This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Selenography is the study of the moon’s landscape. It is also the title of the fourth LP from the uniquely punctuated Rachel’s. And fittingly, their Selenography is the perfect soundtrack to an all-night study session.
This Louisville, Ky., chamber-folk collective — a rotating case of 10 plays on the CD — have a knack for creating a luminous and mysterious blend of elegant musicality and indie-rock sensibility. Which means that icy lunar melodies and achingly beautiful violins and harpsichords are set against sparse post-rock drums and ambient, otherworldly textures, creating a languid, floating sea of musical tranquility. Albums this delicate and intelligent come along once in a … well, you get the idea.
