''Can Cladders'' is a studio album by
London
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-based musical project
The High Llamas
The High Llamas are an Anglo-Irish avant-pop band formed in London circa 1991. They were founded by singer-songwriter Sean O'Hagan, formerly of Microdisney, with drummer Rob Allum and ex-Microdisney bassist Jon Fell. O'Hagan has led the group si ...
. It was released in 2007 on
Drag City.
Production
The High Llamas spent three years working on the album.
Critical reception
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The Guardian
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'' wrote that "packed with vividly coloured melodies, these songs have a luminous quality, but they also confuse the hypnotic with the repetitive, and richness of texture with gluttonous excess."
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Exclaim!
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'' wrote that "the vibe throughout ''Can Cladders'' is too dreamily lethargic to sustain prolonged interest." The ''
Cleveland Scene
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'' wrote that the album "bubbles with a bossa-nova pulse, where cascading strings sidle up to a late-night beachside piano bar."
Track listing
#"The Old Spring Town" – 3:29
#"Winter's Day" – 4:48
#"Sailing Bells" – 3:03
#"Boing Backwards" – 0:44
#"Honeytrop" – 3:40
#"Bacaroo" – 3:23
#"Can Cladders" – 3:26
#"Something About Paper" – 0:38
#"Clarion Union Hall" – 4:32
#"Cove Cutter" – 4:13
#"Dorothy Ashby" – 3:03
#"Rollin'" – 3:52
#"Summer Seen" – 0:51
References
2007 albums
The High Llamas albums
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