Cold Specks / Neuroplasticity
Album: | Neuroplasticity | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Cold Specks | Added: | Sep 2014 | |
Label: | Mute Records |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2014-09-12 | Pull Date: | 2014-11-14 |
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Week Ending: | Nov 16 | Nov 9 | Nov 2 | Oct 26 | Oct 19 | Oct 12 | Oct 5 | Sep 28 |
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Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Jan 04, 2015: | the springfield law review (best of 2014)
A Season Of Doubt |
4. | Nov 06, 2014: | ZoeRadio
Bodies At Bay |
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2. | Nov 13, 2014: | The Sunset Life
Bodies At Bay |
5. | Oct 30, 2014: | ZoeRadio
Absisto |
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3. | Nov 07, 2014: | A Visit From Drum
Absisto |
6. | Oct 24, 2014: | A Visit From Drum
Bodies At Bay |
Album Review
Matthew
Reviewed 2014-09-11
Reviewed 2014-09-11
Soul / Post rock / a little doomy. Canadian artist, Al Spx, is a singer-songwriter with a distinct soulful post rock sound. Very cool stuff and worth a listen. She was up for a Polaris award in 2012 after her first album, I Predict a Graceful Expulsion. RIYL: Phosphorescent, EMA, Torres, PJ Harvey, Mirel Wagner. FCC clean.
1. (2:26) *Tough trudging and jazzy. Deep vocals on woman that means business.
2. (3:32) **Single on the album. Good stuff, almost like upbeat indie pop rock, but with tough vibrato laden jazzy vocals. Bridge is a noisy, slow paced trudge, then back to verse.
3. (3:51) *slow, ethereal slide guitar, trance/bluesy/much vibrato. Heavy noisy ending.
4. (2:41) ** Great song, several change ups, cool lyrics. More upbeat and less doomy than other tracks. Heavy percussion at times.
5. (3:42) ** Acoustic intro, great vocals and bass addition. Something like a chill indie rock song with xylophone, except it is soul with a doomy bridge.
6. (3:06) **Synth piano intro, then picks up with pulsating guitar, drums, and wall of sound synth in the background. “Stick to your guns”
7. (4:23) ** Weird song with muted brass. Chill guitar and drums. Soulful vocals, love it.
8. (2:38) **Guitar riff intro, repeats through much of song. Back-up singers. Drums through most of song.
9. (4:35) Slow, trudging bass drum, picks up with percussion smash and jazzy vocals. Lot of noise, then at 1:30 holds back for vocals. Repeats noisy smash.
10. (3:55) Melancholy trumpet and sparse piano, jazzy vibrato laden vocals.
1. (2:26) *Tough trudging and jazzy. Deep vocals on woman that means business.
2. (3:32) **Single on the album. Good stuff, almost like upbeat indie pop rock, but with tough vibrato laden jazzy vocals. Bridge is a noisy, slow paced trudge, then back to verse.
3. (3:51) *slow, ethereal slide guitar, trance/bluesy/much vibrato. Heavy noisy ending.
4. (2:41) ** Great song, several change ups, cool lyrics. More upbeat and less doomy than other tracks. Heavy percussion at times.
5. (3:42) ** Acoustic intro, great vocals and bass addition. Something like a chill indie rock song with xylophone, except it is soul with a doomy bridge.
6. (3:06) **Synth piano intro, then picks up with pulsating guitar, drums, and wall of sound synth in the background. “Stick to your guns”
7. (4:23) ** Weird song with muted brass. Chill guitar and drums. Soulful vocals, love it.
8. (2:38) **Guitar riff intro, repeats through much of song. Back-up singers. Drums through most of song.
9. (4:35) Slow, trudging bass drum, picks up with percussion smash and jazzy vocals. Lot of noise, then at 1:30 holds back for vocals. Repeats noisy smash.
10. (3:55) Melancholy trumpet and sparse piano, jazzy vibrato laden vocals.
Track Listing
1. | A Broken Memory | 6. | Let Loose The Dogs | |||
2. | Bodies At Bay | 7. | Absisto | |||
3. | Old Knives | 8. | Living Signs | |||
4. | A Quiet Chill | 9. | A Formal Invitation | |||
5. | Exit Plan | 10. | A Season Of Doubt |