Strange Bird
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Mor
Reviewed 2004-12-13
Reviewed 2004-12-13
Dream pop from Melbourne, Australia. Keyboards, rich production, lots of guitar, hushed vox in the tradition of the genre, some chamber elements, lush. Flaming Lips (mostly in vox), Radiohead. Sounds good, plays fine, some beautiful tracks in there. Start with 1, 2, 9, 13. FCC: 8
1. * Classic noise-pop ballad, with piano, Flaming Lips vox. *
2. * Rolling train uptempo, swinging organ, multiple vox, cool, “traaaaaaaaaaiin!” *
3. Quiet, acoustic guitar, keyboard, piano. Picks up slightly.
4. Another quiet nice one.
5. Short, remote vox/choir and keyboard.
6. Loud, big electric guitar chords, more urgency.
7. Short intro to track 8, trumpets.
8. FCC (“Fuckin’”) Shivering, trembling vox. Mid/slow swirl.
9. * Nice drum beat, simple piano motif, mellow jangly backdrop.*
10. Twangy jazzy guitar/piano, low key, nice.
11. Slow/mid tempo, nice organ towards end.
12. Banjo, delicate, dreamy.
13. * Long. Dramatic piano, loud start. Alternates with quieter, synth-backdrop verses and loud bridges. Ends with 1-2-3 intro to next track*
14. Drony synths, quiet vox, backing vox as a remote shout. Slow floating on a calm Australian lake.
1. * Classic noise-pop ballad, with piano, Flaming Lips vox. *
2. * Rolling train uptempo, swinging organ, multiple vox, cool, “traaaaaaaaaaiin!” *
3. Quiet, acoustic guitar, keyboard, piano. Picks up slightly.
4. Another quiet nice one.
5. Short, remote vox/choir and keyboard.
6. Loud, big electric guitar chords, more urgency.
7. Short intro to track 8, trumpets.
8. FCC (“Fuckin’”) Shivering, trembling vox. Mid/slow swirl.
9. * Nice drum beat, simple piano motif, mellow jangly backdrop.*
10. Twangy jazzy guitar/piano, low key, nice.
11. Slow/mid tempo, nice organ towards end.
12. Banjo, delicate, dreamy.
13. * Long. Dramatic piano, loud start. Alternates with quieter, synth-backdrop verses and loud bridges. Ends with 1-2-3 intro to next track*
14. Drony synths, quiet vox, backing vox as a remote shout. Slow floating on a calm Australian lake.
Recent airplay
Addle Brains
What's in the Ice Box? — Nov 07, 2006
The Train Will Be Taking No.
The Devil's Single Collective — May 19, 2005
Song in the Key of Chance
Distraction-Limited — Mar 11, 2005
The Vineyard
the ox and hammer show — Feb 21, 2005
Addle Brains
Midnight Meanderings — Feb 11, 2005
Sunstroke House
I once was canadian — Feb 03, 2005
Charting
2005-01-09 — 2005-03-13
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 13 | 1 |
| Feb 27 | 1 |
| Feb 13 | 1 |
| Feb 6 | 2 |
| Jan 30 | 5 |
| Jan 23 | 5 |
| Jan 16 | 4 |
Track listing
| 1. | The Vineyard | ||
| 2. | The Train Will Be Taking No. | ||
| 3. | Litter Wonder | ||
| 4. | The Night Is a Blackbird | ||
| 5. | O Mi Sol Li Lon | ||
| 6. | Song in the Key of Chance | ||
| 7. | Up the Hill and Down | ||
| 8. | There's Something at The... | ||
| 9. | Addle Brains | ||
| 10. | The Keepa | ||
| 11. | The Drowning Dream | ||
| 12. | Sunstroke House | ||
| 13. | Brundisium | ||
| 14. | O Song |