| Aislers Set, the / How I Learned to Write Backwar |
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| Album: | How I Learned to Write Backwar | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Aislers Set, the | Added: | Mar 2003 | |
| Label: | Suicide Squeeze Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2003-07-07 | Pull Date: | 2003-09-08 |
| Week Ending: | Sep 7 | Aug 31 | Aug 24 | Aug 17 | Aug 10 | Aug 3 | Jul 27 | Jul 20 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 03, 2015: | Shytown: Second to Last Attraction Action Reaction | 4. | Jul 20, 2013: | Fried Egg The Train #2 | |
| 2. | Apr 10, 2014: | Fried Egg Frenzy Languor in the Balcony | 5. | Dec 26, 2012: | 1017076 Languor in the Balcony, Emotional Levy, Catherine Says | |
| 3. | Oct 09, 2013: | Fried Egg Catherine Says | 6. | Aug 18, 2012: | Feral Pop Frenzy Catherine Says |
| Album Review |
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| Riina Luik Reviewed 2003-07-09 | ||
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For those unfamiliar with the band, The Aislers Set are excellent local retro-popsters. I would describe their sound as ranging from 60s-style pop (think Phil Spector) to more modern indie pop (think Heavenly, Henry's Dress). Typical songs are short and sweet without being too cutesy. This album marks a slight departure for the band. There are some minimal and dark moments here. This new direction worked for me, but there are also a lot of choice pop songs to play if you're not partial to the band's new direction. Highly recommended!!! *1*-one of my favorite tracks, glockenspiel?, handclaps, and harmonies make this a layered and dreamy pop masterpiece 2-pretty minimal, just vocals, bass, and percussion; church choir-like vocal harmonies chime in at the end *3*-a relatively more rockin' tune; pure guitar pop heaven with harmonies at choruses *4*-another gem; cool guitar melody with increasingly complex vocal harmonies; brass and tambourine join in to liven things up *5*-lovely; plodding guitar and toy-like piano accompany soft vocals; sleigh bells and harmonies add depth 6-this reminds me of the last album; guitars, brass, beautiful harmonies, piano; starts with a simple guitar melody and builds from there 7-very retro, very Phil Spector; cute vocal harmonies accompanied by strummed guitars and organ *8*-the "experimental" tune; glockenspiel, guitar reverb, minimal piano, interesting percussive noises leading to a lot of tempo changes; short 9-this sounds like Henry's Dress; fuzzy guitars and vocal harmonies; more chaotic but with a distinct pop sensibility 10-the most minimal track; subdued female vocals and barely there guitar; sad and sweet 11-bass and intermittently off-key female vocals with a simple beat; dissonant brass joins in at points; things improve as pseudo-surfy guitars and handclaps join the fray | ||
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