Love Comes Close Explained

Love Comes Close
Type:	studio
Artist:	Cold Cave
Cover:	Lovecomesclose.jpg
Border:	yes
Recorded:	2009
Genre:	Synthpop, dark wave
Label:	Heartworm, Matador
Producer:	Wesley Eisold
Prev Title:	Easel and Ruby
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	Stars Explode
Next Year:	2010

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

Release and reception

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.^[1]

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."

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

The track "Life Magazine" was used in a 2009 RadioShack commercial,^[2] 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

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

Personnel

Music

• Wesley Eisold – uncredited
• Sean Martin (Hatebreed) – guitar (tracks 2, 6), bass (track 3)
• Caralee McElroy (Xiu Xiu) – uncredited^[3]

Recording and production

• 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

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Love Comes Close - Metacritic. Metacritic.
2. Web site: Schnipper. Matthew. Cold Cave Soundtrack a Radio Shack Commercial. The Fader.
3. Web site: Grandy. Eric. Cold Cave: Oh My Goth. Seattle Weekly. Sound Publishing. May 3, 2011. April 7, 2013.