Cosmic Starfish
General
| Jun 2006
Reviews
Rob
Reviewed 2006-08-10
Reviewed 2006-08-10
Sugary guitar-and-synth-pop. Light, peppy tunes bounce along with all the standard blips and beats of the genre. Folksy finger-picked guitar and lazy, at times whiny vox featured in most every song. Very well done, but no new ground broken artistically. A pleasant listen. See also Jai Agnish or Joy Electric. FCC Clean
Picks: 4, 5, 9
1. 3:44 Upbeat, catchy melody.
2. 3:15 Hushed vocals, nice bright acoustic guitar. 7-sec silence at end.
3. 2:57 Upbeat, a touch of a samba feel towards the end. 13-sec outro.
*4. 3:15 Bending, bubbly bloops under a lazy mid/low energy melody. Guitar fades in and out a conscious blend with the effects.
*5. 3:39 Slightly quirky guitar-and-effects instrumental. Lots of subtle changes lend a sense of movement throughout. Great sound.
6. 1:45 More of a rock feel than synth-pop. Cold start. 7-sec outro.
7. 3:43 Slow vibe intro into softly swaying, reverb-laden pop. Exactly the kind of song that synth strings swell up into on the last refrain. 15-sec outro.
8. 3:45 Downtempo guitar song against dancy rhythm effects.
*9. 4:33 Great proggy/quirky intro, 6/8 percussion-focused song. Nice refrain.
10. 2:45 Lulling, sliding waltz 30-sec outro.
11. 3:07 Head-bobbing, catchy melodic pop. Brian Wilson?
Picks: 4, 5, 9
1. 3:44 Upbeat, catchy melody.
2. 3:15 Hushed vocals, nice bright acoustic guitar. 7-sec silence at end.
3. 2:57 Upbeat, a touch of a samba feel towards the end. 13-sec outro.
*4. 3:15 Bending, bubbly bloops under a lazy mid/low energy melody. Guitar fades in and out a conscious blend with the effects.
*5. 3:39 Slightly quirky guitar-and-effects instrumental. Lots of subtle changes lend a sense of movement throughout. Great sound.
6. 1:45 More of a rock feel than synth-pop. Cold start. 7-sec outro.
7. 3:43 Slow vibe intro into softly swaying, reverb-laden pop. Exactly the kind of song that synth strings swell up into on the last refrain. 15-sec outro.
8. 3:45 Downtempo guitar song against dancy rhythm effects.
*9. 4:33 Great proggy/quirky intro, 6/8 percussion-focused song. Nice refrain.
10. 2:45 Lulling, sliding waltz 30-sec outro.
11. 3:07 Head-bobbing, catchy melodic pop. Brian Wilson?
Recent airplay
Plug & Play
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Finneman's Market — May 10, 2007
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Finneman's Market — Oct 19, 2006
Plug & Play
Multiple Personality Disorder — Oct 15, 2006
What's Real
Multiple Personality Disorder — Oct 08, 2006
Sea Major
Finneman's Market — Oct 05, 2006
Charting
2006-08-20 — 2006-10-22
Electronic
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 22 | 2 |
| Oct 15 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | 3 |
| Sep 10 | 3 |
| Sep 3 | 4 |
| Aug 27 | 4 |
Track listing
| 1. | Don't Give Up | ||
| 2. | What's Real | ||
| 3. | Blue Tuesday | ||
| 4. | Behind My House | ||
| 5. | Sea Major | ||
| 6. | Landing Out Of Place | ||
| 7. | Fish In A Bowl | ||
| 8. | Happy Most Of The Time | ||
| 9. | Plug & Play | ||
| 10. | Silverlake | ||
| 11. | Grace Fool |