Love Comes Close is the first album from the American Darkwave band Cold Cave, released in November 2009 on Matador Records.

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Love Comes Close
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ReleasedNovember 3, 2009 (2009-11-03)
Recorded2009
GenreSynthpop, dark wave
Length31:24
LabelHeartworm, Matador
ProducerWesley Eisold
Cold Cave chronology
Easel and Ruby
(2009)
Love Comes Close
(2009)
Stars Explode
(2010)
Close

Release and reception

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Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork(7.6/10)[2]
PopMatters(6/10)[3]
Drowned in Sound(7/10)[4]
Tiny Mix Tapes [5]
Now [6]
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Love Comes Close was released on November 3, 2009 by Matador Records, on 12" vinyl, CD, and Digital formats. On Metacritic it has a rating of 69 out of 100 based on reviews from 10 critics.[7]

Pitchfork's Zach Kelly gave Love Comes Close a positive review with a score of 7.6. He describes singer Wesley Eisold's voice as a "devilish baritone channeling the vocal reticence of Ian Curtis one moment and the yearning of The National's Matt Berninger the next."[2]

In a mixed review from PopMatters, Matthew Collins said, "Love Comes Close shows some potential for artist growth with a little more seasoned songwriting."[3]

The track "Life Magazine" was used in a 2009 RadioShack commercial,[8] and as a soundtrack in the Konami game Pro Evolution Soccer 2012.

Track listing

  1. "Cebe and Me" – 3:43
  2. "Love Comes Close" – 4:26
  3. "Life Magazine" – 2:56
  4. "The Laurels of Erotomania" – 2:53
  5. "Heaven Was Full" – 3:43
  6. "The Trees Grew Emotions and Died" – 4:04
  7. "Hello Rats" – 1:49
  8. "Youth and Lust" – 4:01
  9. "I.C.D.K." – 3:49

Bonus tracks

  1. "Double Lives in Single Beds" – 2:46
  2. "Theme from Tomorrowland" – 4:44
  3. "Now That I'm in the Future" – 3:12

Personnel

Music

Recording and production[9]

  • Eric Broucek – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 5)
  • Cold Cave – production, recording
  • Steven De Palo – mixing (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8, 9), mastering
  • Gary Olson – mixing (track 7)

Artwork and design[9]

  • Pete Ashton – booklet photographs
  • Wesley Eisold – cover and inside panel photographs
  • Anthony Smyrski – layout

References

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