| Artichoke / Etchy Sketchy Skies |
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| Album: | Etchy Sketchy Skies | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Artichoke | Added: | Oct 2012 | |
| Label: | Greeen | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2012-12-29 | Pull Date: | 2013-03-03 |
| Week Ending: | Mar 3 | Feb 24 | Feb 17 | Feb 10 | Feb 3 | Jan 27 | Jan 20 | Jan 13 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 25, 2014: | Confucian Tattoos The Ancient Flu | 4. | Mar 01, 2013: | Time Traveler The Market Of Farms | |
| 2. | Mar 08, 2013: | Time Traveler How Long 'til The Jesus Satan Reunion Tour? | 5. | Feb 22, 2013: | Time Traveler How Long 'til The Jesus Satan Reunion Tour? | |
| 3. | Mar 06, 2013: | Sunflower Sutra How Long 'til The Jesus Satan Reunion Tour? | 6. | Feb 15, 2013: | Time Traveler How Long 'til The Jesus Satan Reunion Tour? |
| Album Review |
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| Francis D Reviewed 2012-12-21 | ||
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“Etchy Sketchy Skies” Artichoke Guitar-based, indie pop that’s a little on the nasally, nerdy side. Storytelling style that fits well with a band that’s best known for its concept albums. (Its most recent album was 2010’s “Bees.”) Timothy Sellers is the lead singer-songwriter and the band is based in L.A.’s Highland Park. On this album, Sellers decided to skip the concept approach and simply write a collection of indie rock-pop tunes about…whatever. This led to one of the most unusual collection of song titles ever published. A lot of the songs sound like the Beatles or other bands from the 1960s. While the CD is a bit uneven and some tunes sound alike, you will certainly find at least a few things you like. — Francis Recommended: 1, 12, 4, 8, 10, 13. No FCCs noted 1. (3:52) The Market of Farms — Song opens with a burst of sitar — then becomes an old-time rock-pop tune with lead vocals that sound like a bunch of bands out of the 1960s. *** 2. (2:27) The Ancient Flu — Up-tempo, punk-style number. 3. (2:05) Big Moon — Another throwback to the 1960s, with reverb-y vocals. 4. (5:26) How Long ‘til the Jesus Satan Reunion Tour? — Starts strummy with storytelling vocals. Clever lyrics about Jesus and Satan exchanging roles and forming a band that becomes bigger than the Beatles. Really!! *** 5. (2:45) Coffee and Pi: Daydream of a Mathematician — Up-tempo rock with Theremin. 6. (4:18) I’ve Got a Proposition for You — Similar feel to “Coffee and Pi,” only underscored by angular electric guitar. 7. (2:41) Don’t Worry about the Government — Simple song structure with surf beat and instrumentation. 8. (4:38) Etchy Sketchy Skies — Catchy, up-tempo indie rock. Sounds like Dylan at times, with a lot of words squeezed into some of the lines. *** 9. (2:12) We’re Goin’ Down the Tubes — Mid- to slow-tempo. Real Beatles feeling to this one. Brass in lead break. 10. (2:10) It’s So Easy Bein’ Me — Lighter, easily skipping pop melody. ** 11. (3:09) Home to the Monzongranite Dunes — Instrumental. Big rock sound. Opens with feedback. Nice use of brass as well. Watch near false ending in the middle. 12. (4:30) Mr. and Mrs. Woobeewoo — Mid-tempo. Bouncy. Strummy. A David Byrne composition. Reminiscent of playful Kinks classics. *** 13. (3:52) Dr. Edmund Schulman and the Bristlecone Pine — Shimmering guitars and dreamy, storytelling vocals in a catchy tune. Big choruses. ** 14. (5:07) 200,000 BC in L.A. — Standard rock melody — bird screeches over the last 23 seconds. Segues into last song. 15. (4:54) The Jesus and Satan Reunion Tour — Almost big band-sounding rock and roll that mixes guitar and brass well. Reprise of track 4. | ||
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