Busman's Holiday / Popular Cycles
| Album: | Popular Cycles | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Busman's Holiday | Added: | Dec 2017 | |
| Label: | Joyful Noise | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2018-01-10 | Pull Date: | 2018-03-14 |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 11 | Mar 4 | Feb 25 | Feb 11 | Feb 4 | Jan 28 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 09, 2018: | Traditions
Jesus' Mother |
4. | Mar 02, 2018: | Traditions
Unknowing |
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| 2. | Mar 08, 2018: | FMF
What We Need We Know |
5. | Feb 20, 2018: | Waste FM
What We Need We Know |
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| 3. | Mar 03, 2018: | Music Casserole
Jesus' Mother |
6. | Feb 09, 2018: | Traditions
What We Need We Know |
Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2017-12-20
Reviewed 2017-12-20
INDIE FOLK-POP
Busman’s Holiday is Addison and Lewis Rogers, songwriting brothers from Bloomington, Indiana. Addison plays guitar, Lewis drums. Popular Cycles is their second full-length release. The set displays some nice melodies, good singing, interesting story-telling, varied styles, and compelling, varied instrumentation.
RIYL Fleet Foxes, Avett Brothers.
No FCC issues (but #6 has “faggot”).
1 * Mid-tempo. First part: swaying melody, orchestra. Second part: calypso beat. (4:16)
2 * Mid-slow. String intro. Melancholy ballad. Simple rhythm guitar; cello, horns. (4:24)
3 Mid-fast. Upbeat, happy. Bouncy rhythm. Descant flute. Full orchestra. (3:28)
4 Slow. Falsetto. Orchestral backing. Dreary. Second half is full orchestra, no voice. (3:49)
5 ** Mid-tempo. Good lead singing. Driving accompaniment incl strong trombones. (4:42)
6 Slow. First part: armed robbery lyric, acoustic guitar, flute, whistling. Second part: ironic prayer lyrics with strings. Odd. (3:49)
7 Mid-tempo. Children’s song-like melody. Acoustic guitar, low strings, percussion. (3:45)
8 ** Very slow. Down & out, he somehow found his way into a Catholic church. Almost solo a cappella (just a single tone accompanies). Soft guitar coda. Powerful stuff. (3:36)
9 Mid-tempo. Post tornado catastrophe, set to a bouncy Latin rhythm. (5:22)
10 * Mid-slow. Sing-along melody. Happy feel. Well sung. Bach-like cello coda. (3:04)
Busman’s Holiday is Addison and Lewis Rogers, songwriting brothers from Bloomington, Indiana. Addison plays guitar, Lewis drums. Popular Cycles is their second full-length release. The set displays some nice melodies, good singing, interesting story-telling, varied styles, and compelling, varied instrumentation.
RIYL Fleet Foxes, Avett Brothers.
No FCC issues (but #6 has “faggot”).
1 * Mid-tempo. First part: swaying melody, orchestra. Second part: calypso beat. (4:16)
2 * Mid-slow. String intro. Melancholy ballad. Simple rhythm guitar; cello, horns. (4:24)
3 Mid-fast. Upbeat, happy. Bouncy rhythm. Descant flute. Full orchestra. (3:28)
4 Slow. Falsetto. Orchestral backing. Dreary. Second half is full orchestra, no voice. (3:49)
5 ** Mid-tempo. Good lead singing. Driving accompaniment incl strong trombones. (4:42)
6 Slow. First part: armed robbery lyric, acoustic guitar, flute, whistling. Second part: ironic prayer lyrics with strings. Odd. (3:49)
7 Mid-tempo. Children’s song-like melody. Acoustic guitar, low strings, percussion. (3:45)
8 ** Very slow. Down & out, he somehow found his way into a Catholic church. Almost solo a cappella (just a single tone accompanies). Soft guitar coda. Powerful stuff. (3:36)
9 Mid-tempo. Post tornado catastrophe, set to a bouncy Latin rhythm. (5:22)
10 * Mid-slow. Sing-along melody. Happy feel. Well sung. Bach-like cello coda. (3:04)
Track Listing
| 1. | Mother | 6. | Hope & Peace | |||
| 2. | Unknowing | 7. | No One Could Be | |||
| 3. | Make Believe | 8. | Jesus' Mother | |||
| 4. | See The Rain | 9. | Evening Flows | |||
| 5. | What We Need We Know | 10. | I'm Coming Home |