Lonerism

General | Nov 2012

Reviews

Mister Esquire
Reviewed 2012-11-05
As Reviewed By Mister Esquire.

dreamy psych pop.
a lovely amalgamation of 60's psych, 70's glitter with a krautrock sheen, plus a good dose of late 70's/early 80's power pop.
all of it spun in a synthwash.
=one of the years best.
MR. ESQ. SEZ: MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW!!!
FCC CLEAN.
RIYL: BARRET/FLOYD, BEATLES/WINGS/LENNON, BIG STAR, T-REX, CHEAP TRICK, SHOES, 20/20, LATE SHOW,ET AL.
PLAY THESE TRACKS: ANY/ALL/RANDOM/IT'S MEOW-LICIOUS!

1. slow, subtle fade in. voice: 'gotta be above.'
rhythmic, hypnotic, krauty psych.
2. slowed and dreamy. vintage 60's brit psych. fuzzy gits galore.
3. PURR-FECT II: dreamy, 80's power pop beat. organ heavy into distorto dreamy gits. gives way to bells in the end.
4. very 70's, t-rex/beatles. fade in, fade out...
5. percolating synth begin. so processed.
6. PURR-FECT: poppy dancy 70's cheese. seems to almost end, but it doesn't. it comes back sad, back to upbeat. bleeds into...
7. this. soulful stuff. lennon.
8. poppy forlorny. cocktail party conversations in the background, laughter. guitar jam. chorus fade.
9. sabby -chugga chugga! (play with budgie to!)
10. organ washed hypno -sudden stop.
11. strings -harpsicord?, jumble drummy. slowed and reflective. spoken voice insert again. druggy.
12. piano -I like piano! saddy. forlorny. (funny)

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Charting

2012-11-11 — 2013-01-13
Week EndingAirplays
Jan 13 5
Jan 6 3
Dec 30 4
Dec 23 2
Dec 16 7
Dec 9 3
Dec 2 9
Nov 25 3

Track listing

1. Be Above It
2. Endors Toi
3. Apocalypse Dreams
4. Mind Mischief
5. Music To Walk Home By
6. Why Won't They Talk To Me?
7. Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
8. Keep On Lying
9. Elephant
10. She Just Won't Believe Me
11. Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Can Control
12. Sun's Coming Up