| Larsen, John / Kismet |
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| Album: | Kismet | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Larsen, John | Added: | Oct 2003 | |
| Label: | Greyday Productions | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2003-11-17 | Pull Date: | 2004-01-19 |
| Week Ending: | Jan 18 | Jan 11 | Dec 21 | Dec 14 | Nov 23 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 06, 2004: | The Longest Short Song Marathon Ducking Interlude | 4. | Jan 07, 2004: | sad and dangerous On An Ice Block | |
| 2. | Jan 15, 2004: | 15 Miles til Sunday The Flashing Flail From Heav | 5. | Dec 18, 2003: | 15 Miles til Sunday On An Ice Block | |
| 3. | Jan 08, 2004: | Love on a Mix Tape Jaleo | 6. | Dec 10, 2003: | sad and dangerous Jaleo |
| Album Review |
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| johnn Reviewed 2003-11-17 | ||
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WOW, THIS IS WONDERFUL!!! From Portland, Oregon, John Larsen produces a melancholic nostalgia in the same way as Yo La Tengo, using poppy progressions with some fuzz. He uses plate reverb vocals very effectively, which produces a timeless quality to the more rockin' songs. Vocals kind of remind me of some older Flaming Lips. As a whole, the album stays captivating, with upbeat pop songs, sad songs, and groovin songs. All great! 6, 3, 7, 9, 4, 5. 1. strummy, pensive acoustic + plate-verb vox. breaks out w/ organ. 2. 30 sec sample 3. upbeat indie pop rockin', nostalgic sounding. 4. sentimental verse w/ nice reverb on vox. 5. lo-fi piano + guitar, w/ adorable vocals. spacey groove at end. 6. spacy, moody beautiful tremolo guitar, extremely nostalgic. great! 7. acoustic guitar+ distant voice, then lazy groove, phaser on drums. 8. short song of just arpeggiated tremolo guitar + plate vocals. 9. catchy indie pop beat, melancholic vocals, spacey breaks at end. 10. bluesy guitar + plate vocals, then beautiful fuzzy spacey end. 11. sustained keyboard chords, slow swinging looped beat. | ||
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