| Gringo Star / Sides And In Between, The |
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| Album: | Sides And In Between, The | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Gringo Star | Added: | Nov 2016 | |
| Label: | Nevado Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2016-11-16 | Pull Date: | 2017-01-18 |
| Week Ending: | Jan 15 | Dec 25 | Dec 11 | Dec 4 | Nov 20 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 12, 2017: | a strange pursuit Knee Deep | 4. | Dec 08, 2016: | 1100866 Heading South | |
| 2. | Dec 23, 2016: | KZSU Time Traveler Get Closer | 5. | Dec 03, 2016: | Old Fart at Play Undone | |
| 3. | Dec 21, 2016: | The Library Still Alive | 6. | Nov 19, 2016: | Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles Still Alive |
| Album Review |
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| Mr. Tumnus Reviewed 2016-12-03 | ||
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Psych rock/psych folk. At their best, these guys have a bizarro country vibe; at their worst, kind of a punchless pop one. Lots of psychedelic accents and tropes, but the lead singer’s nasal voice has a way of cutting through the clutter. Lyrics can be forgettable, but some of the instrumental sections are neat. The whole thing has kind of a vintage aesthetic, like it was made on cassettes before I was born. Recommended: 1, 4 1) “Rotten” (2:52): Nice movement in the guitar, and good decisive start. 2) “Magic” (3:10): “Magic / it’s magic…” It’s OK. 3) “Get Closer” (3:27): Summery song, upbeat. Guitars jangle. 4) “Still Alive” (3:00): More of a bizarro country vibe, which I think plays to their strengths. Picking around on the high end of the guitar. 5) “Going Home” (3:00): Synth and whistling touches. 6) “Knee Deep” (3:41): Growling on the low end, picking on the high end. More folky. Strings add some drama at the end. 7) “Heading South” (3:09): Voices a bit dirtier, like they’re being filtered through an old-time radio. 8) “Undone” (3:15): Emphatic whistling, and lots of plinking on the piano. Singer is particularly nasal here. 9) “It’s You” (1:48): Chorus droning in the background--sultrier. 10) “The Last Trace” (2:04): Very straightforward poppy song without too much punch. --Mr Tumnus | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Rotten | 6. | Knee Deep | |||
| 2. | Magic | 7. | Heading South | |||
| 3. | Get Closer | 8. | Undone | |||
| 4. | Still Alive | 9. | It's You | |||
| 5. | Going Home | 10. | The Last Trace |