As Long As Your Eyes Are Wide
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-03-03
Reviewed 2018-03-03
Reviewed: 2018-03-03
Genre: General
FCCs: “shit” & “fuck” on #4, “fuck” on #6
Review: Vancouver, BC indie rock group. This new thoroughly enjoyable release delivers something vastly different from their past work. The album as a whole has a different feel sonically, and there is quite a bit of surf rock and dream pop influence across the whole album, plus interesting vocal arrangements.
If You Like: Yo La Tengo, Guster, Beach Boys, Cocteau Twins
Track Review (favorites denoted by*):
*1/ Step Into Darkness (2:56) – drums start> midtempo song with soaring vocals & vibrating guitar underpinning> quick stop on vocal
2/ More Than Ever (3:21) – vibrating keyboards start> midtempo dream pop love song with echoing vocals> quick stop
*3/ Heaven (2:58) – vibrating keyboards start> midtempo dream pop song about a dream with a touch of psychedelia> interesting harmonies> quick fade
4/ I Will Follow You (3:02) - (FCCs) – guitar starts> midtempo love song slides into heavy beat & soaring vocals> fade
5/ Realize Real Eyes (3:27) – vocal starts> slow song on love lost builds in intensity> fade
*6/ Confidence (2:52) – (FCC) -keyboards start> uptempo song with intersecting vocals> quick stop
*7/ Miscarriage (3:33) – piano starts> slow song with harmonizing vocals builds to uptempo rocking then slows to fade> false stop> spacey song with reverse vocal harmony> quick fade
8/ Beautiful Morning (3:05) – vocal starts> jaunty midtempo song about the weather & the relationship> shifts to sonic psychedelic dream pop & fades
*9/ Emily Rose (3:37) – keyboards/piano start> slow song on lost love swells to midtempo rocker> quick shift to mellow, then soars to fade
10/ Lilac And Willow (3:44) – organ starts> midtempo song with overlapping vocals soars into the universe, then slows in waves to fade
Genre: General
FCCs: “shit” & “fuck” on #4, “fuck” on #6
Review: Vancouver, BC indie rock group. This new thoroughly enjoyable release delivers something vastly different from their past work. The album as a whole has a different feel sonically, and there is quite a bit of surf rock and dream pop influence across the whole album, plus interesting vocal arrangements.
If You Like: Yo La Tengo, Guster, Beach Boys, Cocteau Twins
Track Review (favorites denoted by*):
*1/ Step Into Darkness (2:56) – drums start> midtempo song with soaring vocals & vibrating guitar underpinning> quick stop on vocal
2/ More Than Ever (3:21) – vibrating keyboards start> midtempo dream pop love song with echoing vocals> quick stop
*3/ Heaven (2:58) – vibrating keyboards start> midtempo dream pop song about a dream with a touch of psychedelia> interesting harmonies> quick fade
4/ I Will Follow You (3:02) - (FCCs) – guitar starts> midtempo love song slides into heavy beat & soaring vocals> fade
5/ Realize Real Eyes (3:27) – vocal starts> slow song on love lost builds in intensity> fade
*6/ Confidence (2:52) – (FCC) -keyboards start> uptempo song with intersecting vocals> quick stop
*7/ Miscarriage (3:33) – piano starts> slow song with harmonizing vocals builds to uptempo rocking then slows to fade> false stop> spacey song with reverse vocal harmony> quick fade
8/ Beautiful Morning (3:05) – vocal starts> jaunty midtempo song about the weather & the relationship> shifts to sonic psychedelic dream pop & fades
*9/ Emily Rose (3:37) – keyboards/piano start> slow song on lost love swells to midtempo rocker> quick shift to mellow, then soars to fade
10/ Lilac And Willow (3:44) – organ starts> midtempo song with overlapping vocals soars into the universe, then slows in waves to fade
Recent airplay
Emily Rose
KZSU Time Traveler — Dec 02, 2022
Heaven
new year, new me (rebroadcast from Mar 26, 2018) — Apr 27, 2022
Emily Rose
KZSU Time Traveler — Dec 03, 2021
Heaven
new year, new me (rebroadcast from Apr 2, 2018) — Jul 27, 2021
Emily Rose
KZSU Time Traveler — Oct 09, 2020
Emily Rose
KZSU Time Traveler — May 31, 2019
Charting
2018-03-06 — 2018-05-08
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| May 6 | 2 |
| Apr 29 | 5 |
| Apr 22 | 1 |
| Apr 15 | 3 |
| Apr 8 | 1 |
| Apr 1 | 3 |
| Mar 25 | 2 |
| Mar 18 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Step Into Darkness | ||
| 2. | More Than Ever | ||
| 3. | Heaven | ||
| 4. | I Will Follow You | ||
| 5. | Realize Real Eyes | ||
| 6. | Confidence | ||
| 7. | Miscarriage | ||
| 8. | Beautiful Morning | ||
| 9. | Emily Rose | ||
| 10. | Lilac And Willow |
