'Storm' was one of the tracks on their debut 12" on 4AD (not an obvious A&R selection for 4AD, one of Ivo's poppier signings). This version from their debut album maintains a more atmospheric feel than the rest of the album.
With Frazier Chorus, the melodies were sugar-sweet but there was usually a darker edge in the lyrics. In 'Storm' though, you can feel the pent-up, atmospheric pressure of the lyrics about to break in the music.
Frazier Chorus' debut album - 'Sue' - is stuffed with songs that tell of twisted domesticity and too much time spent alone in your flat. In that vein, 'Storm' is paranoid pop of the highest order. It builds from gentle, breathy synths in the verses to thunder-clap drum machine and some massive sawing cellos in the chorus and as the track builds to a crescendo.
All that's left for Tim Freeman to do is to leave you with image of a pigeon shitting on a car in the street outside his window.
Nice.
Download Frazier Chorus 'Storm' (mp3) (Mediafire)
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