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Some
reviews for Midday
Sun...
"This is the first solo outing for Blue Mountains singer-songwriter Long, having been involved with several bands over the past 20 years. Playing a lot of the instruments himself, his arrangements have an almost transcendental aura about them. Breezy choruses, fuzzy guitars and reverb-assisted psychedelic swirls recall a '60's vibe while a touch of modern, edgy indie-ness is added, particularly in the bubbling highlight Melody's Fate"
Paul Smith, Sydney Morning Herald, July 2008
"The
consummate pop singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Peter Long,
whose CV includes four years drumming with Adelaide’s
Primitive
Painters, nearly a decade with electro-pop experimenters Puppethead,
the power pop Resounder and the avant-pop Bumbum (as you can see, pop
has always been the connecting tissue) has an unerring sense of the
perfect pop melody, and delivers them in spades on this debut solo
album.
And that
doesn’t
means it’s all saccharine or more silly love songs, despite
the
obvious love of the McCartney side of The Beatles catalogue either.
There’s plenty of edge, from the crunching guitars that take
you
out of Misdirected, to the hint of darkness underlying many of the
lyrics. In that sense, Long has more in common with the likes of bands
like Pugwash or singer/songwriters Jon Auer (The Posies) or Glenn
Tilbrook (Squeeze), both of whom inevitably draw from the same
wellspring of classic ‘60s British pop.
Midday Sun
also displays
the broad spectrum of whatever it is pop is, from the eerie atmosphere,
complete with squalls of building guitars, of Melody’s
Fate, through the multi-layered harmony splendour of Stay
Until Sunday to the vaguely ominous soundscape that delivers Nothing’s
Changed. Throughout, it’s obvious Long has a solid hold of his
material
and a focus to match, realising each song with such an eye for detail
the whole thing just shimmers in your ears, the way it does in all the
classic pop albums, from Revolver on. And to think Long
has been hiding himself away in the Blue Mountains the past three
years."
Michael
Smith, Drum Media, May 2007
"Midday
Sun embraces pop ideology and twists it in its own delicate way. On the
record you'll find catchy melodies, touches of rock, hints of
psychedelia, and great arrangements. It starts with a McCartney-esque
track, full of luscious harmonies and melodious contour. It gets kick
started at track two with the foot tappin' Misdirected, then
progresses through some rather spacious moments, with a potent builder
found in Melodys Fate.
It then cruises along with style until it closes with the track aptly
titled, Gently – which, by the way, has an ironically abrupt finish. At
least until the psychedelic reprise has its final say."
"There's
an obvious brit-pop
influence on the record. This may seem a little strange, but imagine
The Beatles, Radiohead, Pink Floyd and Air having a jam, and you'll get
some idea of what its like. However these references are fashioned more
like a homage – definitely not a rip off. It is obvious Peter
has
his own sound. It's a kind of eerie spacious pop-rock with a lot of
heart. His gentle voice sits well with the more mellow tracks, such as Sunrise and Sleep,
and is juxtaposed well with more rocky moments, such as Misdirected...
overall listening to this album is a very pleasant experience."
Daniel Holdsworth, Stix Magazine, May 2007
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