Pierre
de Reeder - The Way That It Was
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THE WAY THAT
IT WAS is the debut solo release from PIERRE DE REEDER, founding
member of the venerable Los Angeles indie-pop quartet RILO KILEY.
Likened to singer-songwriters such as Harry Nilsson, de Reeder evokes
an intimate relationship with the listener... seemingly the result
of the vocal-centric nature of his wide, heartfelt subject matter,
and his penchant for strong melodic structure. And while the record
itself features notable guest performances, many songs see much
or all of the instrumentation being played by de Reeder. Recorded
in no particular hurry over a period of about two years, the record
took shape in various locations including Pierre's home and the
Kingsize studios in Eagle Rock, where he found collaboration with
producer Dave Trumfio (Built to Spill, Wilco, Grandaddy). With a
genre lying somewhere between classic pop, rock, and folk, these
songs fall into a wonderfully indefinable category of both familiar
and nothing you've heard before.
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01. Shame on
love
02. I'll be around
03. Sophia's song
04. That's the way that it was
05. Where I'm coming from
06. This foolish heart
07. Young and old
08. Never thought
09. All these words
10. The long conversation
11. Not how I believe |
