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''Canopy Glow'' is the fourth studio album by the American pop band, Anathallo. It was released on November 18, 2008 on CD and re-released on vinyl on May 26, 2009.〔()〕 ==Background== After the release of their 2006 album ''Floating World'', the band was offered a residency as the house band in a north Chicago neighborhood church called Berry United Methodist. A few members, worn out from the band's relentless tour schedule, chose not to relocate from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. The remaining members, including vocalist Matt Joynt and multi-instrumentalist Bret Wallin, recruited replacements and began work on what would become ''Canopy Glow''. By this point Anathallo had gained a reputation for unique instrumentals, orchestral arrangements, and as many as seven vocalists singing all at once. Having licensed a few songs from ''Floating World'' for television commercials, the band was financially secure enough to take a break from touring to write ''Canopy Glow'' at their own pace, using the church as their practice space. Female vocalist Erica Froman was brought on as a full-time member of the band at this time. A lyric from "The River" lends the album its title. Matt Joynt recalls this story of Froman's mother during a hiking trip on the Pacific Crest Trail, saying: "She was crossing a river and the current swept her away. Due to the weight of her pack, she couldn't get to a bank and was certain that she was going to die. Upon that realization, she leaned back, calmed her senses and enjoyed what she thought would be her last living moments... she observed everything with a concentrated mindfulness as she passed underneath the glow of light pouring through the canopy of leaves." Though beginning with a song about Joynt's grandfather's funeral ("Noni's Field") and featuring this somewhat embellished account of a near-death experience Froman's mother endured, the album has a decidedly positive feel, reportedly influenced by the children seen through the church windows playing at the day care next door.〔 The song "Bells" was inspired by a chance finding the band members came across while rehearsing in the church during the writing process for ''Canopy Glow''. Matt Joynt said: "After a few weeks, we noticed seven large black cases sitting in the corner. Lo and behold they were filled with hand bells! In our youth, Bret and I had played in the hand bell choir during Christmas services and weren't afraid to employ them on our record." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canopy Glow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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