CRANES - Wings Of Joy (Reissue) - LP - 180g Vinyl [DEC 5]
Label: Music On Vinyl
SKU: shoegaze
Barcode: 8719262042483
Catalogue ID: MOVLP4014
Format: Vinyl
LP - 180g Black Vinyl. Features the hidden track "Sixth of May”.
Cranes is a dream pop/shoegaze band formed by siblings Alison and Jim Shaw. They had a modest start in the late 80s on Bite Back!, a label based in their hometown of Portsmouth on which they released a cassette and a 12'' mini-album. A bit later they would record a session for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show which led them to sign to Dedicated Records, home to influential acts such as Spiritualized, Chapterhouse, Global Communication, Hum and Beth Orton. Their final ascent to stardom occurred following a world tour with the Cure in 1992.
Wings of Joy is the first of five studio albusm Cranes did for Dedicated. Even though it's a few shades lighter than their 80s recordings, they have maintained their slightly gripping and unsettling edge, due in part to Alison's poignant, child-like vocals.
This dreampop/neo-psychedelic classic is available on black vinyl.
Tracklist:
Side A
1. Watersong
2. Thursday
3. Living And Breathing
4. Leaves Of Summer
5. Starblood
6. Sixth of May
Side B
1. Wish
2. Tomorrow’s Tears
3. Beautiful Sadness
4. Hopes Are High
5. Adoration
Total Audio Length: 00:44