Pale Pacific, The / Urgency
| Album: | Urgency | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Pale Pacific, The | Added: | Sep 2005 | |
| Label: | Sidecho Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2005-11-20 | Pull Date: | 2006-01-22 |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 15 | Dec 11 | Dec 4 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 08, 2006: | Final Week Booya
Sucker Punch |
4. | Dec 08, 2005: | I once was canadian
Sucker Punch |
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| 2. | Jan 13, 2006: | Distraction-Limited
Tied To A Million Things |
5. | Dec 02, 2005: | Biff Bang Pow
Identity Theft |
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| 3. | Jan 08, 2006: | Neurotic Tonic
Tied To A Million Things |
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Album Review
Lloyd Doppler
Reviewed 2005-11-25
Reviewed 2005-11-25
The Pale Pacific / Urgency
Reviewer: Lloyd Dobler, a.k.a. Chad Woodford
Reviewed: 2005-10-31
Mostly angst-tinged melancholy pop rock with a Death Cab for Cutie sound (male vox, often harmonized). Seattle based (though with a SoCal sound), started in the mid-90s, previously "The Pale." Fairly pedestrian indie-rock sound; some derivative Coldplay production. Plenty of emotional & musical dynamics, frequently tempo changes. Mellow.
Picks: 1, 2, 3, 9. 1 and 2 more representative of the overall sound.
1. * Organ/drums slowly augmented by acoustic & electric guitars, blending into a mellow track reminiscent of Toad the Wet Sprocket in its bittersweet longing. Short.
2. * Another mellow repeating organ intro that builds into subdued anger. It has a dreamy quality, nostalgia bleeding over into anger, as the song gets louder. Radioheadish
3. ** Varied tempo, mostly faster; guitars, driving bass, Cure-esque guitars layered on angsty vox, with some spacey interludes. This is one of the stand-out tracks.
4. A sudden change in style. Ska beat, guitars; vibraphone-backed vox, plenty of the harmonization that marks their sound. More of a SoCal vibe.
5. Slow, longing; organ sparsely layered with harmonized vox. Sort of an Eels/Folk Implosion sound but slightly more accessible (with some “do-do-dos”)
6. Rocking, rollicking piano & guitar piece; hints of Ben Folds. Angst + dreamy breaks.
7. Angry, guitar-driven rock, alternating with the now-signature dreamy interludes; harmonized vox singing shu-bop-bop-bop. Plenty of Matthew Sweet-inspired guitar work here.
8. Cowboy Junkie-esque slide guitar and dragged-out vox leading into 1950s-style lead guitar over longing vox creating a sort of Brian Setzer mellow Cali sound.
9. ** Fun, upbeat electric piano and guitar track with late-90s ironic vox. More Ben Folds influence.
10. Mellow guitar and drums backing longing vox, leading into a fuller flourish of synth and cymbals, creating a sugar-coated analgesic. There’s even whistling.
11. Long, mellow, melancholic CD-ender with stripped-down echoing guitar. A single note repeats behind a strummed guitar. These atmospherics gradually build to quiet drums.
Reviewer: Lloyd Dobler, a.k.a. Chad Woodford
Reviewed: 2005-10-31
Mostly angst-tinged melancholy pop rock with a Death Cab for Cutie sound (male vox, often harmonized). Seattle based (though with a SoCal sound), started in the mid-90s, previously "The Pale." Fairly pedestrian indie-rock sound; some derivative Coldplay production. Plenty of emotional & musical dynamics, frequently tempo changes. Mellow.
Picks: 1, 2, 3, 9. 1 and 2 more representative of the overall sound.
1. * Organ/drums slowly augmented by acoustic & electric guitars, blending into a mellow track reminiscent of Toad the Wet Sprocket in its bittersweet longing. Short.
2. * Another mellow repeating organ intro that builds into subdued anger. It has a dreamy quality, nostalgia bleeding over into anger, as the song gets louder. Radioheadish
3. ** Varied tempo, mostly faster; guitars, driving bass, Cure-esque guitars layered on angsty vox, with some spacey interludes. This is one of the stand-out tracks.
4. A sudden change in style. Ska beat, guitars; vibraphone-backed vox, plenty of the harmonization that marks their sound. More of a SoCal vibe.
5. Slow, longing; organ sparsely layered with harmonized vox. Sort of an Eels/Folk Implosion sound but slightly more accessible (with some “do-do-dos”)
6. Rocking, rollicking piano & guitar piece; hints of Ben Folds. Angst + dreamy breaks.
7. Angry, guitar-driven rock, alternating with the now-signature dreamy interludes; harmonized vox singing shu-bop-bop-bop. Plenty of Matthew Sweet-inspired guitar work here.
8. Cowboy Junkie-esque slide guitar and dragged-out vox leading into 1950s-style lead guitar over longing vox creating a sort of Brian Setzer mellow Cali sound.
9. ** Fun, upbeat electric piano and guitar track with late-90s ironic vox. More Ben Folds influence.
10. Mellow guitar and drums backing longing vox, leading into a fuller flourish of synth and cymbals, creating a sugar-coated analgesic. There’s even whistling.
11. Long, mellow, melancholic CD-ender with stripped-down echoing guitar. A single note repeats behind a strummed guitar. These atmospherics gradually build to quiet drums.
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