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Product Description From the first moments of the album-opening "Walk on the Fire," it's obvious that this a very different Edith Frost album compared to her debut, Calling Over Time. While the important touchstones are still there -- such as the stellar voice and downplayed, subtle lyrics -- a wider sonic palette is utilized; it's almost psychedelic at times, with layers of guitars and keyboards. Most likely, this shift is due to the production team of Neil Hagerty and Jennifer Herrema of the Royal Trux (here under the guise of Adam and Eve). But despite the added sonic strata, Frost's songs retain their stark beauty, delivering lines like, "Love is like a vine/It withers over time" (from "The Very Earth") with a kind of jaded distance that tells the listener she's been there. In the context of her other albums, Telescopic is the perfect stepping stone to the more pop-minded Wonder Wonder, which followed three years later. ~ Jason Nickey, All Music Guide Amazon.com On Edith Frost's second full-length CD, the Chicago-via-San Antonio chanteuse elaborates on the noir-ish indie melancholia of her promising earlier works. With unusually empathic instrumental support from musicians associated with and , Frost warbles in a lilting, neo-rural fashion without ever falling into the commercial trappings of country music. Placing an off-kilter, fuzz-laden ambiance over her pensive introspection, Frost simultaneously straddles several American folk forms, including art-damaged psychedelia and minimal back-porch balladry. Quietly powerful in her role as a dusky, lovelorn singer/songwriter, Frost evokes straightforward emotions with subdued lyrical poetry. Songs like "My Capture" and "Walk on the Fire" reveal Frost's sentimental yearning paired with a marvelous ability for self-observation. Her understated vocal stylings create an intimate encounter that is both softhearted and strong-willed. --Mitch Meyers
