The Glaciers – The Moonlight Never Misses An Appointment CD

The Glaciers – The Moonlight Never Misses An Appointment CD

Jackie Linge and Ian Stynes started The Glaciers three years ago while they were playing with several bands at the time, including The Mendoza Line. Ian ran a studio out of the basement of their home in Queens, and soon enough the couple, who will be married in June 2006, started working on their own material in the damp mess of instruments and mangled stuffed animals. What started as a simple experiment later turned into a multi-layered and textured sound, as friends came and went and added their instruments and melodies to multiple tracks. The songs began to capture a time and a place of candlelit porches and late night sing-alongs, culminating onto magnetized tape. Built on the morals of melodies and retracing of regrets, the collection of songs merge together in an intimate collection of music and compatriots. The music centers around Jackie's vocals (which have been compared to Cat Power and Beth Orton) and includes the usual suspects of drums, electric guitars and keyboards. For the recording of “The Moonlight Never Misses an Appointment”, Ian and Jackie enlisted a number of guest musicians, incorporating a rotating collage of new instruments and musical styles. Joining them on the pedal steel guitar is Bob Hoffnar (Hem, Mojave 3, Rainer Maria, The Mendoza Line) and Gerald Menke (Mercury Rev, Babe The Blue Ox). Playing the cello is Linnea Weiss, and on the trumpet is Nate Wooley (Trevor Dunn/Mr.Bungle). Julia Rhydholm (Essex Green, Ladybug Transistor) handles the low end, rounding out the all-star lineup. For fans of the The Mendoza Line, Cat Power, Beth Orton and Ida.