Froth / Duress
| Album: | Duress | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Froth | Added: | Jul 2019 | |
| Label: | Wichita Recordings | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2019-07-08 | Pull Date: | 2019-09-09 |
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| Week Ending: | Sep 8 | Sep 1 | Aug 25 | Aug 18 | Aug 11 | Aug 4 | Jul 28 | Jul 21 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 17, 2021: | The Library (rebroadcast from Sep 18, 2019)
Laurel |
4. | Sep 18, 2019: | The Library
Laurel |
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| 2. | Jun 15, 2021: | Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Sep 14, 2019)
Xvanos |
5. | Sep 15, 2019: | Audio Ambrosia
Laurel |
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| 3. | Sep 25, 2019: | The Library
Laurel |
6. | Sep 14, 2019: | Music Casserole
Xvanos |
Album Review
DJ Stace
Reviewed 2019-07-05
Reviewed 2019-07-05
Album / Artist: Duress / Froth
Label: Wichita Recordings
Reviewed: 7/5/2019
DJ Stace
General Comments / Release Notes
Droning, trancy shoegaze pop songs with great little sonic touches. Echoes of American Analogue and Cocteau Twins, here and there.
Bandcamp Release Notes: After a two-year hiatus, Froth is back with their most fully realized work to date, Duress. Co-produced with longtime friend and collaborator Tomas Dolas (Oh Sees/Mr. Elevator) at his analog-focused Studio 22 in Cypress Park, CA, the record is unapologetically experimental yet undeniably accessible - combining some of the band’s strongest hooks with left-field sounds and unexpected flourishes of electronica. Joo Joo Ashworth has matured into a talented producer in his own right, communicating his singular vision through studio technique as much as his angular, Verlaine-inspired guitar sound. As always, the rhythm section of Jeremy Katz and Cameron Allen displays a tightness and sense of mutual understanding only achieved through years of friendship and extensive touring.
FCCs: None
RIYL: Ulrika Spacek, Jesus & Mary Chain, Holydrug Couple, Brian Jonestown Massacre, American Analogue Set, Slint
Play: ** 1 **,2,3,4,5,8
Tracks:
1. **** Laurel 03:15 - Starts off brilliantly with this droning, midtempo, Jesus & Mary Chain like shoegazer. Killer atonal guitar hooks and solos.
2. *** Catalog 03:51 - Buzz and feedback give way to a great breathy. trancy, shoegaze pop pleaser.
3. *** Dialogue 03:59 - Distant, lofi sounding intro breaks into another pleasant, breathy droner. unsettling George Harrison on a bad acid trip guitar is the highlight of this one.
4. *** a2 05:05 - Mid to uptempo, driving mostly instrumental rocker with it’s hair hanging down in it’s face. Words at about 4:30, but they mostly stay out of the way.
5. *** Department Head 04:50 - Nice little shuffling danceable rhythm, remains clocklike as buzzing guitars come in. Airy and pleasant.
6. 77 03:06 - Atmospheric and electronic. Breathy female vocals floating in the upper background.
7. John Peel Slowly 02:08 - Slow, light, electronic and cavernous. Instrumental with Harold Budd style piano.
8. *** Xvanos 05:46 - Very American Analogue Set. Midtempo, brief, spare lyrics. Cool song.
9. Slow Chamber 04:26 - Slow, jangly, breathy and cathedralesque like Spiritualized.
10. Syndrome 04:48 - Buzzy drum machine and ethereal guitars lend to a Cocteau Twins vibe.
Label: Wichita Recordings
Reviewed: 7/5/2019
DJ Stace
General Comments / Release Notes
Droning, trancy shoegaze pop songs with great little sonic touches. Echoes of American Analogue and Cocteau Twins, here and there.
Bandcamp Release Notes: After a two-year hiatus, Froth is back with their most fully realized work to date, Duress. Co-produced with longtime friend and collaborator Tomas Dolas (Oh Sees/Mr. Elevator) at his analog-focused Studio 22 in Cypress Park, CA, the record is unapologetically experimental yet undeniably accessible - combining some of the band’s strongest hooks with left-field sounds and unexpected flourishes of electronica. Joo Joo Ashworth has matured into a talented producer in his own right, communicating his singular vision through studio technique as much as his angular, Verlaine-inspired guitar sound. As always, the rhythm section of Jeremy Katz and Cameron Allen displays a tightness and sense of mutual understanding only achieved through years of friendship and extensive touring.
FCCs: None
RIYL: Ulrika Spacek, Jesus & Mary Chain, Holydrug Couple, Brian Jonestown Massacre, American Analogue Set, Slint
Play: ** 1 **,2,3,4,5,8
Tracks:
1. **** Laurel 03:15 - Starts off brilliantly with this droning, midtempo, Jesus & Mary Chain like shoegazer. Killer atonal guitar hooks and solos.
2. *** Catalog 03:51 - Buzz and feedback give way to a great breathy. trancy, shoegaze pop pleaser.
3. *** Dialogue 03:59 - Distant, lofi sounding intro breaks into another pleasant, breathy droner. unsettling George Harrison on a bad acid trip guitar is the highlight of this one.
4. *** a2 05:05 - Mid to uptempo, driving mostly instrumental rocker with it’s hair hanging down in it’s face. Words at about 4:30, but they mostly stay out of the way.
5. *** Department Head 04:50 - Nice little shuffling danceable rhythm, remains clocklike as buzzing guitars come in. Airy and pleasant.
6. 77 03:06 - Atmospheric and electronic. Breathy female vocals floating in the upper background.
7. John Peel Slowly 02:08 - Slow, light, electronic and cavernous. Instrumental with Harold Budd style piano.
8. *** Xvanos 05:46 - Very American Analogue Set. Midtempo, brief, spare lyrics. Cool song.
9. Slow Chamber 04:26 - Slow, jangly, breathy and cathedralesque like Spiritualized.
10. Syndrome 04:48 - Buzzy drum machine and ethereal guitars lend to a Cocteau Twins vibe.
Track Listing
| 1. | Laurel | 6. | 77 | |||
| 2. | Catalog | 7. | John Peel Slowly | |||
| 3. | Dialogue | 8. | Xvanos | |||
| 4. | A2 | 9. | Slow Chamber | |||
| 5. | Department Head | 10. | Syndrome |