In the middle of a summer rife with teen pop trash, stolen nuclear secrets, and insane weather, Dusty Trails has made the perfect album to while away the hours in a hothouse of your own cerebral design.
Josephine Wiggs and Vivian Trimble rely on synths, erotic sounds, and a bevy of influences to make their lilting summer sambas. It's all so cool: the odder Pet Sounds of Brian Wilson, La Decadence of Divine Comedy and Serge Gainsbourg, the urbane sophistication of Stan Getz and Komeda, the vocal sweetness of Starland Vocal Band. Like acoustic jugglers with electronica hearts, Dusty Trails' songs purr with familiar sounds and serene moods. In fact, their music is all about mood. One song seamlessly rolls into the next, but the mood remains the same-ΓÇölike hot fudge on cold ice cream, Farfisa organs over bossa nova beats, French sex on California beaches. They even include country, using Emmylou Harris on one track. Happy trails to you...
All recordings courtesy of Atlantic Records. All songs written by V. Trimble, J. Wiggs. "Spy In The Lounge" courtesy of EMI April Music, Inc./Love For Last Tango (ASCAP)/Naked Mole Rat Music/Ensign Music Corp./Gold Hill Music, Inc. (BMI); "Pearls On A String" courtesy of EMI April Music, Inc./Love For Last Tango (ASCAP)/Naked Mole Rat Music (BMI); "Dusty Trails Theme" courtesy of EMI April Music, Inc./Love For Last Tango (ASCAP)/Naked Mole Rat Music/Duchess Music Corp./MCA Music (BMI).
