| Go-Betweens, the / Friends of Rachel Worth, the |
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| Album: | Friends of Rachel Worth, the | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Go-Betweens, the | Added: | Sep 2000 | |
| Label: | Jetset | |||
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 07, 2006: | What's in the Ice Box? Spirit | 3. | May 05, 2005: | The Devil's Collective The Clock | |
| 2. | Oct 17, 2006: | What's in the Ice Box? Magic in Here | 4. | Dec 07, 2004: | All This and Mor: Going Down Under Magic in Here |
| Album Review |
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| nari Reviewed 2001-09-02 | ||
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This reunion album features a new incarnation of the Go-Betweens, including Robert Forster, Grant McLennan, and 3 members of Sleater-Kinney. This is indie/folk pop with melodic hooks so sweet and lush instrumentation so beautiful that it put a smile on my face. Overall mood is relaxed and cheery. There's nothing surprising about this kind of twee pop, but they just do it so well. -nari *1. Pretty layered guitars and layered vocals, snappy beat. *2. Infectious melody and a snappy beat. *3. Punkier dissonant opening chords. 4. Heavy beat, danceable. Tell-a-story vocals. 5. Twinkly guitar + violin/viola + melancholy vocals = pretty. *6. Sad, achy-wistful chords. 7. Cute on all three fronts - bouncy drums, simple guitar line, silly lyrics. 8. Why does this sound like an old Genesis song? Bass turned up on this track for a slow funky lope. 9. Fastest moving track. Very upbeat. 10. Folkiest track. Acoustic guitar, vocals laden with regret, violin. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Magic in Here | 6. | Heart and Home | |||
| 2. | Spirit | 7. | Surfing Magazines | |||
| 3. | The Clock | 8. | Orpheus Beach | |||
| 4. | German Farmhouse | 9. | Going Blind | |||
| 5. | He Lives My Life | 10. | When She Sang About Angels |