"The magic is back, intact... great songwriters are eternal." --- LES INROCKUPTIBLES ---. FOR THE FIRST TIME ON VINYL.Unjustly overlooked, 'Apart' holds a unique place within The Apartments' essential discography. Originally released by the Australian label Hot Records (1997), and preceding a long hiatus, this album contains some of the most beautiful sonic gems that Peter Milton Walsh elegantly offers us.Here, the piano, trumpet, strings, and synthetic rhythms take precedence over the electric guitar. A few instrumental haikus are scattered throughout, various jazz inflections intrude, and always that poignant and magnificent singing. A summery (and nocturnal) album, 'Apart' exudes a certain form of insouciance, innocent happiness, and tender melancholy: the passage of time, the things lost, the present moment, the future already unfolding.A quarter of a century later, it is clear that the approach to these songs takes on a new dimension. And the splendid finale, "Everything Is Given to be Taken Away," once again leaves one speechless.'Apart' is released for the first time on vinyl (double LP, remastered version) & digital."The joy of reunion does not wear off after two or three grateful listens. On the contrary, it constantly renews itself." --- TÉLÉRAMA ---."WALSH'S TALENT FOR NAVIGATING BETWEEN SHADOW AND LIGHT, GRACE AND DECAY, LOSS AND CREATION, IS PERFECTLY INTACT HERE."--- TÉLÉRAMA ---.
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