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On its third full-length studio outing, the Baltimore-based ensemble Page France offers up another accomplished set of indie-pop. Like the Decemberists' Colin Meloy, frontman Michael Nau sings in a reedy voice, and, like Sufjan Stevens, he gilds his oddly ornate songs with plenty of bells and whistles. The band's good-natured, whimsical aesthetic is evident throughout 2007's ...AND THE FAMILY TELEPHONE, particularly on the jaunty "Rooster and Its Crow" and the chiming "Hat and Rabbit," which sounds like the Danielson Famile on a Velvet Underground kick.
Composer: Michael Nau.
Page France: Whitney McGraw, Clinton Jones, B.J. Lewis, Jasen Reeder, Michael Nau.
Personnel: Andre Dost, Andrew Dost (horns).
Recording information: The Apple Union (08/2006-09/2006).Alternative Press (p.151) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[B]rilliantly simple to downright transcendent....Whitney McGraw's child-like backing vocals are the perfect partner to Nau's hopeful calls throughout..."
CMJ (p.45) - "FAMILY TELEPHONE is dreamy, mysterious and melodic, filled with tambourines, toe-tapping drums...[and] melancholic piano..." And The Family Telephone Music Page France And The Family Telephone Songs | 1. | Ruby Ring Man, The |
| 2. | Wet Dog Afternoon |
| 3. | Mr. Violin and Dancing Bear |
| 4. | Be My Pianist |
| 5. | Pigeons |
| 6. | Hat and Rabbit |
| 7. | Belly to the Sea, A |
| 8. | Belly in the Fish, The |
| 9. | Rooster and Its Crow |
| 10. | Joker's Joke, The |
| 11. | Here's a Telephone |
| 12. | Beggar's Table Legs |
| 13. | Circus Head (Nobody Knows) |
| 14. | Casting Day |
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On this immensely appealing debut, SILENT ALARM, the London-based quartet Bloc Party fulfills the promise of their barnstorming 2004 singles "Banquet" and "She's Hearing Voices." Led by magnetic frontman Kele Okereke, the band extracts the most fascinating aspects of the previous 25 years of British indie rock and fuses them into a new entity--complete with smarts and heart--never delving into retro-kitsch or slavish imitation.
Okerere's urgent yelp most often recalls a fired-up incarnation of the Cure's Robert Smith, but the sounds the group creates echo everything from Gang of Four's staccato militarism ("Banquet") to the reverberating guitars of the Chameleons ("Price of Gas"). At times, Bloc Party also recalls the ecstatic soundwashes of early-1990s cult pioneers like Ride ("Plans") and Slowdive ("Compliments"). Lyrically, Okerere tilts toward an endearing adolescent pessimism that, even when the music is less than mopey, gives him away as a goth at heart ("and the ravens are leaving the tower/make your peace"). However, at the end of "Price of Gas," when he proclaims "I can tell you how this ends/We're going to win this," one can hope that Okerere is expressing his confidence in a bright future for his extremely ...
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With chewy, rubbery guitar lines, hypnotic tattoos beating out on the drums, and repetitive vocal chants, the Seconds seem intent on marrying the most elemental ...
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The Appleseed Cast has a sound that you might have a hard time categorizing until you hear someone use the phrase "Midwest post-rock." Then it becomes obvious that that's exactly what they sound like, even if the term itself is really kind of baffling. You have to hear it to understand: the Appleseed Cast's sound is often noisy, but is never just noise; they experiment with weird and unusual production approaches, but you wouldn't call them avant-garde. Nestled within the sometimes dense clouds of guitar noise ...
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Rooted in the smart-alecky pop-punk vein of Blink-182 and Good Charlotte, Less Than Jake achieved remarkable success with 2003's ANTHEM, earning them an invite onto the Projekt Revolution Tour, and a brief Warped Tour appearance. As a treat for the fans who'd be turning out en masse across the country during these summer outings, LTJ scooped up a dozen obscure European B-sides and previously unreleased cuts to release in the form of B IS FOR B-SIDES. These tracks are just as delightfully hook-filled and engaging as any of the band's better-known far. There's the double-time "Jay Frenzal," and the equally frenetic existential rant "Showbiz? Science? Who Cares?" There's even a wee bit of social ...
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This Wounded Bird two-fer reissue matches up the eponymous 1969 debut of Argent with their 1975 offering Circus. Combining these two discs together with such a long period of time separating them showcases a gradual ...
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It all started in November 2002; the Nicholls brothers James and Steve were sick of their ...
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