On his 2007 debut EP, THE FREQUENCY, mild-mannered Daniel Hunter dons the guise of Play Radio Play! to become a one-teen synth-pop band. Clearly taking cues from the Postal Service, the talented 17-year-old Texan singer/multi-instrumentalist specializes in bright, bouncy keyboard-driven tunes (see the shimmering "Confines of Gravity"), which hint at his straight-edge Christian beliefs but never get too preachy.
Playradioplay!: Daniel Hunter.
Additional personnel: Brack Cantrell (guitar); Neil Keller (bass instrument); Jonathan Cooke (drums).
Play Radio Play Frequency E.P. Album Track Listing
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Bad Cops Bad Charities
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Complement Each Other Like Colors
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Confines of Gravity
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At This Particular Moment in Time
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Even Fairy Tale Characters Would Be Jealous
6.
Mr. Brightside
Frequency E.P. Music Review
Customer Frequency E.P. Reviews
Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)
The Next Step in Indie Electro Dan a.k.a. PlayRadioPlay! comes out swinging with his 6 Song E.P "The Frequency". Subtly charged with Dan's form of New Age Pop, The Frequency E.P. picks up where The Postal Service left off, well adding a couple more volts of electro-icity to the mix. I'm sure you;ll enjoy this one
For fans of: The Postal Service, The Secret Handshake, or any of the electro songs that pop punk bands do. Submitted by theadamsociety (London, Ont) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
$12.19 Consistency is a troublesome thing, especially in the pop music game. You could deliver nothing but solidly great albums filled with bracing emotion, sparkling melodies, imaginative arrangements, and heartfelt performances and yet be written off as the same old thing while other bands with one-tenth of the imagination and power gain the accolades and sales you deserve. Consider Mac McCaughan's case. His bands Superchunk and now Portastatic have been shining beacons of consistent greatness, and apart from the beginning of Superchunk's career, his work has been mostly overlooked and underrated. Sometimes in favor of flavor-of-the-month bands (see Arcade Fire) on his own label, Merge. For those who have stuck with Mac throughout the years, the last Portastatic album, Bright Ideas, was the big payoff, as it was an astoundingly powerful record ...
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