''The Lighthouse'' is the first solo album by
Ana da Silva of
the Raincoats, released on 21 February 2005 on the Chicks on Speed label.
The first new music from da Silva since the Raincoats' 1996 album ''Looking in the Shadows'', ''The Lighthouse'' was written and recorded by da Silva alone in her flat using a
Yamaha QY70
sequencer
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8-track digital recorder, except "Modinha", which was recorded with Stuart Moxham (of
Young Marble Giants) at his house, originally for a tribute album to
Antônio Carlos Jobim.
[Phares, Heather]
''The Lighthouse'' Review
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, ''Tape Op'', Issue 51, Jan/Feb 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2017
The album received a positive review from ''
CMJ New Music Monthly'', with Kory Grow saying the album "drips with traditionally tuneful beauty and stunning electro-innovation".
[Grow, Kory (2004)]
Best New Music: Ana da Silva - The Lighthouse
, '' CMJ New Music Monthly'', Issue 131, p. 37. Retrieved 18 March 2017 via Google Books ''
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'' gave the album an A− rating, called it "utterly seductive", commenting on "lovely, lulling, ticktock keyboard backdrops...for her exquisite chorales about disco balls and the cold winds."
[Breakdown: Ana da Silva ''The Lighthouse'']
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'', April 2005, p. 108. Retrieved 18 March 2017 vis Google Books Heather Phares, reviewing the album for
Allmusic, gave it a 4-star review, calling it "striking and pure".
Critics drew comparisons with
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Track listing
All songs by da Silva, except "Modinha" (Antônio Carlos Jobim).
#"Friend"
#"Two Windows over the Wings"
#"Running in the Rain"
#"The Lighthouse"
#"Hospital Window"
#"Modinha"
#"In Awe of a Painting"
#"Sister"
#"Disco Ball"
#"Climbing Walls"
References
2005 debut albums
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