Monday, October 20, 2008

Dear Nora

Dear Nora - We'll Have a Time


Genre: Indie Pop / Cuddle-Core / Twee
Based in...: Portland
Label: Magic Marker
Year: 2001
My Rate: 9/10

Dear Nora is an indiepop/cuddle-core trio based in Portland. All three bandmembers had gone to college together playing in different bands. They came together via the passion of short, guitar-driven songs and girl group-inspired melodies as well as 60s pop music in general. We'll Have a Time is their debut, released in 2001 with the production of Amy Linton from The Aislers Set, and is 26 minutes of lovely charming pop tunes. The album is perfectly constructed in a simple way and all songs are beautiful, sweet, dreamy, lo-fi with singalong choruses and a similar use of jangly guitars like in early Of Montreal's records. We'll Have a Time proves what a simple but well made production can made, is just about sensibility and Dear Nora has it.



1 comment:

L said...

Thanks for this!