Idiosyncratic, melodic songwriting fusing elements of folk, rock and electronica. "Beautiful songs." John Stirratt, Wilco

11 MP3 Songs in this album (40:31) !
Related styles: ROCK: Americana, ROCK: Folk Rock

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âEndless Airâ, Additional Moog's second album on Fight This Generation! Records sees the Shropshire, UK-based outfit turn in a darker, more contrasting collection of songs, imbued with an experimental edge and yet still retaining elements of rock, Americana and folk pop.

Recording for the album started in the summer of 2007 and finally ended in December 2008. There was good reason it took longer than expected; âMaking this album nearly split Additional Moogâ, says singer/songwriter J.L. Williams. âOn a personal level I was going through some emotional upheaval and at the same time there was a period of adjustment for the band with a line-up change. There was a lot of downtime deciding whether to permanently recruit a new bassist or try a different approach. The fact that we weren't all based in the same city any more made it more challenging. In the end, Mark (Rose) and I split bass parts. Ultimately it was all the more rewarding the way things turned out.â

âOur debut, 'Thirty Three & A Third', was all about capturing a set of songs that we'd been playing live as a bandâ, explains Williams. âMaking 'Endless Air' was a much more deliberate affair. With the arrangements I wanted to de construct parts, play around with synthesizer noises and go for a more textured, warmer production. Essentially I shut myself away with a tape machine and a razor bladeâ.

The resulting album, âEndless Airâ, is an emotionally absorbing journey that is by turns both melancholic and optimistically pop-inspired. Opening track âQuietly Through the Canyonâ lays the groundwork with its minor key verses giving way to a hopeful, major key chorus. The overall, introspective feel permeates the rest of the album on cuts like âMade From Gamesâ, âSigns On Fifty-Fourâ and the bittersweet âI'm Not Safe In This World.â

âCrestingâ is one of the most delicate songs on the album and yet the rawest, being one of the tracks recorded almost completely live in the studio with few overdubs.

Respite comes in the form of the angular âKicking Staticâ, fuzzy garage rock of âSilver Diverâ and the folk pop of âHoly Jukeboxâ - all songs that actually date from very early on in the Additional Moog oeuvre.

âRadio Silenceâ is Additional Moog's most experimental and textured song to date that moves away from a normal song format towards a series of mini-movements that culminate in a fuzzed out jam that sounds like it was a blast to play!

âHarmonica Fuelâ and âThe Slow Fadeâ both seem to be thematically linked, albeit from different points in a journey. âHarmonica Fuelâ plots the early beginnings of a new start/endeavour/relationship, while âThe Slow Fadeâ brings that journey to its inevitable and yet hopeful end.

âEndless Airâ is released April 6th.