Reckless Records review of Smallwire début

Smallwire's début album Songs for Sleeping In, issued by the Japan-based Moor Works label, is now available at Chicago's Reckless Records. To hear some of the songs that feature on this album, won't you have a listen at Smallwire's Web site and Myspace page?

Here is the Reckless Records review of Songs for Sleeping In, reproduced in its entirety:

SMALLWIRE
SONGS FOR SLEEPING IN (JAPANESE IMPORT)
MOORWORKS
Chicago's SMALLWIRE caught our attention a few years back with their self-released e.p. "Death of a Snowflake." Since then, they've been slowly crafting this very strong debut album. The most striking quality of the group is the rich & ethereal vocal harmonies that recall bands such as LUSH & STEREOLAB. The arrangements are sparse & restrained with the rhythm section sometimes sitting out almost entire songs. There's a maturity to the songwriting here that bands often don't hit upon until their third or fourth release. Along with the 1900s & SCOTLAND YARD GOSPEL CHOIR, SMALLWIRE are paving the way for a new wave of orchestral pop groups in Chicago. If you like BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, GALAXIE 500, Slumberland bands etc... then this is an album you really need to hear.

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