Teen-Beat 329. TRUE LOVE ALWAYS. Clouds.

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True Love Always

Clouds

SIDE ONE

Give Me the Colors
Let the Rain Blow In
For You Alone
Sidewalks and Spaces
The Garden's Inside
Bachelor Bare

SIDE TWO

Summer Books
I Can Only See You Smile
Modesto
Peel Away
Tracing the Rays

Vinyl LP (LP) ($19,99)

Black vinyl,
full-colour jacket.

Compact Disc (CD) ($14,44)

6-panel full-colour booklet with O-card in jewel case.

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TRUE LOVE ALWAYS
Clouds
CD cover (O-card)

TRUE LOVE ALWAYS
Clouds
LP jacket

LINER NOTES

PLAYERS

Matt Datesman, drums

John Lindaman, vocals, guitar, organ

Tony Zanella, bass guitar

GUEST PLAYERS

Evelyn Hurley, backing vocals

Mark Robinson, backing vocals

RECORDED AND MIXED BY

Matthew Ellard,

at Q Division, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

July, 2002

MASTERED BY

Chad Clark,

at Silver Sonya, Arlington, Virginia, USA

COVER DESIGN AND PHOTOGRAPHY

Mark Robinson, Teen-Beat Graphica

ET CETERA

All songs written by John Lindaman.

"Thanks all of you. We'll see you soon."

Excerpts from the song lyrics are included in the CD booklet.

REVIEW

"Clouds offers more of True Love Always' bittersweet, bossa nova-tinged pop, replete with clean, pretty guitars, subtle keyboards, and sweet backing vocals. If anything, the group's sound has just gotten more streamlined and accessible over the years; now they're able to craft an amiable, catchy song like "Let the Rain Blow In" with just a few harmonies, a fuzzy guitar line, and a jazzy beat. Yet "The Garden's Inside," which moves from a playful, lounge-flavored sound to a quiet finish, also shows that True Love Always can throw a curve or two into their modus operandi. The groovy, Unrest-like "Bachelor Bare" and "Summer Books," as well as the thoughtful love song "I Can Only See You Smile" make Clouds a quintessential TeenBeat album -- unlike some indie pop, it's cute without being cutesy, and catchy and clever without being cloying. By album's end, songs like "Modesto" start to sound a little samey, but True Love Always' style is so mellow and agreeable that they never become offensively dull. Nevertheless, Clouds offers sweet, sophisticated pop that isn't lost in its own pretensions -- and too often, that's a rare commodity."
- Heather Phares, All Music Guide