Album Info

Full Force Galesburg

Alternative - 1997

Rachel Ware had departed. Nothing Painted Blue's Peter Hughes had stuck around, and most importantly the Panasonic RX-FT500 boombox was... more

Tracklist

1

New Britain

2:36 min
2

Snow Owl

2:17 min
3

West Country Dream

2:03 min
4

Masher

3:21 min
5

Chinese House Flowers

2:57 min
6

Ontario

2:30 min
7

Down Here

1:35 min
8

Twin Human Highway Flares

2:42 min
9

Weekend In Western Illinois

2:43 min
10

US Mill

2:27 min
11

Song for the Julian Calendar

2:17 min
12

Maize Stalk Drinking Blood

2:26 min
13

Evening In Stalingrad

2:31 min
14

Minnesota

3:57 min
15

Original Air-Blue Gown

2:51 min
16

It's All Here In Brownsville

1:53 min

About Full Force Galesburg

Rachel Ware had departed. Nothing Painted Blue's Peter Hughes had stuck around, and most importantly the Panasonic RX-FT500 boombox was at Darnielle's side when he wanted to vent his spleen. "New Britain" starts things, with passionately strummed acoustic guitar blaring forth and Darnielle wailing at the top of his range; the boombox's whirr adds to the heat-of-the-moment vibe. "Snow Owl," on the other hand, has a quieter, understated performance that suggests where Darnielle's music will soon go with greater frequency. "Twin Human Highway Flares" introduces a young couple in love who'll find their moment of revelation in the song that follows, "Weekend in Western Illinois," where Bob Durkee's organ adds necessary color to the fulfillment of dreams. 2000's The Coroner's Gambit would be even more consistent, but Full Force Galesburg contains seeds of that career highpoint.