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Papa Sprain专辑介绍：by Andy KellmanIreland's Papa Sprain didn't last long enough or release anything substantial enough to make a big splash in the early post-rock ocean, but this 1992 release -- one of their two singles -- comes impressively close to approaching the dreamy heights of their influences (namely A.R. Kane) and peers (namely Bark Psychosis). "U Swell," the lead song, resembles a traditional pop song the most here. Though it's all but free of percussion (there are slight hi-hat pishes of relative insignificance), the thick and plangent bassline has such a strong presence that the song hardly sounds as if it lacks an anchor. Gary McKendry's vocals sound as is they were recorded without waking a nearby napper as a featherweight tangle of guitars nestle. Everything remains in a holding pattern until another guitar blasts a prickly fuzz of noise that dissipates in time for the song to close as it began. While the second and third songs ("Mayflower" and "I Got Stop") hover and curl in a more formless nature, the final song ("Bathtime") brings to mind the delicate folk-pop of Felt in a less tethered manner, featuring more impressive guitar filigrees. It probably comes as no surprise that this single was released on A.R. Kane's own H.ark! label; not only that, but the duo's Rudy Tambala produced it.