Prayer for the Halcyon Fear

by Tiny Lights

Prayer for the Halcyon Fear cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Gaia Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:42
  • Community rating: 3.56/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Dave Dreiwitz, John Hamilton, Andy Demos, Donna Croughn, Jane Scarpantoni, Henry Hirsch

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Hailing from Hoboken, New Jersey, the band's debut album mixes eclectic instrumentation鈥攊ncluding cello, saxophone, and violin鈥攚ith standard college-rock structures. The record's whimsical, psychedelic atmosphere helped them carve a unique niche within the bustling 1980s East Coast jangle pop scene.

Genres

Descriptors: jangly, lo-fi, eccentric, twee, literate, folk, acoustic, female-vocals, melodic, strings

Tracklist

  1. Flowers Through The Air (3:57)
  2. Zippity-Do-Dah (3:02)
  3. Country Song (3:50)
  4. Singing At Your Door (3:01)
  5. Song of the Weak (3:12)
  6. G. Does the Limbo (3:35)
  7. Sweet Solutions (3:51)
  8. Painted Skies (4:20)
  9. Chesterfield Gorge (5:30)
  10. Blue Dot Cleanser (2:19)

Credits

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