| Look Vibrant / Only Qualms |
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| Album: | Only Qualms | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Look Vibrant | Added: | Oct 2015 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2015-11-01 | Pull Date: | 2016-01-03 |
| Week Ending: | Jan 3 | Dec 27 | Dec 20 | Nov 29 | Nov 22 | Nov 15 | Nov 8 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 22, 2017: | Emergency Crew (For TBD & DJ Postnatal) Berry Juice | 4. | Dec 26, 2015: | Pre-Meow Miracle | |
| 2. | Dec 30, 2015: | Home on the Range Clouds | 5. | Dec 25, 2015: | Meow Clouds | |
| 3. | Dec 29, 2015: | Time Traveler Miracle | 6. | Dec 18, 2015: | Time Traveler Miracle |
| Album Review |
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| Francis D Reviewed 2015-10-29 | ||
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“Only Qualms” EP Look Vibrant 5-song set of indie noise-pop and art rock from Montreal-based duo of Justin Lazarus and Matt Murphy. The tracks are playful and poppy, while also being a bit strange with spooky synth effects (in keeping with the season). All lead vocals are sung in falsetto, The selections remind me a bit of the quirkiness and playfulness of Freelance Whales — but with a different sound (and quite a lot more noise and distortion). — Francis Recommended: 3, 2, 1. No FCCs 1. (4:45) Clouds — Drunk orchestral swells. Plucked “string” notes on a synthesizer. Falsetto vocals rise and fall in the most melodic of the five tracks. Squiggles and effects are added. ** 2. (3:51) Callous Reaction — Careening tempo. Rapid-fire electric bass line. Skittering high hat. Falsetto vocals are WAY up there. Vocals are filtered in the lead break. Plenty of synth effects. *** 3. (3:24) Miracle — A more traditional song structure, with a 1980s synth-pop sensibility — but with plenty of weirdness layered in. Vocals are distorted and filtered. *** 4. (3:40) Born Smart — Slow- to mid-tempo. Bouncy feeling. Harmonized falsetto vocals. Synths add noise and a progression that sounds like a freaky calliope. 5. (4:12) Berry Juice — More folky than freaky. Strumming guitar and sing-along melody. Lead vocals are doubled or tripled, and reminiscent of Bjorn Quenemoen. (An obscure indie CD in our library. Look it up if you haven’t played a “Q” in awhile.) Clever lyrics. Song ends at 2:25, followed by 1:45 of pure modular synthesizer noise as a trail-out. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Clouds | 3. | Miracle | |||
| 2. | Callous Reaction | 4. | Born Smart | |||
| 5. | Berry Juice | |||||