The Sand and The Stars is an album by the Bristol-based band Movietone. It was partly recorded on a beach in Cornwall [4] Its intention was to sound 'like a jazz record being played from across the bay'.[5] This was inspired by a review of their previous album ('the blossom filled streets'), which had described their music that way.[6]
Critical reception
In 2015, upon including "Ocean Song" in their "Pitchfork Essentials" list "Harder Shade of Dark: The Sound of Bristol Post-Rock", Pitchfork Media described The Sand and the Stars as "a musical secret ripe for rediscovery, lying there gathering digital dust until its moment finally arrives."[7]
Movietone recording 'the sand and the stars' songs on the Porthchapel beach, Land's End, Cornwall. Taken by Michal Davies
Track listing
"The Sand and the Stars" — 2:43
Kate Wright - vocals, guitar, lyrics
Matt Jones - guitar
Tom Cops - piano
Annie Wright - paws
"Ocean Song" — 5:02
Kate Wright - vocals, guitar, lyrics
George McKenzie - tenor saxophone
Sam Jones - guitar
Tom Cops - banjo
Chris Cole - Fender Rhodes electric piano, trumpet
Rachel Coe - bass
Matt Jones - drums
Movietone 'the sand and the stars recordings, Kate Wright and Michal Davies, Porthchapel beach. Taken by Tom Cops
"In Mexico" — 5:00
Kate Wright - guitar, vocals, lyrics
Rachel Coe - guitar, vocals, lyrics
Matt Jones - banjo
Chris Cole - double bass, cello
Sam Jones - drums
"Pale Tracks" — 4:06
Sam Jones - guitar, lead vocals, wine glasses, lyrics
Chris Cole - accordion, wine glasses
Rachel Coe - piano, backing vocals
Katie Wright - cello, backing vocals
Matt Jones - drums, backing vocals
Movietone 'the sand and the stars' beach recordings. Kate Wright carrying the double bass on Porthchapel beach, for the song 'Beach Samba'. Taken by Tom Cops
"Let Night In" — 3:52
Rachel Coe - vocals, piano, clarinet, lyrics
John Coe - guitar, lyrics
"We Rode On" — 3:48
Movietone 'the sand and the stars' beach recordings, Porthchapel beach, Land's End, Cornwall. L-R Sam Jones, Tom Cops, Kate Wright, Matt Jones, Rachel Coe. Taken by Michal Davies
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