Artist: Lift to Experience | Album: The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads | Released: June 2001 | Label: Bella Union | Genre: Rock, Post Rock | Country: USA (Texas) | Duration: 00:93:22
How’s this for a concept album: three musicians from Denton, TX, with the help of former Cocteau Twins Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde, blend My Bloody Valentine’s sonic feedback with Kitchens of Distinction’s swirling atmosphere and the grace of Jeff Buckley to detail the “crossroads of Texas and Jerusalem.” What could have been a tiresome exploration of awkward religious theories is instead a spellbinding journey into the heart of human emotion and guitar dynamics. Josh T. Pearson’s beautifully controlled croon works dark magic over arrangements that suggest and depict both the whisper of birth and the fury of Armageddon. When the band kicks things into gear, they take off into bold, thrilling musical vistas without a single fear that they’ll be misinterpreted or mocked. Highlights include the evocative thunderstorm of “Falling From Cloud 9,” the ten-minute history of the world that is “With Crippled Wings,” the fascinating brimstone of “These Are the Days,” and the brutal storyteller-style warnings that span all sorts of musical genres on “Into the Storm.” The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads mixes poetic imagery with controlled feedback and emotional expression like few albums outside of My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless. It’s a magnificent yet somehow subtle work of genius that delivers its strange message with incredible innovation and an inspiring feeling of a groundbreaking mission accomplished.
Tracklisting:
Disc 1: Texas
01. Just as Was Told (06:43)
02. Down Came the Angels (05:40)
03. Falling from Cloud 9 (04:33)
04. With Crippled Wings (09:58)
05. Waiting to Hit (05:20)
06. The Ground So Soft (07:06)
Disc 2: Jerusalem
01. These Are the Days (08:41)
02. When We Shall Touch (04:20)
03. Down with the Prophets (06:41)
04. To Guard and to Guide You (05:24)
05. Into the Storm (28:56)
Single download
Lift to Experience – Just as Was Told 06:43 
Lift to Experience – Down Came the Angels 05:40
Lift to Experience – Falling from Cloud 9 04:33
Lift to Experience – With Crippled Wings 09:58
Lift to Experience – Waiting to Hit 05:20
Lift to Experience – The Ground So Soft 07:06
Lift to Experience – These Are the Days 08:41
Lift to Experience – When We Shall Touch 04:20
Lift to Experience – Down with the Prophets 06:41
Lift to Experience – To Guard and to Guide You 05:24
Lift to Experience – Into the Storm 28:56
Category:Rock
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