Donkeys, The / Born With Stripes
Album: | Born With Stripes | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Donkeys, The | Added: | Jun 2011 | |
Label: | Dead Oceans |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2011-12-11 | Pull Date: | 2012-02-12 |
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Week Ending: | Feb 12 | Feb 5 | Jan 22 | Jan 8 | Jan 1 | Dec 25 | Dec 18 |
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Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Feb 10, 2012: | InAcrossAwayFromMe
I Like The Way You Walk |
4. | Jan 19, 2012: | American Beauty
Valerie |
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2. | Feb 10, 2012: | meow
Don't Know Who We Are |
5. | Jan 05, 2012: | A Family Affair
Bloodhound |
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3. | Feb 01, 2012: | Everyday Commotion
Born With Stripes |
6. | Jan 03, 2012: | Modern Donkey
Kaleidoscope |
Album Review
MC Dizzy Jackson
Reviewed 2011-12-07
Reviewed 2011-12-07
Indie-rock, ’60’s stylings, jammy, jangly, lots of stuff going on here from this four-piece out of San Diego. It’s their 3rd full-length and a strong album. Some very catchy tunes, some not so catchy (but still kicking ass). Instrumentation of guitar, bass, drums, keys and sitar. Every song is worthy of a play. No FCC’s.
*My Favorites*: Every song.
1. (3:58) Mid. Kind of dreamy with keys, big snare drum, spacey guitar.
2. (4:11) Mid. Great-sounding even-paced guitar, plodding beat, backing vocals.
3. (4:37) Slow / Mid. Has some spaghetti western sounds, a bit of Jim White, steady beat, dreamy, backing vocals. Hip.
4. (1:42) Mid. Title track. Upbeat, driving, echoey vocals, slightly trippy keys.
5. (5:08) Slow / Mid. Dreamy with big cymbals, paced guitar. Kinda loosey-goosey, channeling some ’60’s noodling. Repetitive ‘Jupiter is on the rise’ lyric. Quick ending.
6. (2:56) Mid. INSTRUMENTAL. Sitar, acoustic guitar, tambourine strikes. Killer.
7. (1:38) Mid. Poppy, jangly, echoey vocals, backing vocals. Dreamy, cool keys, guitar.
8. (4:39) Mid. Heavy percussion with guiro, gets really rockin’ with guitar soloing.
9. (2:44) Mid. Plodding beat, kinda sparse, guitar, drums, shaker, tambourine. Cool and kinda trippy.
10. (2:58) Slow / Mid. Slow start ‘til band gets going, echoey vocal, plodding beat, swirling keys.
11. (6:48) Slow / Mid. Really sparse ballad-type at first. Spacey Robby Krieger (The Doors) sounding guitar at times. Gets really spacey and jammy with lots of feedback. Very cool.
12. (4:09) Mid. INSTRUMENTAL. Cousin to song #6 with sitar and a bit fuller sounding. Pounding beat, driving, kick ass.
*My Favorites*: Every song.
1. (3:58) Mid. Kind of dreamy with keys, big snare drum, spacey guitar.
2. (4:11) Mid. Great-sounding even-paced guitar, plodding beat, backing vocals.
3. (4:37) Slow / Mid. Has some spaghetti western sounds, a bit of Jim White, steady beat, dreamy, backing vocals. Hip.
4. (1:42) Mid. Title track. Upbeat, driving, echoey vocals, slightly trippy keys.
5. (5:08) Slow / Mid. Dreamy with big cymbals, paced guitar. Kinda loosey-goosey, channeling some ’60’s noodling. Repetitive ‘Jupiter is on the rise’ lyric. Quick ending.
6. (2:56) Mid. INSTRUMENTAL. Sitar, acoustic guitar, tambourine strikes. Killer.
7. (1:38) Mid. Poppy, jangly, echoey vocals, backing vocals. Dreamy, cool keys, guitar.
8. (4:39) Mid. Heavy percussion with guiro, gets really rockin’ with guitar soloing.
9. (2:44) Mid. Plodding beat, kinda sparse, guitar, drums, shaker, tambourine. Cool and kinda trippy.
10. (2:58) Slow / Mid. Slow start ‘til band gets going, echoey vocal, plodding beat, swirling keys.
11. (6:48) Slow / Mid. Really sparse ballad-type at first. Spacey Robby Krieger (The Doors) sounding guitar at times. Gets really spacey and jammy with lots of feedback. Very cool.
12. (4:09) Mid. INSTRUMENTAL. Cousin to song #6 with sitar and a bit fuller sounding. Pounding beat, driving, kick ass.
Track Listing
1. | Don't Know Who We Are | 7. | New Blue Stockings | |||
2. | I Like The Way You Walk | 8. | Ceiling Tan | |||
3. | Bloodhound | 9. | Oxblood | |||
4. | Born With Stripes | 10. | Bullfrog Blues | |||
5. | Kaleidoscope | 11. | Valerie | |||
6. | West Coast Raga | 12. | East Coast Raga |