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To Spirit Back the Mews is a compilation surveying the Asthmatic Kitty roster, as well as related projects. Thirty-seven tracks and a budget price are incentives for any fan of skewed indie pop, which is probably the most apt description of this material. Roman Bolks' "Rebirth in Three Crude Parts" is acoustic psych pop linked to freaky loudspeaker loops; he also gets credit for the set's best song title, "My Father Fits Like a Dirty Shirt." "Guitar Guitar" is a pretty, Jolie Holland-esque number from Liz Janes, and Half-Handed Cloud appear every now and then with their brand of kooky bedroom electronica, which sounds dipped in Crunch Berries. Asthmatic Kitty is the sometime home of Sufjan Stevens, so there's material from him as well as his friends. These include former Marzuki bandmates Shannon Stephens ("More to Speak of") and Matthew Haseltine, whose "Christian Boltanski Takes Down His Christmas Tree" is a twittering acoustic instrumental indebted to avant folk. Overall it's a pretty solid comp, especially given the price. Fans of Asthmatic or its fellow travelers should find plenty to dig on here. ~ Johnny Loftus
An advance on proceeds from this album will go to New YorK Firefighters 9-11 Disasters Relief Fund. Also, a portion of the proceeds will be directed to the Heart & Soul Animal Sanctuary.
Personnel: Jason Brouwer (vocals, guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, drums, drum programming, background vocals); Liz Janes, Shannon Stephens (vocals, guitar); Matt Morgan (vocals, acoustic guitar); Roman Bolks (vocals); Lowell Brams (organ); Sufjan Stevens (glockenspiel).
Photographers: Lowell Brams; Sufjan Stevens.
Compilation producers: Lowell Brams, Sufjan Stevens.
To Spirit Back The Mews Music To Spirit Back The Mews Songs | 1. | Do You Remember? - Jason Brouwer |
| 2. | He's Not the Swindler We Are - Half-Handed Cloud |
| 3. | Rebirth in Three Crude Parts - Roman Bolks |
| 4. | Popcorn - Chatty Munchkin |
| 5. | First Full Moon, The - Sufjan Stevens |
| 6. | Run Me Out of Town - Jason Brouwer |
| 7. | Noonhitsinglenoone - Peter Mills |
| 8. | Guitar Guitar - Liz Janes |
| 9. | My Brother Is the Meatman - Royal City |
| 10. | Bells - Lowell Brams |
| 11. | Ordinary Guy - Lifestyles&Vistas |
| 12. | Dear John - Half-Handed Cloud |
| 13. | [Untitled] - Marzuki Stevens |
| 14. | More to Speak Of - Shannon Stephens |
| 15. | Prophet of Glory - Radio Evangelist |
| 16. | Walker Percy - Con Los Dudes |
| 17. | God'll Ne'er Let You Down - Sufjan Stevens |
| 18. | Search Warrant - Chatty Munchkin |
| 19. | News in Repetition, The - Roman Bolks |
| 20. | Christian Boltanski Takes Down His Christmas Tree - Matthew Haseltine |
| 21. | Done Gone Fire - Liz Janes |
| 22. | 13 Bar Blues - Marzuki Stevens |
| 23. | Cot-Roof - Half-Handed Cloud |
| 24. | It's What You Know So Well - Jason Brouwer |
| 25. | My Father Fits Like a Dirty Shirt - Roman Bolks |
| 26. | Kedge - Therefore |
| 27. | Burnt Rubber - Chatty Munchkin |
| 28. | Bushwick Junkie - Sufjan Stevens |
| 29. | Brooklyn - Lifestyles&Vistas |
| 30. | Hot Party Beats for When You Want to Get Your Groove On - Calcutronicasoris |
| 31. | Was He Really Doubting? - Half-Handed Cloud |
| 32. | Song of Sparrows - Birthday Cakes |
| 33. | Storm, The - Marzuki Stevens |
| 34. | Genene - Matthew Haseltine |
| 35. | I Can't Even Lift My Head - Sufjan Stevens |
| 36. | Big Room - Lowell Brams |
| 37. | There Is a Fountain Filled With Blood - Welcome Wagon |
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