Backward Masks
Reviews
canuck
Reviewed 2007-04-01
Reviewed 2007-04-01
Sweet (but not bubblegummy), laid back, sloppy pop. Comparable at times to Wilco and as such might be called “alt-country” by some. Comparisons to My Morning Jacket and the Silver Jews are reasonable. The male vocals are similar to someone familiar, but I can’t remember who.
-Adrian
My picks: 1, 10, 11 FCC: Clean
1. mid-tempo. starts with guitar riff and percussion, followed shortly by vocals.
2. med-slow. Strong bass and plinky piano over guitars.
3. med-slow. keys and guitars over steady drums. Energetic last minute.
4. med-slow. guitar and electric piano.
5. starts with multiple vocals. sounds like the Silver Jews doing a Beach Boys tune.
6. just guitar and vocals at the beginning. Then second guitar and drums come in. stays pretty simple.
7. instrumental. steady piano under plinking piano, atmospheric sounds, and here-and-there drums before the song goes into a steadier beat with jazzy piano on top.
8. melotron-flute sound and guitars with light drums.
9. steady strummed guitar with slide guitar and drums.
10. mid-tempo. Nice build-ups in the chorus
11. slower. slightly dark repeated guitar riff with electric piano.
12. med-slow. slide guitar along with the standard instrumentation.
-Adrian
My picks: 1, 10, 11 FCC: Clean
1. mid-tempo. starts with guitar riff and percussion, followed shortly by vocals.
2. med-slow. Strong bass and plinky piano over guitars.
3. med-slow. keys and guitars over steady drums. Energetic last minute.
4. med-slow. guitar and electric piano.
5. starts with multiple vocals. sounds like the Silver Jews doing a Beach Boys tune.
6. just guitar and vocals at the beginning. Then second guitar and drums come in. stays pretty simple.
7. instrumental. steady piano under plinking piano, atmospheric sounds, and here-and-there drums before the song goes into a steadier beat with jazzy piano on top.
8. melotron-flute sound and guitars with light drums.
9. steady strummed guitar with slide guitar and drums.
10. mid-tempo. Nice build-ups in the chorus
11. slower. slightly dark repeated guitar riff with electric piano.
12. med-slow. slide guitar along with the standard instrumentation.
Recent airplay
Way You Walk
I once got Canadian radio — Feb 28, 2007
Way You Walk
At the Cafe Canadian — Feb 27, 2007
Pheromones Induced
I once was Canadian — Feb 21, 2007
Pity And Envy
The Ground State — Feb 14, 2007
Way You Walk
Lost and Found — Feb 13, 2007
Pity And Envy
Biff Bang Pow — Feb 10, 2007
Charting
2007-02-04 — 2007-04-08
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 4 | 2 |
| Feb 25 | 1 |
| Feb 18 | 2 |
| Feb 11 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Way You Walk | ||
| 2. | Pity And Envy | ||
| 3. | Start Swimming | ||
| 4. | Darkness Comes | ||
| 5. | Fearanoia | ||
| 6. | Bombay Brown Ink | ||
| 7. | Limousine | ||
| 8. | New Way | ||
| 9. | Ice Age World | ||
| 10. | 14 Inches Of Snow | ||
| 11. | Pheromones Induced | ||
| 12. | When The Bomb Falls |