With The Hands Of The Hunter It All Becomes Dead
Reviews
Boo Radley
Reviewed 2006-04-21
Reviewed 2006-04-21
Pleasant indie synth-pop along the lines of the American Analog Set or Pinback, which depending on your disposition, tells you all you need to know about the music- You'll either find it terribly warm & engaging or boring as all living hell. So give it a spin and decide for yourself. While these birds are confident enough in their craft, I only wish they could have spread their wings a little more and just let it fly. – Try: 2, 3, 4 No FCCs
1) Opening Instrumental
*2) Warm, jagged rhythms, yearning, angsty vocals
*3) Darker sounding. Synth & drum machine augment a slight pop hook.
*4) Soft verses give way to upbeat choruses. Some screeching guitar.
5) Downbeat. Soft almost weepy vocals over piano. Textured harmonies.
6) Mid-Tempo. The most upbeat track suffers from an air of pretentiousness that I couldn't quite shake. Reminded me of The Vervepipe's "The Freshman"
7) Instrumental
8) Mid-Tempo. Poppy & almost jaunty in approach. Some psych sounding droning & guitar. Vocals reminiscent of a Dave Grohl ballad.
9) Mid-Tempo Shoegaze Psychedelica. Repetitive lyrics start to grate. Starts slow then builds to a relatively heavy three minute jam of late 1960s fuzz.
10) Slow Dour Pop. Starts soft & slow and builds slightly. Music fades out with :58 seconds remaining followed but the sounds of... birds. Gee, imagine that.
1) Opening Instrumental
*2) Warm, jagged rhythms, yearning, angsty vocals
*3) Darker sounding. Synth & drum machine augment a slight pop hook.
*4) Soft verses give way to upbeat choruses. Some screeching guitar.
5) Downbeat. Soft almost weepy vocals over piano. Textured harmonies.
6) Mid-Tempo. The most upbeat track suffers from an air of pretentiousness that I couldn't quite shake. Reminded me of The Vervepipe's "The Freshman"
7) Instrumental
8) Mid-Tempo. Poppy & almost jaunty in approach. Some psych sounding droning & guitar. Vocals reminiscent of a Dave Grohl ballad.
9) Mid-Tempo Shoegaze Psychedelica. Repetitive lyrics start to grate. Starts slow then builds to a relatively heavy three minute jam of late 1960s fuzz.
10) Slow Dour Pop. Starts soft & slow and builds slightly. Music fades out with :58 seconds remaining followed but the sounds of... birds. Gee, imagine that.
Recent airplay
Behold The Wolf
Foreplay and Sex Wax — May 31, 2006
Strange Answers
I once was a Radio of Imagination — May 30, 2006
Strange Answers
I once was canadian — May 24, 2006
Strange Answers
America's Least Wanted — May 23, 2006
Strange Answers
The Top Shelf — May 19, 2006
Strange Answers
New Music — May 18, 2006
Charting
2006-04-23 — 2006-06-25
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 4 | 2 |
| May 28 | 2 |
| May 21 | 3 |
| May 14 | 2 |
| May 7 | 2 |
| Apr 30 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | The Machines Wont Fail | ||
| 2. | Strange Answers | ||
| 3. | Sunlight Sickness, Electric Night | ||
| 4. | Behold The Wolf | ||
| 5. | Ghostown | ||
| 6. | Beware Of False Prophets | ||
| 7. | The Black Republic | ||
| 8. | Lonely Sleeping Giant | ||
| 9. | What Were We Trying To Protect? | ||
| 10. | An Honest Friend |