Rabbit Songs | 
| Artist: Hem
Label: Rounder / Umgd
Category: Music
List Price: $15.98
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 44796
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 613248
UPC: 011661324824
EAN: 0011661324824
ASIN: B0009A1BX6
Release Date: May 24, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | When I Was Drinking | | • | Half Acre | | • | Burying Song | | • | Betting on Trains | | • | Leave Me Here | | • | All That Im Good For | | • | Idle (The Rabbit Song) | | • | Stupid Mouth Shut | | • | Lazy Eye | | • | Sailor | | • | Pollys Dress | | • | Night Like a River | | • | The Cuckoo | | • | Waltz | | • | Horsey |
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Album Description
HEM's debut album Rabbit Songs now available again through Rounder Records. HEM has drawn comparisons to artists as disparate as Nick Drake, Mazzy Star, Sandy Denny and Jeff Buckley and drawn fans as varied as The Chemical Brothers, Glenn Tilbrook, Linda Thompson, James Iha and Beth Orton. The music is lush and filled with eclectic harmonies: a mandolin enveloped by an 18-piece orchestra, a pedal steel accentuated by a glockenspiel, underpinned by guitar and piano in an elaborate framework. And through it all, Sally Ellyson's beautiful voice shaping each word. ASCAP award-winning songwriter and Rabbit Songs Co-Producer, Dan Messe sold off most of his personal possessions so he could afford the orchestras, and the luxury of being as painstaking as they wanted over the arrangements of each song. No samples, no synths, no Pro-Tools mixing and no digital studio wizardry were employed. Rabbit Songs is an old school album, recorded the old school way. Guitarist / Co-Producer Gary Maurer, a seasoned studio engineer, has engineered and / or produced a host of artists and bands including Jon Spencer, Luna and Fountains Of Wayne. "Sally Ellyson has one of those voices - an understated powerhouse that wows with serene confidence. The result is a rich debut that shouldn't be overlooked" - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
Great American CD March 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was introduced to HEM via an interview on NPR. Their songs are pure American folk with dreamy melodies; and listening to this album really relaxes you after a stressful day.
However, the real use I found for this was when my daughter was a baby, I would end every day by turning this CD on and rocking her to sleep. It was both peaceful for her and myself, and I will forever treasure the memories that accompany this album!
Truly wonderful May 20, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I heard this music as background for an insurance commercial about good deeds leading to other good deeds. Little did they know that using that music led to the good deed of introducing me to this truly wonderful band.
Amazing - true musical tallent beyond belief November 30, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
My father introduced me to rabbit songs when it first came out. He was truely a music man and would give me tips on unusual and fantastic talent. My father past on a few years back and some family members and I saw HEM in concert in NY. We had e-mailed the HEM web site and requested they play "Leave me here" in his honor at that concert and they did - the most wonderful performance I have ever seen. No music will ever move me to tears and emotion like HEM and I am so grateful to have been lucky enough to see them live. Thank you HEM. You are truely amazing musicians.
Great songs, great singer November 4, 2006
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is an amazing CD. I love all the songs and that is quite unusual. I never heard of the band before the song Half Acre was used in that commercial. They have a fresh, very well put together sound. The cd is professional without feeling over produced.
Wonderful! September 17, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have owned this CD by Hem for over a year. I purchased it based on the original review in Entertainment Weekly magazine. I listened to it nearly every day for almost 6 months. It is still in heavy rotation in my CD player and I have recommended it to numerous friends. I find the music soothing and calming. I was surprised and pleased to hear Hem's music as part of the recent Liberty Mutual ad campaign. If people are attracted to the music through the ad, great! The same thing happened to Iron and Wine with their M & M ad. I hope you enjoy this CD as much as I have.
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