Candle To Your Eyes

deep down, shapes and sizes never really settle. each record starts where the previous left off, and forays into new territory. the first album, which initially caught the attention of asthmatic kitty's sufjan stevens, was really just a collection of crafted pop songs. the second was a glorious mess, jagged guitars matched with gentle banjo, as obnoxious as it was sensitive. and the third? well, it took long enough to drag out of them. after two years of writing songs, recording the album took another year. radwan ghazi moumneh (a silver mt. zion, tim hecker) recorded the album at the hotel 2 tango, and it was mixed at the pines by david bryant (growing, set fire to flames). set-backs and indecision played their part, but the lengthy incubation period seems to suit the record: the songs are measured, paced. they are neither shouting in your face or wallowing in their own mood. cohesive and reliable, this is the record where shapes and sizes becomes a band, not just a collection of songwriters. some might talk about the album's flirtation with modern soul, its darkness, its reverberant space, or argue over whether or not it is a rock album. but for us, this kind of talk has no importance. at the core of this record is a self-assuredness, a calm, consistent fire. and just like the promise of this beautiful spring day, this record is a new beginning, new life.