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The second album by Brooklyn indie rockers Hunters, Run! buries a number of genuinely interesting musical ideas under a sheen of affected hipsterism. Listened to casually, Forgotten Souvenirs of the Modern Age sounds way too much like just another batch of overeducated kids playing with ProTools in a Williamsburg loft, a first impression that isn't helped at all by the album's flat, affectless production. Fight past the bland too cool for schoolness, however, and singer/songwriter Larry Hess proves to have a more interesting set of influences than many of his contemporaries -- the melodic complexity of prime XTC circa Black Sea and English Settlement and late-era Hüsker Dü and Replacements, when Bob Mould and Paul Westerberg were unpeeling emotional truths behind their wall of feedback, for starters -- and is able to transform those into a batch of varied and tuneful songs with wittily evocative lyrics. Highlights include the title track, the album's most instantly memorable tune, and the Feelies-like jangle and swoon of "Union, CT," as well as the atmospheric darkness of the skeletal closer, "It Was Then That I Realized Even This Would End." Forgotten Souvenirs of the Modern Age does take several listens to decode, but the rewards are worth the effort. ~ Stewart Mason
Hunters, Run!: Larry Hess (vocals, guitar, mandolin, keyboards); Steve Shodin (vocals, guitar); Dan Fodera (vocals, keyboards, bass guitar); Doug Fallone (vocals, percussion); Nelson Colon (drums).
Personnel: Nelson Colón (drums).
Audio Mixer: Andrew Watson.
Recording information: His House, Nashville, TN; Two Tiger Studios, Brooklyn, NY. Forgotten Souvenirs Of The Modern Age Music | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Alternative CDs, Rock | | Label | Battle Standard | | Orig Year | 2008 | | CD Universe Part number | 7570782 | | Catalog number | 1 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 22, 2008 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Engineer | Andrew Watson; Will Walker's Whispering Syncopators | | Recording Time | 41 minutes | | Personnel | Nelson Col=n - drums
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Hunters Run Forgotten Souvenirs Of The Modern Age Songs | 1. | Apollo & Daphne |
| 2. | Forgotten Souvenirs of the Modern Age |
| 3. | War During Lifetime |
| 4. | It's Gonna Be a Dark, Dark, Dark, Dark Night |
| 5. | Check the Jacket and Shoes |
| 6. | Union, GT. |
| 7. | Shake What God Gave Ya |
| 8. | Manly Art, The |
| 9. | It Was Then I Realized That Even This Would End |
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