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James Hoffman
Fault Lines

James Hoffman — Fault Lines (October 30, 2015)  James Hoffman — Fault Lines (October 30, 2015)                                                         )°—  « I felt my common sense sinking deep beneath the surface / Rush of adrenaline like running water through a canyon. »
)°—  Influences: Damien Jurado, Norah Jones, Fleet Foxes, Cat Stevens, Mason Jennings, Elliot Smith, Feist, Sufjan Stevens.
Location: Portland, Willamette Valley, OREGON ~~ Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (from 2010)
Album release: October 30, 2015
Record Label: Other Songs Music Co.
Duration:     42:13   
Tracks:
01. For What It’s Worth      3:38
02. Wish You Well      3:44
03. Only the Hills      4:14
04. To Hear You Again      3:38
05. In Your Eyes      4:50
06. Stability      3:45
07. Ginger Valley      2:38
08. Naturally      3:38
09. In Darkness      2:56
10. Now I Know      3:52
11. Orion      5:26
℗ 2015 Other Songs Music Co.
Credits:
)°—  Produced by James Hoffman, Scott Orr, Glen Watkinson
)°—  Mixed by Glen Watkinson
)°—  Mastered by Glen Watkinson
)°—  Recorded by Scott Orr and Glen Watkinson
)°—  Performed by James Hoffman
)°—  Additional Instrumentation by Glen Watkinson, Scott Orr, Gareth Inkster, Joe Moran, Ethan Rooney, Nabi Bersche.
)°—  Recorded at Scott Orr’s house and Sheepdog Studios.
)°—  Artwork by Other Songs Music Co. Photography by White Photographie.
Description:
)°—  In small pots Fault Lines, the material is palpable — for some, we would make an ointment. This second album from musician James Hoffman, a boy from Oregon established since 2010 in Ontario, expands the frame without soundtracks folk unveiled on The Union (2011). Smoke envelope comes with the arrival, a more developed body, round ears, although the effect remains horizontal. Hello rustling of guitars, banjo and keyboards with sighing accordion, brief guest gallery on Naturally. One is in the western plains, surely, in the corolla of a folk–country–pop in closed circuit. Meditations. “I felt my common sense sinking deep Beneath the Surface / Rush of adrenaline running like water through a canyon.”
)°—  “Hoffman gives a lot, but sometimes sentimental way, its Achilles heel. Only the beautiful Hills, To Hear You Again and In Darkness mount snow this wine conscientious, euphonic, but lacks the necessary OUMF to major drop”.
Review:
Geneviève Tremblay, 13 novembre 2015 
)°—  Dans les petits pots de Fault Lines, la matière est palpable — pour peu, on s’en ferait une pommade. Ce deuxième album du musicien James Hoffman, un garçon de l’Oregon établi depuis 2010 en Ontario, élargit les pistes de son folk sans armature dévoilé sur The Union (2011). Une enveloppe de fumée vient avec l’arrivage, un corps plus élaboré, rond en oreilles, bien que l’effet reste horizontal. Bonjour froissements de guitares, banjo et claviers avec soupirs d’accordéon, bref invité de galerie sur Naturally. On est dans les plaines de l’Ouest, assurément, dans la corolle d’un singer–songwriter–country–pop en circuit fermé. Méditations. « I felt my common sense sinking deep beneath the surface / Rush of adrenaline like running water through a canyon. » Hoffman donne beaucoup, mais parfois façon sentimentaliste, son talon d’Achille. Les belles Only the Hills, To Hear You Again et In Darkness montent en neige ce cru consciencieux, euphonique, mais dépourvu du oumf nécessaire aux grands abandons.
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James Hoffman
Fault Lines

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