(Splitting Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner)
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canuck
Reviewed 2007-08-23
Reviewed 2007-08-23
Shapes and Sizes - Split Lips, Winning Hips, a Shiner
Melodic mathy indie pop. Both male and female lead vocals. Not lo-fi but a bit sloppy/ messy at time. On Sufjan's label but that can be misleading. Overall: fun stuff.
-Adrian
My picks: 1, 2, 5, 12 FCC: 9
1. med-fast mathy rhythm. f vox A bit of a wild feel with subdued sections interspersed (warning: subdued sections also include f vocals squeeking sounds).
2. med-slow fun and messy guitar. m lead vox. nice reverby clapping section.
3. f vocals over sparse instrumentation. full instrumentation comes in after a minute
4. plunky banjo, f vox with brass. cut up vocals in the latter part of the song.
5. med-fast strummed guitar with heavier and sustained guitar underneath. interesting percussion. end suddenly and a few seconds early.
6. short. f vocals with clarinet and other woodwinds.
7. sort of like #1. rhythmic med-fast jaunty rhythm. prolonged not-as-rhythmic period in the middle
8. rhythmic guitars, m vox. noisy section in the middle, then chunky guitars with many vocals.
9. FCC. f vox over sparse instrumentation
10. saxophone, other reeds. f vox. dark. thudding drums.
11. short. f vox over single guitar.
12. rumbling med-tempo drums. f+m vox. brass-winds. nice chorus. slow section in the middle.
13. f vocals. prominent bass. guitars are all over the place in this song.
14. slow. tender glockenspiel/ bells. f vox.
Melodic mathy indie pop. Both male and female lead vocals. Not lo-fi but a bit sloppy/ messy at time. On Sufjan's label but that can be misleading. Overall: fun stuff.
-Adrian
My picks: 1, 2, 5, 12 FCC: 9
1. med-fast mathy rhythm. f vox A bit of a wild feel with subdued sections interspersed (warning: subdued sections also include f vocals squeeking sounds).
2. med-slow fun and messy guitar. m lead vox. nice reverby clapping section.
3. f vocals over sparse instrumentation. full instrumentation comes in after a minute
4. plunky banjo, f vox with brass. cut up vocals in the latter part of the song.
5. med-fast strummed guitar with heavier and sustained guitar underneath. interesting percussion. end suddenly and a few seconds early.
6. short. f vocals with clarinet and other woodwinds.
7. sort of like #1. rhythmic med-fast jaunty rhythm. prolonged not-as-rhythmic period in the middle
8. rhythmic guitars, m vox. noisy section in the middle, then chunky guitars with many vocals.
9. FCC. f vox over sparse instrumentation
10. saxophone, other reeds. f vox. dark. thudding drums.
11. short. f vox over single guitar.
12. rumbling med-tempo drums. f+m vox. brass-winds. nice chorus. slow section in the middle.
13. f vocals. prominent bass. guitars are all over the place in this song.
14. slow. tender glockenspiel/ bells. f vox.
Recent airplay
Alone/ Alive
Fight or Flight — Nov 08, 2013
Alone/ Alive
Fight or Flight — Oct 04, 2013
Head Movin'
I once was Canadian — Jul 01, 2008
Head Movin'
I once was Canadian — Apr 01, 2008
Head Movin'
Where the Girls Are — Sep 05, 2007
Alone/ Alive
Fiction Romance — Aug 30, 2007
Charting
2007-08-26 — 2007-10-28
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Sep 9 | 1 |
| Sep 2 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Alone/ Alive | ||
| 2. | Head Movin' | ||
| 3. | Geese | ||
| 4. | The Taste In My Mouth | ||
| 5. | Teller/ Seller | ||
| 6. | Grassy Corner, A Sunset | ||
| 7. | Highlife (I Had Been Duped) | ||
| 8. | Can't Stop That (Sinking) Feeling | ||
| 9. | The Horse's Mouthy Mouth | ||
| 10. | The Long Indifference | ||
| 11. | Canvas Skies, Muslin Trees | ||
| 12. | Victory In War | ||
| 13. | Piggy | ||
| 14. | One, Two, Three |