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1.The Twilight – Summer Hymns 00:19
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2.StopOne More Teardrop – Summer Hymns 03:16
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3.StopFuzzy Side of Life – Summer Hymns 01:49
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4.StopAfter Hours – Summer Hymns 02:02
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5.Turn Here – Summer Hymns 00:22
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6.StopSomething's Going On – Summer Hymns 05:34
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7.StopTrolling on the Lake – Summer Hymns 04:11
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8.StopI Could Give the World Away – Summer Hymns 04:14
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9.StopSoftigon – Summer Hymns 01:39
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10.StopEverything at Best – Summer Hymns 03:24
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11.StopClosure Eyes – Summer Hymns 05:34
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12.StopThe Daybreak – Summer Hymns 02:50
Summer Hymns concoct more ethereal indie pop/rock with art rock, psychedelic, and even ambient compositional shades on their second album. It's a pleasing if somewhat somnambulant approach, incongruous yet somehow nice to behold, much like the cover picture of a lion walking on a deserted field with skyscrapers in the background. As songwriters, they have an off-kilter nonchalant charm similar to those of early '70s British psych-into-prog figures like Syd Barrett, Kevin Ayers, and Robert Wyatt. The more or less song-oriented passages are broken up by instrumental interludes that go into murky fourth-dimensional territory with their use of orchestral instruments, foggy electronic treatments, and unpredictable swerves into American folk licks. The use of pungent church-psychedelic organ is a strength, and the whimsical deployment of creative orchestration owes at least as much to Brian Wilson as to Brian Eno. As low-key, modern-day psychedelic-ish rock it's interesting, if hard to know what to make of it all. Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
- Genre: Rock
- Category Indie Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
- Release Date: June 19, 2001
- Artist: Summer Hymns
- Additional Artist: Bren Mead (Vocals), Adrian Finch (Vocals), Dottie Alexander (Vocals)