Island Fire
Reviews
Mister Esquire
Reviewed 2012-04-28
Reviewed 2012-04-28
as reviewed by Mister Esquire.
chanteuse and chanteusey.
here's the deal: nick cave is sick of being nick cave -he just can't deal with all the late nights, substance abuse, and little neo goth groupies pestering him all the time. so, what does nick cave do? that's right: he goes to helsinki to get a sex change.
and now nick cave goes by the name...gemma ray.
FCC CLEAN.
RIYL: cave, leonard cohen, anna calvi, ed wood, et al.
MR. ESQ. SEZ: MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW!!!
PLAY THESE TRACKS: ANY/ALL/PUT ON RANDOM/THAT GOOD.
(note: tracks 13&14 are an exception...)
*1. slowly coming in, shimmers, chuggy strum along.
2. sweet, cloying 60's countryish pop.
*3. I know it's you nick! (you little tenderloin surprise.)
*4. theremin, cool and haunty. like something for a lynch flick.
*5. BEST TRACK: awwww (mew)
6. ooooo...gothy. (as done by sade)
*7. real slow, silent begin. gets reverby guitary.
*8. BEST TRACK II: theremin, cool and haunty. like something from an ed wood flick. (mew. I know it's you...nick cave.)
9. neo-oriental sound. let us lounge! (and order mimosas!)
10. kinda reminds me of 'time after time' by cyndi lauper.
*11. i imagine kittens singing this as they steal catnip.
*12. synth start, kinda clockwork orangey. sounds like something they'd play at a kids doctor...while they waited to get ludavico'd .
the exceptions: 13&14 are bonus tracks. nick, i mean, gemma, did a 7' w/ the maal brothers. cover of sparks songs. I decided not to factor these tracks regarding overall meows.
13. kinda cool.
14. kinda sucks.
chanteuse and chanteusey.
here's the deal: nick cave is sick of being nick cave -he just can't deal with all the late nights, substance abuse, and little neo goth groupies pestering him all the time. so, what does nick cave do? that's right: he goes to helsinki to get a sex change.
and now nick cave goes by the name...gemma ray.
FCC CLEAN.
RIYL: cave, leonard cohen, anna calvi, ed wood, et al.
MR. ESQ. SEZ: MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW!!!
PLAY THESE TRACKS: ANY/ALL/PUT ON RANDOM/THAT GOOD.
(note: tracks 13&14 are an exception...)
*1. slowly coming in, shimmers, chuggy strum along.
2. sweet, cloying 60's countryish pop.
*3. I know it's you nick! (you little tenderloin surprise.)
*4. theremin, cool and haunty. like something for a lynch flick.
*5. BEST TRACK: awwww (mew)
6. ooooo...gothy. (as done by sade)
*7. real slow, silent begin. gets reverby guitary.
*8. BEST TRACK II: theremin, cool and haunty. like something from an ed wood flick. (mew. I know it's you...nick cave.)
9. neo-oriental sound. let us lounge! (and order mimosas!)
10. kinda reminds me of 'time after time' by cyndi lauper.
*11. i imagine kittens singing this as they steal catnip.
*12. synth start, kinda clockwork orangey. sounds like something they'd play at a kids doctor...while they waited to get ludavico'd .
the exceptions: 13&14 are bonus tracks. nick, i mean, gemma, did a 7' w/ the maal brothers. cover of sparks songs. I decided not to factor these tracks regarding overall meows.
13. kinda cool.
14. kinda sucks.
Recent airplay
Trou De Loup
Top 100 Albums of 2012 — Jan 03, 2013
Fire House
Meow: The Best Of 2012 — Jan 01, 2013
Fire House
Time Traveler — Jul 06, 2012
Bring Ring Ring Yeah
Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles — Jul 03, 2012
Rescue Me
Modern Donkey — Jun 30, 2012
Fire House
Meow — Jun 26, 2012
Charting
2012-05-05 — 2012-07-08
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 8 | 2 |
| Jul 1 | 3 |
| Jun 24 | 1 |
| Jun 17 | 3 |
| Jun 10 | 3 |
| Jun 3 | 2 |
| May 27 | 1 |
| May 20 | 5 |
Track listing
| 1. | Alight! Alive! | ||
| 2. | Put Your Brain In Gear | ||
| 3. | Runaway | ||
| 4. | Trou De Loup | ||
| 5. | Fire House | ||
| 6. | Flood And A Fire | ||
| 7. | Make It Happen | ||
| 8. | Rescue Me | ||
| 9. | They All Wanted A Slice | ||
| 10. | I Can See You | ||
| 11. | Bring Ring Ring Yeah | ||
| 12. | Here Comes The Light | ||
| 13. | How Do I Get To Carnegie Hall? | ||
| 14. | Eaten By The Monster Of Love |