Romanian Names

bay area singer-songwriter john vanderslice returns with 'romanian names,' his first record for secretly canadian offshoot label dead oceans. the twelve song set was recorded at his home studio and tiny telephone, his professional studio in san francisco. vanderslice pared the album down from twenty-four songs, with the hopes of releasing the unused ones at a later date. clocking in at 38 minutes, 'romanian names' comes from an extended period off the road, something that has been a rather foreign concept to vanderslice throughout this decade. a career-defining album; a pitch-perfect collection written and recorded with the utmost care and attention. a symphony of sounds both subtle and lush.