When You Land Here It's Time to Return [2014 Remix]

by Flake Music

Overview

The lone album Flake Music released before transforming into the Shins, When You Land Here, It's Time to Return is the ultimate definition of pop. Following in the dual footsteps of jangling indie pop and '60s-inspired Elephant 6 rock (Apples in Stereo, Beulah), the band churns out incredibly sunny, peaceful, and generally fun guitar pop that's pretty difficult not to like. The album's only flaw is its tendency to slip into almost emo-ish constructions (standard Braid and Boys Life moves) -- thankfully, though, this leaning is rare in comparison to the charming pop that makes When You Land Here so lovable. Though Flake Music needed a bit more focus and invention, their work here holds the potential that James Mercer and company more than delivered on just a few years later with the classic Oh, Inverted World. ~ Nitsuh Abebe

Product Details

Release Date:	11/24/2014
Label:	Aural Apothecary / Sub Pop
UPC:	0098787111125
Rank:	105171

Tracks

1. Spanway Hits
2. Blast Valve
3. Roziere
4. Structo
5. Candy Dish of Diamonds
6. Deluca
7. Mieke
8. On the Playground, in the Wind
9. The Shins
10. Faded Polaroids
11. Vantage

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Flake Music   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Flake Music   Composer,Art Direction
J.J. Golden   Remastering
Neal Langford   Images
Jeff Kleinsmith   Art Direction,Design
Ken Takahashi   Remixing
Keith Negley   Paintings
Del Winiecki   Engineer
JJ Golden   Remastering
Nick Noeding Jr.   Engineer
Kendall Taylor   Band Photo
Kentoro Takahashi   Remixing