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- Artist: The High Llamas
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- Release Date: 1996
- Total Time: 114:48
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
Sean O'Hagan has a gift for orchestral pop, creating lush soundscapes that are awash with sonic detail. He clearly owes a lot to Brian Wilson, and Hawaii, the High Llamas' third album, falls somewhere between Pet Sounds and SMiLE. Sonically, the rich, orchestrated production is reminiscent of the former, but Hawaii is paced like SMiLE, with brief instrumentals and song fragments framing the full-fledged songs. Each is carefully arranged and recorded, offering an inviting tapestry of strings, guitars, keyboards, brass, and percussion. For much of Hawaii, the sound of the record is intoxicating, but the album drags over the course of 77 minutes. Among the 29 tracks, there are some beautiful moments and gorgeous songs, but Hawaii winds up being too much of a good thing, lacking the focus of Gideon Gaye. [The American edition of Hawaii contains a 40-minute, six-track bonus disc, containing material previously unreleased in the U.S., including the B-sides for the Nomads single.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Might as Well Be Dumbo [*] | Sean O'Hagan | The High Llamas | (4:55) |
| Cropduster [*] | Sean O'Hagan | The High Llamas | (7:48) |
| Mini-Management [*] | Sean O'Hagan | The High Llamas | (9:09) |
| Chime of a City Clock [*] | Nick Drake, Sean O'Hagan | The High Llamas | (5:12) |
| Literature Is Fluff [*][Instrumental] | Sean O'Hagan | The High Llamas | (5:00) |
| 3 Frame Offset [*] | Sean O'Hagan | The High Llamas | (6:34) |
