Under A Billion Suns
General
| Aug 2006
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2007-05-05
Reviewed 2007-05-05
Did these guys count as "alternative?" They're back, in any event, with chunky, hard-driven guitars that mix the better aspects of fuzzed-out psych, a touch of (good) Southern rock, a cynical urban viewpoint, convincingly screaming vocals, and sometimes overly intellectual lyrics. Good rock-out stuff. Makes me think of Sleater-Kinney's "The Woods," but maybe that's just because the covers' color schemes are similar.
1- Heavy mid/fast but still pop at its core, menacing but catchy
2- Mid/fast, stomping feel
3- Midtempo; big expansive feel
4- Mid/fast; the slightly despairing feel of a Western movie
5- Fast, with a poppy synth break
6- Midtempo. Thick hard psych.
7- Fast instrumental, great stuff
8- Midtempo, like a weighted down pop/soul
9- *FCC* "shit" early on. Mid/fast, a nice rocker
10- Slowish psych, fuzzy and echoey
11- *FCC* "shit" early on, "bullshit" twice after the solo .... Mid/fast, nice drive, awkward lyrics. Surprise horns and a free-jazzy ending.
1- Heavy mid/fast but still pop at its core, menacing but catchy
2- Mid/fast, stomping feel
3- Midtempo; big expansive feel
4- Mid/fast; the slightly despairing feel of a Western movie
5- Fast, with a poppy synth break
6- Midtempo. Thick hard psych.
7- Fast instrumental, great stuff
8- Midtempo, like a weighted down pop/soul
9- *FCC* "shit" early on. Mid/fast, a nice rocker
10- Slowish psych, fuzzy and echoey
11- *FCC* "shit" early on, "bullshit" twice after the solo .... Mid/fast, nice drive, awkward lyrics. Surprise horns and a free-jazzy ending.
Recent airplay
Hard-On For War
Multiple Personality Disorder — Jul 06, 2007
A Brief Celebration Of Independence
too heavy for titanium — Jun 19, 2007
I Saw The Light
too heavy for titanium — Jun 16, 2007
I Saw The Light
too heavy for titanium — Jun 08, 2007
I Saw The Light
too heavy for titanium — Jun 05, 2007
It Is Us
Bloodstains Across Atherton - Super Sized Extended Version — Jun 02, 2007
Charting
2007-05-06 — 2007-07-08
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 8 | 1 |
| Jun 24 | 1 |
| Jun 17 | 1 |
| Jun 10 | 2 |
| Jun 3 | 2 |
| May 27 | 1 |
| May 20 | 1 |
| May 13 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Where Is The Future? | ||
| 2. | It Is Us | ||
| 3. | I Saw The Light | ||
| 4. | Endless Yesterday | ||
| 5. | Empty Shells | ||
| 6. | Hard-On For War | ||
| 7. | A Brief Celebration Of Independence | ||
| 8. | Let's Drop In | ||
| 9. | On The Move | ||
| 10. | In Search Of... | ||
| 11. | Blindspots |