Carry Me Home

Description

Carry Me Home is the third album by the Australian folk-rock band Kindekrist, released on Move Records in 1980. (The band also released a cassette-only effort in 1977, entitled Even Stones Can Sing.) The album was engineered by Bob Allan, Phil Kenihan, and band member John Pryzibilla with Allan and the band producing. All songs written by band member Robin Mann.

Carry Me Home may be quieter overall than Father Songs, but it still most definitely has that edge. Good artsy folk-rock sound sometimes within a dreamy atmosphere. Moody male/female vocals and attractive mix of acoustic/electric guitars, organ and flute. Includes some mellow Parable-type ballads with electric piano. My favorite song is the hypnotic «Wonders» coasting along to a trippy ethereal rhythm with a nice organ solo stretch reminiscent of Caravan. «Stoop Down» has a catchy upbeat melody alongside its chorus of “Stoop down, tie up your brother’s bootlace”. Beautiful flute accompaniment and acoustic reverie to «Lullaby». Striking cover shows a giant suspended-in-space see-through suitcase containing a portion of an earth landscape. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th Edition]

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Here I Stand” – 4:48
A2. “Sweet Words” – 3:06
A3. “Friday Morning” – 2:59
A4. “Midnight Dedication” – 3:59
A5. “Two Together” – 3:23
A6. “Wonders” – 3:53

Side Two
B1. “Since You Came” – 4:13
B2. “Small As I Am” – 4:15
B3. “Stoop Down” – 2:11
B4. “Daddy I Love You” – 2:59
B5. “Lullaby” – 3:26
B6. “Carry Him Home” – 3:52