| Castle Oldchair / Sad Pants |
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| Album: | Sad Pants | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Castle Oldchair | Added: | 03/2004 | |
| Label: | Standard Recording Compan | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2004-09-13 | Pull Date: | 2004-11-14 |
| Week Ending: | 24 Oct | 3 Oct | 26 Sep |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 20, 2004: | The Dog and Pony Show Backwards (Running River) | 3. | Sep 23, 2004: | Hello Kitten Sad Pant | |
| 2. | Sep 28, 2004: | The Literate Pop Fan Backwards (Running River) | ||||
| Album Review |
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| Alex Reviewed 2004-08-22 | ||
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Artist: Castle Oldchair Album: Sad Pants Label: Standard Recording Company Mellow, tuneful folk/pop with a few experimental touches. This album is likely to appeal to those who are attuned to lyrics. My personal preference was for the odder tracks (1, 9 and the hidden track). Those who like more straightforward folk/pop might like 2 and 8. 1) 70 bpm. Either sampled or complete instrumental sound bed played backwards. Sad, distant male vocals (forwards). Recommended. 2) 102 bpm. Much more straightforward pop/folk. Guitars, bass, drums, earnest male vocals. "She strips me of my pride, while she strips me down inside. I guess it made me wiser, I'm naked once again…We're just friends." Recommended. 3) 72 bpm. Fuzzy melodic guitar intro, synth/guitar melody, vocal similar to (2). More lyrics about relationship trouble. 4) 96 bpm, Brighter sound, but introspective, lyrics. 5) 112 bpm. Neat intro that sounds a bit like mandolin, female backing vocals. Later, violin. Lyrics perhaps not be quite as good as other songs, but music good. 6) 92 bpm. Acoustic guitar prominent. "My girlfriend came to me, this is what she said. There's no relief in sight, better off dead." 7) 60/120 bpm. Sound similar to (6). Elliptical lyrics that touch on superbowl Sunday, Jehovah, elephant figurines, yard sales,… 8) 108 bpm. Choral snippet at beginning, then Simon & Garfunkel melody. Cheerful music lyrics about mortality. Best: "When the worms crawl out after the rain, will you remember me?" Recommended. 9) 126 bpm. Bass intro, thereafter hypnotic repeating bass motif. Hymn-like harmony in vocals. More morbid lyrics. No other instruments. Recommended. Hidden track: 3:28 into track 9) Goofy falsetto vocals about underwear, cat-like sounds in background. Recommended. Alex D. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Backwards (Running River) | 5. | Speaking of Diamonds | |||
| 2. | Sad Pant | 6. | Circles | |||
| 3. | Swallowing Stars | 7. | Joanne Creasy | |||
| 4. | Another Big Ocean | 8. | Worms | |||
| 9. | Mourning Has Come | |||||