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It took Temporary Residence a little longer to get it out than fans would have liked -- as the catalog numbers and releases kept flowing the magic number 50 sat in limbo for over a year, but TRR50: Thank You finally arrived and upon listening, it was worth the wait. The 11 tracks gathered here are all exclusive, making the collection more than a mere label sampler and more a fan letter to fans (thus the "Thank You" of the title), including a 24-page booklet featuring art solicited by TR from their admiring public. The mood of the collection is set with Fridge and their nine-minute daydream "Five Combs." The expansiveness displayed by Fridge is representative of many of the artists here -- Explosions in the Sky, Tarantel, Kammerflimmer Kollektief, Sybarite, Sonna -- all moving outward in different directions from the same contemplative center that in many ways defines the Temporary Residence sound. Rumah Sakit and Parlour provide some louder, pulse-quickening moments that give the collection a much-needed balance. ~ Wade Kergan
Recording information: Bottom of the Hill.
Photographers: Devin Coldewey; Jeremy DeVine. TRR50: Thank You Songs | 1. | Five Combs - Fridge |
| 2. | One, The - Howard Hello |
| 3. | Jignauseum - Kilowatthours |
| 4. | Bell Jar - Tarentel |
| 5. | I Can't See Anything When I Close My Eyes - Rumah Sakit (live) |
| 6. | Long Spring, The - Explosions in the Sky |
| 7. | Eiderdaunen - Kammerflimmer Kollektief |
| 8. | Killing the Moonshine - Sybarite |
| 9. | Landlaked - Parlour |
| 10. | And California - The Halifax Pier |
| 11. | Closer, The - Sonna |
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