent. I believe the album does that talent that justice. Amen. I adore it. It’s a creeper. It grows. I agree the EP was more urgent, more immediate. But I would also argue that, now we have come to live with the EP songs, the voice, the slouching country-soul, (+ I believe most commenting have seen her live), I think expectations were overly raised.

Songs like Let The Fever Out & Devils In Boston still make me stop what I’m doing & sing along. She’s a remarkable talent. I believe the album does that talent that justice.

Amen.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2009/06/samantha-crain-the-midnight-shivers-songs-in-the-night/#comment-23121 Matthew Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:07:48 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=6106#comment-23121 She's playing Edinburgh in... 2010, apparently! She’s playing Edinburgh in… 2010, apparently!

]]> By: Tart http://songbytoad.com/2009/06/samantha-crain-the-midnight-shivers-songs-in-the-night/#comment-23118 Tart Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:54:10 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=6106#comment-23118 Heard a lot of this live recently and it was rocked out quite a bit! The album versions are tamer to my ears. And even though the show I was at had serious sound issues, (the poor, dear lady suffered through) it was marvelous to see her performing this new stuff. And, the title track was very, very, very good live. Her band is wonderful, her drummer is mad as a wild boar, I can't make sense of him at. all. but I love whatever the fuck he's doing! And well the rest are just plain wonderful with her. So go hear her when you get the chance, you'll not be disappointed in the least. xoxo, Tart - #1 fan, thanks to these pages Heard a lot of this live recently and it was rocked out quite a bit! The album versions are tamer to my ears. And even though the show I was at had serious sound issues, (the poor, dear lady suffered through) it was marvelous to see her performing this new stuff. And, the title track was very, very, very good live. Her band is wonderful, her drummer is mad as a wild boar, I can’t make sense of him at. all. but I love whatever the fuck he’s doing! And well the rest are just plain wonderful with her. So go hear her when you get the chance, you’ll not be disappointed in the least.

xoxo,
Tart – #1 fan, thanks to these pages

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2009/06/samantha-crain-the-midnight-shivers-songs-in-the-night/#comment-23116 Matthew Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:45:00 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=6106#comment-23116 Yep, agreed. The EP was a 'by the balls, absolutely immediately' job. This is weird, because a lot of the songs are truly stunning, but as a whole I am still waiting for the real connection as well. Yep, agreed. The EP was a ‘by the balls, absolutely immediately’ job. This is weird, because a lot of the songs are truly stunning, but as a whole I am still waiting for the real connection as well.

]]> By: nic http://songbytoad.com/2009/06/samantha-crain-the-midnight-shivers-songs-in-the-night/#comment-23112 nic Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:17:07 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=6106#comment-23112 Agree regarding the uniformity of sound. I've listened to this one a couple of times over the last week or so and like it a lot, but feel like I'm still waiting for it to reveal itself to me. That isn't necessarily a bad thing in the long run; but makes it unlike the EP, which sat me up straight away, and which I still think is brilliant. Agree regarding the uniformity of sound. I’ve listened to this one a couple of times over the last week or so and like it a lot, but feel like I’m still waiting for it to reveal itself to me.

That isn’t necessarily a bad thing in the long run; but makes it unlike the EP, which sat me up straight away, and which I still think is brilliant.

]]> By: Andrew http://songbytoad.com/2009/06/samantha-crain-the-midnight-shivers-songs-in-the-night/#comment-23093 Andrew Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:23:32 +0000 http://songbytoad.com/?p=6106#comment-23093 Kind of reminds me of Lisa Hannigan. Similar vocal style and sound. Enjoy your upcoming holiday. My wife and I will travel to Italy in November. Planning on Rome and Florence. Where are you headed when you are there? Kind of reminds me of Lisa Hannigan. Similar vocal style and sound.

Enjoy your upcoming holiday. My wife and I will travel to Italy in November. Planning on Rome and Florence. Where are you headed when you are there?

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