| Ceramic Animal / Sweet Unknown |
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| Album: | Sweet Unknown | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Ceramic Animal | Added: | 04/2022 | |
| Label: | Easy Eye Sound | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2022-04-25 | Pull Date: | 2022-06-27 |
| Week Ending: | 26 Jun | 19 Jun | 12 Jun | 5 Jun | 29 May | 22 May | 15 May | 8 May |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 24, 2022: | KZSU Time Traveler Up In Smoke | 4. | Jun 04, 2022: | Everything Tangled | |
| 2. | Jun 17, 2022: | KZSU Time Traveler Tangled | 5. | Jun 03, 2022: | KZSU Time Traveler Tangled | |
| 3. | Jun 10, 2022: | KZSU Time Traveler Up In Smoke | 6. | May 31, 2022: | I Like to Dance: Shake Off Your Pants Tangled |
| Album Review |
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| Francis D Reviewed 2022-04-13 | ||
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“Sweet Unknown” Ceramic Animal Indie rock band fronted by three brothers — Chris, Erik and Elliott Regan — plus childhood friends. From Doylestown, an hour north of Philadelphia. Blends post-punk, psych rock and glam rock into a throwback 70s sound…with just a hint of Americana at times. Produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys at Easy Eye Sound in Nashville. Excellent! RIYL: The Black Keys, The War On Drugs, T. Rex, Todd Rundgren. — Francis D. Recommended: 1, 7, 10, 6, 2, 5. No FCCs noted. 1. (3:47) Tangled — The lead single. A strummy strut. Nice chugging bass line. Warm and inviting vocals. Cool 70s pop rock vibe. **** 2. (2:48) I Can’t Wait — Garage rock. Driving, with a solid backbeat. Growling guitar solos. Very Black Keys, right down to the vocals. *** 3. (3:59) I Love A Stranger — Funky groove with handclaps and almost spoken vocals in the verses (reminiscent of “Tom’s Diner”). 4. (3:13) Long Day — Easy groove. Laid-back and jazzy. Higher vocals that occasionally reach into falsetto ranges. 5. (5:14) Forever Song — Pensive ballad. Organ and jangly guitar at the start. Builds into a bigger tune with vocals that soar in the choruses. *** 6. (3:59) Sweet Unknown — Another leisurely, soulful stroll. Catchy reassuring melody and nice mix of guitars and keys. **** 7. (3:29) Up In Smoke — Up-tempo pop rock, with harmonized vocals over jangly guitars and shimmering keys — plus a hint of pedal steel. Could almost be a Creedence Clearwater song (without Fogerty’s vocals). **** 8. (2:33) Private Dancer — Alternates between halting and mysterious…and in your face, edgy rock. 9. (3:33) I Don’t Wanna Wait — Another smooth, sliding groove — with a bit of a Hall & Oates feel. 10. (3:23) Valerie — Straight-ahead rock and roll, with fuzzy guitars and plinking piano. **** | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Tangled | 6. | Sweet Unknown | |||
| 2. | I Can't Wait | 7. | Up In Smoke | |||
| 3. | I Love A Stranger | 8. | Private Dancer | |||
| 4. | Long Day | 9. | I Don't Wanna Wait | |||
| 5. | Forever Song | 10. | Valerie |