| Teenage Fanclub / Man-Made |
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| Album: | Man-Made | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Teenage Fanclub | Added: | Jul 2005 | |
| Label: | Merge Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-08-07 | Pull Date: | 2005-10-09 |
| Week Ending: | Oct 9 | Oct 2 | Sep 25 | Sep 11 | Sep 4 | Aug 28 | Aug 21 | Aug 14 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 24, 2013: | All Things Go Fallen Leaves | 4. | Dec 20, 2005: | Foreplay and Sex Wax Its All in My Mind | |
| 2. | Nov 19, 2009: | Palo Alto Pop Overthrow Its All in My Mind | 5. | Oct 08, 2005: | Biff Bang Pow Only with You | |
| 3. | Mar 22, 2006: | Foreplay and Sex Wax Its All in My Mind | 6. | Oct 01, 2005: | Biff Bang Pow Its All in My Mind |
| Album Review |
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| Murray Reviewed 2005-08-07 | ||
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Simple, romantic pop from this enduring Scottish band. Lush, gentle, intense, and timeless. Male harmony vocals. Mostly guitar-based, plus piano, organ, and strings. Recorded by Tortoise’s John McEntire in Chicago; he plays some piano here. More than their other LPs, this one celebrates The Byrds & Motown pop/soul. Trademark TF: intensely romantic, perfect pop arrangements and clever turns of phrase, heavenly harmonies, and a very refreshing couldn’t-give-a-crap attitude about following mainstream, indie, or underground trends. There’s no anger and little angst here (they once wrote ‘rebellion is a platitude’) so if you want that, look elsewhere. Mid-tempo unless noted. No FCCs. All songs excellent. Start with 1, 7, 11. ==> 1. Bouncy Zen pop. “I was like a wave. I didn’t show emotion. I was a hundred years upon the ocean.” 2. A bit more rock than pop... noisy guitars, insistent snare, but still TF’s trademark gentle vox and melodies. About life & love vs. death. Acoustic (guitar & strings) bridge. “There is more to life than I aim for.” 3. Sing-song melody, contrasting chorus, and Dean-Wareham-like lyrics make this song very cinematic, somehow. Slows a bit at end. 4. Lazy/suspended feel. “Always on the outside, hoping for some insight.” 5. High-energy, mid-fast. About nostalgia and about forgetting things. Ends suddenly. 6. Exceedingly gentle love ballad. Piano (played by John McEntire), jazzy guitar, and organ. Lovely, sparse, protracted solo piano ending. ==> 7. Quiet rock ballad with a dark folk feel -- about falling apart, heading toward death. “I have no fear but I’m not brave.” Starts & ends with solo acoustic guitar. 8. Up-tempo, features unison twin lead guitars. “I feel what I know and I know what I feel.” About heartbreak & acceptance. Ends with repeating, fading “Feel the sunshine.” 9. Loud-ish guitar intro gives way to prominent organ and swaying ’70s pop. 10. Sounds very much like The High Llamas circa Gideon Gaye -- mixed with The Byrds. Beautiful. ==> 11. Retro psych trance/dance rock... celebrating The Byrd’s psychedelic side. Starts with a bit of insect-like percussion. 12. Quiet denouement/lullaby. “Don’t hide who you are/decide where you are.” Nice splash of noise guitars for chorus. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Its All in My Mind | 7. | Cells | |||
| 2. | Time Stops | 8. | Feel | |||
| 3. | Nowhere | 9. | Fallen Leaves | |||
| 4. | Save | 10. | Flowing | |||
| 5. | Slow Fade | 11. | Born Under a Good Sign | |||
| 6. | Only with You | 12. | Don't Hide |