Tiny Victories / Haunts
| Album: | Haunts | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Tiny Victories | Added: | Aug 2014 | |
| Label: | The Sleepover Party | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2014-08-22 | Pull Date: | 2014-10-24 |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 26 | Oct 19 | Oct 5 | Sep 28 | Sep 7 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 20, 2014: | In The Year One Thousand, Eight Thousand
Drinking With Your Ghost |
4. | Sep 26, 2014: | Octagonal Banana
Drinking With Your Ghost |
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| 2. | Oct 16, 2014: | Meow
Drinking With Your Ghost |
5. | Sep 04, 2014: | Binders Full of Sopranos
Drinking With Your Ghost |
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| 3. | Oct 01, 2014: | Radio Personality
Drinking With Your Ghost |
6. | Aug 31, 2014: | Radio Personality (summer)
Scott & Zelda |
Album Review
Alejandra Salazar
Reviewed 2014-08-11
Reviewed 2014-08-11
Tiny Victories
Haunts
The Sleepover Party, 2014
After a while, this album’s formula for success becomes transparently clear: bursts of synth, sweeping swells that hearken to rock anthems of the 80s. But Tiny Victories’ debut is still an excellent showcase of the duo’s developing mastery of their instruments/tools/sound, with solid tracks that can easily stand on their own and that are, furthermore, simply so much damn fun to listen to. The entire album is certainly worth a play.
FCC clean.
***1. (4:21) Absolutely excellent opener. Electifying synth/keys and “ee-heee” harmonizing make way for a series of intricately layered verses full of layered guitar strumming/reverb—only to build back up to those addicting “ee-hee”s in a catchy chorus.
**2. (4:12) Funky congo-esque percussion + ghostly harmonizing + fuzzy synth drive this whole thing home.
**3. (3:46) Heavy percussion and waves of synth noise create a track that alternates between dreamy and in-your-face. Consistently catchy, filled with some insane vocal layering.
*4. (3:02) Some 80s influenced synth/keys open up the song + make up a buzzing, addictive chorus + playfully build up to a stunning bridge.
5. (4:01) Shimmering video-game/technology/electronic sounds meet big, bold classic rock. Beautiful marriage of indie rock and electro pop.
*6. (6:18) Sweeping, swelling song with hints of melancholy (re: lyrics).
7. (4:01) Probably the weakest of the album, but features a redeemable glittering synth.
*8. (4:03) Best lyrics + euphoric anthem of the album. Makes you want to jump, jump, jump.
9. (4:12) Sunny road trip tune, head-bopper and toe-tapper.
**10. (4:49) More funky noise layering makes for a floating, ethereal, night drives kind of vibe (notable mention: woodwinds + warped chimes + a funky drop near the last minute). Darkest track on the album, both musically and lyrically.
*11. (2:36) Another night drive song, with more of that ethereal/ghostly synth sound that builds up gorgeously and backdrops vox + minimalist keys. Drops off and quickly fades out.
Haunts
The Sleepover Party, 2014
After a while, this album’s formula for success becomes transparently clear: bursts of synth, sweeping swells that hearken to rock anthems of the 80s. But Tiny Victories’ debut is still an excellent showcase of the duo’s developing mastery of their instruments/tools/sound, with solid tracks that can easily stand on their own and that are, furthermore, simply so much damn fun to listen to. The entire album is certainly worth a play.
FCC clean.
***1. (4:21) Absolutely excellent opener. Electifying synth/keys and “ee-heee” harmonizing make way for a series of intricately layered verses full of layered guitar strumming/reverb—only to build back up to those addicting “ee-hee”s in a catchy chorus.
**2. (4:12) Funky congo-esque percussion + ghostly harmonizing + fuzzy synth drive this whole thing home.
**3. (3:46) Heavy percussion and waves of synth noise create a track that alternates between dreamy and in-your-face. Consistently catchy, filled with some insane vocal layering.
*4. (3:02) Some 80s influenced synth/keys open up the song + make up a buzzing, addictive chorus + playfully build up to a stunning bridge.
5. (4:01) Shimmering video-game/technology/electronic sounds meet big, bold classic rock. Beautiful marriage of indie rock and electro pop.
*6. (6:18) Sweeping, swelling song with hints of melancholy (re: lyrics).
7. (4:01) Probably the weakest of the album, but features a redeemable glittering synth.
*8. (4:03) Best lyrics + euphoric anthem of the album. Makes you want to jump, jump, jump.
9. (4:12) Sunny road trip tune, head-bopper and toe-tapper.
**10. (4:49) More funky noise layering makes for a floating, ethereal, night drives kind of vibe (notable mention: woodwinds + warped chimes + a funky drop near the last minute). Darkest track on the album, both musically and lyrically.
*11. (2:36) Another night drive song, with more of that ethereal/ghostly synth sound that builds up gorgeously and backdrops vox + minimalist keys. Drops off and quickly fades out.
Track Listing
| 1. | Drinking With Your Ghost | 6. | Austin, Tx | |||
| 2. | Scott & Zelda | 7. | Proton Pagoda | |||
| 3. | Systems | 8. | Life Is Boring | |||
| 4. | Let It Burn | 9. | Our Lady Of Rout 80 | |||
| 5. | This Revolution | 10. | Justine | |||
| 11. | You're Gone | |||||