| Shy Hunters / O, That I Had Wings |
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| Album: | O, That I Had Wings | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Shy Hunters | Added: | Jul 2014 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2014-08-01 | Pull Date: | 2014-10-03 |
| Week Ending: | Oct 5 | Sep 14 | Aug 10 | Aug 3 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 09, 2014: | The Fishbowl Raise Voices | 4. | Sep 12, 2014: | Octagonal Banana Right World | |
| 2. | Oct 08, 2014: | In The Year One Thousand, Eight Thousand Real Love | 5. | Aug 09, 2014: | Fishbowl Pure Joy | |
| 3. | Oct 01, 2014: | Narnia Dead Girls | 6. | Aug 07, 2014: | Binders full of sopranos Dead Girls |
| Album Review |
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| Mr. Tumnus Reviewed 2014-07-19 | ||
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“O, That I Had Wings”: Shy Hunters This is the first album from a new Brooklyn-based boy/girl duo. They’re styling themselves as indie pop, and I suppose they are, but parts of some of the songs sound post-punky. Beautiful soprano female voice soaring on top of drums, limited electronics, and guitar. Songs are generally slow, mounting builds. The guitar often plays a countermelody. Often the first minute of one of their songs is distinct from the rest, so listen to at least the first two minutes to get a sense of whether you want to play it. Good lyrics. Definitely check this out if you get a chance. 1) “Echoes” (4:22): pretty brilliant poppy chorus. 2) ** “Time Bomb” (5:24): FCC: FUCK. Strong post-punk influences on this one. First minute of this one isn’t poppy at all. Vocalist mostly just talks. Then we get a bass line and the song picks up. Only during safe harbor. 3) “Raise Voices” (5:20): Cool, chill, Warpainty first minute; then the guitar touches down and it picks up speed. 4) “Right World” (5:17): Electronic first minute, then a brief hard rocky interlude at the second minute. 5) “Stained Glass House” (3:41): Slower. Big soaring notes above twittering guitar. 6) * “Pure Joy” (5:35): Quick repetitive guitar/drums with more big notes for vocalist. Nice moment around 3:40 when the guitar is allowed to play a larger role. Sound becomes dense, interesting in the last minute. 7) ** “Dead Girls” (5:27): Welcome to the kingdom of dead girls. I have to recommend this song just for that line. Beautiful interlude around 2:15. Some stylized yelling at the end. 8) “Real Love” (3:22): Catchy beginning but I found it a bit repetitive. 9) * “Idle Days” (4:14): Guitar and vocalist share melody for a little while. One of the simpler songs and one of the catchier melodies. More of a quiet pop song. Mr Tumnus | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Echoes | 5. | Stained Glass House | |||
| 2. | Time Bomb | 6. | Pure Joy | |||
| 3. | Raise Voices | 7. | Dead Girls | |||
| 4. | Right World | 8. | Real Love | |||
| 9. | Idle Days | |||||