All Along the Northern Evening is the Full-Length debut of smallertide which consists of a Minneapolis duo of guitarists Sam Sharp and Joel Almberg. The pair released an EP of miniature guitar pieces Crickets in 2016, a debut well received by US college and freeform radio. All Along the Northern Evening provides Guitar melodies, treated with reverb and effects. The tracks are fleeting, lasting just a few minutes, and together with the hazy sound, the record has a twilight feel. But it is not just pretty, easy listening – there is the occasionally placed dissonant note, a melancholy ache. “The guitar pieces are more about texture than coherence, but they have a lovely drift (not unlike early San Agustin), and bend time as easily as some bands bend forks.” Byron Coley – The Wire Magazine The Track “Left for New Orleans” Appears on the Wire Tapper 44
01. SHE WALKED IN AND CHANGED NOTHING 02. SUN IN THE REAR 03. THERE ARE PLACES 04. CRICKETS 05. NEVER GOT IT 06. MY FRIEND JASON 07. ONE MARCH DAY 08. THE BOATS WE’VE BEEN ON 09. LEFT FOR NEW ORLEANS 10. WE ARE SIMPLE 11. YOU CAN BE BROKEN TOO 12. ALMOST OVER 13. LATE NIGHT PICK-UP 14. YES…I LIKE 15. CARNIVAL
