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See You On The Moon | 
| Artist: Tift Merritt
Label: Fantasy
Category: Music
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 875
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 888072319653
EAN: 0888072319653
ASIN: B003FBNJ5O
Release Date: June 1, 2010
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| Tracks:
| • | Mixtape | | • | Engine To Turn | | • | The Things That Everybody Does | | • | Six More Days Of Rain | | • | Feel Of The World | | • | Never Talk About It | | • | All The Reasons We Don't Have To Fight | | • | Live Till You Die | | • | Papercut | | • | See You On The Moon | | • | Danny's Song | | • | After Today |
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Product Description
See You On The Moon is Tift Merritt's most visceral work to date. A deeply centered departure, these focused and creative musical short stories find Tift at the height of her powers. "I wanted to make a really direct record. I wanted to take everything to a place that was less labored, of more depth. Open space, real strength. There was a certain feeling of inevitability about it. Like I found these songs whole."
To bring her musical short stories to life, Merritt recruited Tucker Martine, best known for his work with Bill Frisell, The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens, Laura Veirs, Spoon, and as one of Paste magazine's top ten producers of the decade. Martine produced, recorded and mixed the record while receiving a detailed tour of Tift's native turf. "It made a lot of sense to take this record back to North Carolina," she added. "Build a fort in our own backyard." With longtime band mates Zeke Hutchins on drums, Jay Brown on bass and vocals, and guitar player Scott McCall, the Martine-Merritt partnership sounds firmly anchored in the deep water of home while deliberately and wholeheartedly venturing from the docks. "Tucker has such a gentle way of bringing the best out of people, of taking the time to see what you are really made of and getting at, and coaxing you further from there. We wanted to come at things from different directions, not go straight for a band combo, really build around the songs rather than some idea of how things were supposed happen. I played more instruments on this record than any other I've made." At heart, See You On The Moon is a profoundly focused Tift doing what she does best better than she ever has - poignant writing and performing welded to the steady pursuit of new places. Joining the `Moon' sessions were, among others, celebrated pedal steel guitarist Greg Leisz and My Morning Jacket's Jim James.
In her nascent career, Tift Merritt has already produced an impressive body of work and earned a passionate, dedicated audience. Her live performances, both with her band and on her own, are similarly riveting. Tift's preceding albums are 2002's debut Bramble Rose, 2005's Grammy nominated Tambourine, and 2008's widely acclaimed Another Country. 2010's stellar See You On The Moon is a most important step forward in a remarkable artistic journey that continues to search, penetrate, and surprise.
Album Description
2010 album from the singer/songwriter. See You On The Moon was produced, recorded and mixed by Tucker Martine, the Grammy nominated record producer, musician and composer who has worked with Mudhoney, Bill Frisell, The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens, Laura Veirs and Spoon, among others. See You On The Moon was recorded to 2-inch analog tape in North Carolina with Tift's longtime band at Overdub Lane Studio. The recording party then headed west to finish up in Seattle at Avast Recording Company.
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 Brilliant August 8, 2010
Rob. Charlton (Elanora Heights, NSW Australia)
I've read a couple of reviews that describe this album as "brilliant". They're wrong. It's MUCH better than that.
Merritt appeals as an artist with the song writing ability of Jonie Mitchell and the singing ability of Emmy Lou Harris. This album is consistently excellent, with a couple of songs (such as the title track) that deserve to be huge hits. It's the best purchase I've made from Amazon in ages.
 Won't make it July 25, 2010
monkeytot (USA)
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
Too much like harpie Lucinda, not enough like chantuse Neko and no where close to earth goddess Sheryl.
I Wholeheartedly Agree With Previous Reviewer June 17, 2010
debbo (Hartford, CT)
Why Isn't She A First-Magnitude Star Yet?!. A previous reviewer asked this question and I couldn't agree with him more. I have been listening to Tift Merritt since her "Bramble Rose" CD. She is definitely one of the most gifted and versatile artists out there. I highly recommend going to one of her live performances.
"Mixtape", the first song on SEE YOU ON THE MOON, hooks the listener immediately. "Feel of the World" makes you stop whatever you are doing to just listen to the hauntingly beautiful lyrics. "Six More Days of Rain" deals with struggle and frustration and still manages to be uplifting.
Another outstanding CD from Tift Merritt
 Another Plateau For Merritt June 14, 2010
Randy (Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Tify Merritt seems to get better with each release. I loved ANOTHER COUNTRY and really didn't think that she could top it, but she has. Tift's voice is warm and comforting, and her songs speak to the vagaries of life and love as only the best songwriters are able to do. This is pop music at its best, and Tift Merritt has become one of the better singer-songwriters around.
Another great one from Tift Merritt June 11, 2010
Charles
Tift Merritt has delivered again. She is an amazing songwriter, singer and musician. I think her creativity is her strong point, and it shines through in See You on the Moon. Tift gives us something refreshing at a time when there isn't much that is refreshing in the music scene. Definitely worth downloading.
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