Ola Podrida's self-titled debut album was released in Europe by Grand Hotel van Cleef on April 7, 2007 and in the U.S. by Plug Research on April 24, 2007. Here's what these people have to say about it...
PITCHFORK
:: "Ola Podrida is a cohesive, confident album full of folky, quiet
guitars
and thoughtful lyrics that coalesce into complete songs" (Rating - 8.0)
STYLUS MAGAZINE ::"Ola Podrida isn't just a strikingly accomplished debut - it's
near-essential listening for anyone who's been taken with the recent turn in some parts of the indie cosmology towards folkier and more countrified sounds."
POPMATTERS ::"Writers like to say stupid stuff about music like this being a
> soundtrack to your life, but really, put your life on hold for 46
> minutes."
SPIN.COM - ARTIST OF THE DAY :: "Instruments layer together subtly and deftly, creating an atmosphere
that
brings to mind the wide Western plains or old, not-quite-forgotten
lovers."
NPR, Song of the Day - "Jordanna" :: "Ola Podrida excels at creating a beautifully atmospheric mood, as well as gentle beauty that's both spacious and deceptively complex."
GORILLA VS. BEAR :: "They do a great job of capturing the feelings that characterize the
impossibly wide expanse that is our state. This is 'Texas Music', in
the
best sense of the phrase...My first favorite of 2007."
SAID THE GRAMOPHONE :: "The folksy calm lets the songs feel easy, lets them feel familiar; and
yet deep in there, beneath the easy and familiar songs, is something
more
than status quo...If this were a 2006 album, it would be one of my
albums
of the year."
AN AQUARIUM DRUNKARD :: "The upcoming album is a thing of quiet beauty reminiscent of the very best under-the-radar homegrown ’70s folk experiments..."
AUSTIN CHRONICLE, SXSW SHOWCASE REVIEW ::
"Throughout the set, Wingo's songs gracefully dripped subtle details to
paint impressionistic scenes over a subdued emotional canvas."
ALL MUSIC GUIDE :: "Things stay consistently calm, measured out carefully and with great
attention to how they fit into the overall feel of the record." (4 out of 5 stars)
PAPER THIN WALLS :: "Though a debut, there's an assurance here that belies the fact that
the
man knows his notes and chords"
COKE MACHINE GLOW :: "These are songs for summer afternoons, for lemonade and nostalgia...
Wingo's mastery of the sound is hard to deny"
I saw your page a while back and like the music a lot have spent the last two weeks trying remember how the name was spelled unable to locate a cd or anything and was about to give up hope when I saw it somewhere on someone's page.
so, it isnt even noon yet and your cd is playing through again for the fourth time today. theres no better way to spend a morning eating cereal, looking out a window, and listening to some ola podrida.
thanks for being friends. i discovered your music through the guatemalan handshake dvd, that lost and found video cracks me up. got the album in the mail the other day & have been listening to it quite a bit, sweet tunes! greetings from sweden.
HEY MY NAME IS CINDY ♥ The song Cindy makes me fly everytime I hear it I spin around my room and close my eyes and pretend That I am free falling off a beautiful cliff. THANK YOU. FOR BEAUTIFUL MUSIC
Just got your CD last week (not easy to find here in Belgium). Love every second of it. It's a pity I missed you guys in Cologne last week. Any plans of playing European festivals this summer (Pukkelpop would be nice)?
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