SUNDAY HERALD 4TH FEB 2007
EL MOMENTO SIGUIENTE (LIBERATION BLUE)
**** 4 Stars
"In short: The Church again revisits old friends with dreamy acoustica."

"You know what's coming with The Church - sublime, dreamy soundscapes. Marty Willson-Piper's six-string wizardry and frontman Steve Kilbey's floating vocals. It is an expansive, enigmatic style that inevitably works its magic on you. Church albums tend to be sleepers that take time to reach you, but when they arrive they stick forever. El Momento Siguiente ("the following moment"), like predecessor El Momento Descuidado, revisits old hits and reinvents them. But this one sticks out from the first spin.

Littered with strings, subtle harmonies, diverse guitar tapestries and keyboards, this generous 14 song feast starts with gentle opener and cover of The Triffid's Wide Open Road and is followed by strings that ache in It's No Reason, mesmerising bass work and haunting allure (Reptile), Floyd-meets-Stones epic, balladry (Two Places At Once), brooding depth (Pure
Chance) and passionate bite (Grind)." - Scott Podmore

CHURCH SHOW

Friday 2nd March - THEATRE ROYAL, Castlemaine, VIC
Support: GB3 featuring Glenn Bennie (Underground Lovers) and Graham Lee (The Triffids). Tickets $30 show or $50 dinner/show
Ph: 035472 1196.




THE CHURCH - EL MOMENTO SIGUIENTE ALBUM LAUNCHES

Thursday 1st March - MANCHESTER LANE, Melbourne, VIC
Monday 5th March - THE BASEMENT, Sydney NSW

Tickets for MANCHESTER LANE are now on sale and are available from Moshtix ticketing agent. To book over the phone with a credit card phone 03 9017 1125 or purchase them via the web at www.moshtix.com.au To book for dinner phone Manchester Lane on 03 9663 0630. Priority Seating will be given to those who book for dinner. For anyone who doesn't book for dinner there may be standing room only.

Tickets for THE BASEMENT can be purchased online soon at http://www.thebasement.com.au/club/buytix.asp or Moshtix for standing only. Table bookings must go through their box office at the club. Phone 02 9251-2797 or Fax 02 9252-3007. http://www.manchesterlane.com.au/index.php?option=com_gigcal&Itemid=22




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