Navigated Like the Swan by Young Moon - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

For his first album under the Young Moon moniker, San Francisco’s Trevor Montgomery opens 2012’s Navigated Like the Swans with “The Crystal Text,” a shimmering instrumental indie pop song that glimmers like a sunset on the ocean off the Barbary Coast. Through watery reverb, Montgomery plays melodic lines on his electric guitar over a simple rhythm section, letting his leads become his voice. He balances low and high octave singing parts in the following “Walk in White,” sounding like a sullen Sufjan Stevens. Then “Winds Light” plays like a brokenhearted dirge with a palpable pain the lyrics—especially at the end, when he sings “Tell me the light in your eyes is not gone.” There are moments throughout Navigated Like the Swans when Montgomery comes across like the brother of Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart, most noticeably in “A Reason.” It's the longest song here, at just more than five minutes; Montgomery sings in his lowest register, as if someone tracked the vocals from a hospital bed just as he was waking up after a surgical procedure.

1. The Crystal Text

Primary Artist: Young Moon; Main Performer
Artist: Young Moon; Production

2. Walk in White

Primary Artist: Young Moon; Main Performer
Artist: Young Moon; Production

3. Winds Light

Primary Artist: Young Moon; Main Performer
Artist: Young Moon; Production

4. Northern Earth

Primary Artist: Young Moon; Main Performer
Artist: Young Moon; Production

5. March

Primary Artist: Young Moon; Main Performer
Artist: Young Moon; Production

6. A Reason

Primary Artist: Young Moon; Main Performer
Artist: Young Moon; Production

7. Ages of Youth

Primary Artist: Young Moon; Main Performer
Artist: Young Moon; Production

8. Cold Day Solstice

Primary Artist: Young Moon; Main Performer
Artist: Young Moon; Production

9. On the Verge

Primary Artist: Young Moon; Main Performer
Artist: Young Moon; Production

10. Summit and Blue Air

Primary Artist: Young Moon; Main Performer
Artist: Young Moon; Production

11. Emma Jane

Primary Artist: Young Moon; Main Performer
Artist: Young Moon; Production

12. The Ponds

Primary Artist: Young Moon; Main Performer
Artist: Young Moon; Production

13. Painting of Waves

Primary Artist: Young Moon; Main Performer
Artist: Young Moon; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

41 minutes and 54 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 900x900 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

Only 1/13 tracks has lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

Only 1/13 tracks has synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Alternative, Adult Alternative, Indie

Label

Western Vinyl

Music Distribution Service

Secretly Canadian Distribution

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jul 23, 2012

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

656605463261