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LA RECENSIONE
It almost feels like you can see the downtown lights Buchanan talks about, it almost feels like sitting at the bar, on a drizzly evening, watching outside at the city lights, the cars reflecting against the humidity saturating the air, while sipping a whiskey thinking about lost loves and daily problems.
"Hats" is not just a beautiful album by this (unfortunately) not very prolific Scottish band, but it is almost a sonic painting that it's impossible not to become a part of... an album that subtly but inexorably captivates, with that melancholic trumpet, the liquid piano, with its nocturnal, sinuous atmospheres, yet made more "urban" by the electronic carpet on which the tracks are laid.
And over everything, the magnificent voice of Paul Buchanan, so deep and caressing, almost filled with nostalgic resignation, guiding us through seven long tracks, climbing in the beautiful crescendo of "Downtown Lights" and moving us in the airy and sparkling refrain of "Headlights On The Parade". Faced with the intensity of tracks such as "Over The Hillside", the jazzy “From A Late Night Train”, and especially the moving "Let's Go Out Tonight", one can do nothing but listen, captivated and grateful for such simple beauty.
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Summary by Bot
The Blue Nile's Hats is praised as a deeply evocative and beautifully crafted album. The review highlights the melancholic and urban night-time atmospheres, enriched by electronic and jazz elements. Paul Buchanan's voice is celebrated for its nostalgic and caressing qualities. Each track is described as captivating and emotionally resonant, making the album a sonic painting worth experiencing.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
01 Over the Hillside (05:05)
Workin' night and day
I try to get ahead
But I don't get ahead this way
Workin' night and day
The railroad and the fence
Watch the train go roll around the bend
Over the hillside
Over the moment
Over the hills and waiting
Workin' night and day
I try to get ahead
Workin' night and day
Don't make no sense
Walk me into town
The ferry will be there
To carry us away into the air
Over the hillside
Over white water
Over the hills and falling
The stars in your eyes
Knowin' what's right
The stars in your eyes
Don't explain
Over the hillside
Over the hillside
Over the hills and waiting
Over the hillside
Over the hillside
Over the hills and home we'll go
Tomorrow I will be there
Tomorrow I will be there
Tomorrow I will be there
Oh, you wait and see
I can't go on and I can't go back
I don't feel so, matter of fact
I tried and tried to make good sense
What's the good to try it all again?
