Astounds, The / Astounds, The
| Album: | Astounds, The | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Astounds, The | Added: | Jun 2016 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2016-06-06 | Pull Date: | 2016-08-08 |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 31 | Jul 24 | Jul 17 | Jul 10 | Jun 19 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 10, 2016: | In The Year One Thousand, Eight Thousand: Miercoles Me Va Bien
Sky Dispatches |
4. | Jul 20, 2016: | The Library
Miss Bubble Universes |
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| 2. | Jul 27, 2016: | The Library
Favorite Truth |
5. | Jul 19, 2016: | Hysteresis History
Miss Bubble Universes |
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| 3. | Jul 25, 2016: | Viewer Discretion Advised
The Sun Was Proud |
6. | Jul 14, 2016: | The Library
Canvasses You Happen To |
Album Review
In the Process
Reviewed 2016-06-03
Reviewed 2016-06-03
Energetic, fun, slightly disjointed power pop. Another lo-fi project by Dean Wells of The Capstan Shafts. If Guided by Voices did exclusively a bunch of short, catchy pop songs. Combines the infectious hooks of 90s guitar pop with a messy, lo-fi aesthetic. Uplifting, fuzzy melodies and guitar solos galore. The songs are difficult to distinguish from each other and all delightful for the radio.
RIYL: Capstan Shafts, Guided by Voices, Feelies, Breeders, Superchunk, R.E.M., Badfinger, Replacements
No FCC’s!!
1. ***The Sun Was Proud (1:32) –summery, feel-good stuff
2. **Favorite Truth (2:17) – guitar solos that could fit in 70s/80s power pop
3. ***Cemetery Dance Off (1:47) – whining harmonies, evident tambourine here
4. ** Uncanny Valley Sunday (1:28) – “bahh bahh bahh” backing vocals, happy clapping
5. ***Sky Dispatches (1:41) – steady, cheerful melody, flows into next song
6. **I Get Astound (0:44) – just the chorus of a pop song, possibly the band theme
7. ****Canvasses It Happens To (1:30) – they really jam out in this one
8. *** Objectivity is So What Was (1:57) – vocals more relaxed yet uplifting here
9. ***Cosmic Pouts (1:53) – air guitar material
10. **Space That Gets to Be (0:59) – more wistful but still just as catchy
11. **Miss Bubble Universes (2:17) – the song so catchy even that buzzy thing is humming along
12. ***Full Joy (1:33) – more whiney harmonies, more fun
RIYL: Capstan Shafts, Guided by Voices, Feelies, Breeders, Superchunk, R.E.M., Badfinger, Replacements
No FCC’s!!
1. ***The Sun Was Proud (1:32) –summery, feel-good stuff
2. **Favorite Truth (2:17) – guitar solos that could fit in 70s/80s power pop
3. ***Cemetery Dance Off (1:47) – whining harmonies, evident tambourine here
4. ** Uncanny Valley Sunday (1:28) – “bahh bahh bahh” backing vocals, happy clapping
5. ***Sky Dispatches (1:41) – steady, cheerful melody, flows into next song
6. **I Get Astound (0:44) – just the chorus of a pop song, possibly the band theme
7. ****Canvasses It Happens To (1:30) – they really jam out in this one
8. *** Objectivity is So What Was (1:57) – vocals more relaxed yet uplifting here
9. ***Cosmic Pouts (1:53) – air guitar material
10. **Space That Gets to Be (0:59) – more wistful but still just as catchy
11. **Miss Bubble Universes (2:17) – the song so catchy even that buzzy thing is humming along
12. ***Full Joy (1:33) – more whiney harmonies, more fun
Track Listing