Moving back from the slow, stark Wilderness, Brett Anderson nevertheless maintains a gentle touch on Slow Attack, his third album and first full-fledged independent release.
Strangely, Slow Attack feels less indie than Wilderness, largely due to the gorgeous, subtly layered arrangements, anchored by quiet, insistent pianos augmented by creeping cellos and murmuring guitars.
Despite these muted colors, the album plays more like the sustained mood piece of Wilderness than his appealingly mannered eponymous debut, with the songs easing into the next, never breaking a sweat and rarely calling attention to themselves, but unlike his sophomore set this doesn’t require much heavy lifting from the listener: it’s reserved but welcoming, a mellow meditation that never gets too melancholy.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheatfields | Brett Anderson | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | The Hunted | Brett Anderson | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Frozen Roads | Brett Anderson | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Summer | Brett Anderson | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | Pretty Widows | Brett Anderson | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | The Swans | Brett Anderson | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Ashes of Us | Brett Anderson | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Scarecrows and Lilacs | Brett Anderson | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 18 MB |
| 9 | Julian's Eyes | Brett Anderson | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 10 | Leave Me Sleeping | Brett Anderson | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 11 | Hymm | Brett Anderson | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| 45 mins | 103 MB | |||||
| 45 mins | 232 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Abrahams | Arranger, Bass, Engineer, Guitar, Hurdygurdy, Marxophone, Percussion, Piano, Producer |
| 2 | Brett Anderson | Guitar, Primary Artist, Sleeve Design, Vocals |
| 3 | Marcus Bates | French Horn |
| 4 | Denis Blackham | Mastering |
| 5 | Dan Grech-Marguerat | Mixing |
| 6 | Daniel Jemison | Bassoon |
| 7 | Paul Khera | Photography, Sleeve Design |
| 8 | Amy Langley | Cello, Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Douglas Lott | Assistant Engineer |
| 10 | Dom Morley | Engineer |
| 11 | Jamie Norton | Piano |
| 12 | Jack Pinter | Clarinet, Flute (Alto), Flute (Bass) |
| 13 | Kate St. John | Cor Anglais, Oboe |
| 14 | Phil Wilkinson | Drums, Percussion |
| 15 | Viva Zaccari | Photo Assistance |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |