| Up The Empire / Light Rides The Super Major |
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| Album: | Light Rides The Super Major | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Up The Empire | Added: | Oct 2007 | |
| Label: | The Cougar Label | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2007-12-24 | Pull Date: | 2008-02-25 |
| Week Ending: | Feb 17 | Feb 10 | Feb 3 | Jan 27 | Jan 20 | Jan 13 | Jan 6 | Dec 30 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 13, 2008: | Time Traveler Volcano | 4. | Jan 30, 2008: | Time Traveler Volcano | |
| 2. | Feb 12, 2008: | At Your Local Dive Volcano | 5. | Jan 26, 2008: | Scatterbrain Radio Stars At Noon | |
| 3. | Feb 09, 2008: | Scatterbrain Radio Stars At Noon | 6. | Jan 25, 2008: | Live From Six Feet Underground Volcano |
| Album Review |
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| Witz Reviewed 2007-12-16 | ||
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Up the Empire – Light Rides the Super Major Reviewed by Witz Energetic Pop-Rock. Hailing from Brooklyn, these three rockers blend steady guitar rhythms and drum beats with melodic rock vocals to create a solid album of catchy, poppy, rock songs. There is some experimentation in the album, and the opening track will have you thinking of bands like Parts & Labor, but overall, Up the Empire packs their first full length album with a steady stream of pop-rock and energetic anthems. All pretty decent. FCC CLEAN. **1) Poppy with catchy and solid guitar work. More subdued vocals. Clearly the hit. (4:09) 2) Straightforward up-tempo indie rock. At times like The Strokes with dance rock beat on drums. (3:55) 3) Banging, crashing, distorted rock with melodic vocals. (4:06) 4) Mellow, quieter ambient track. Builds a little by the end. (3:49) 5) Steady and catchy, good harmonies, good buildups and breakdowns. (3:34) *6) Well constructed, irregular rhythms at times, good vocals, catchy. (4:09) **7) Mellow vocals over soaring guitars and a steady bass-line. Builds up. (5:25) 8) Overly literal lyrics, but good rhythms and energy. (4:37) 9) Basic airy melodic vocals and guitars, ambient second half. (2:48) 10) Fast paced, catchy riffs, solid vocals. Complete with “Doot-doots.” (4:20) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Volcano | 6. | Not Working | |||
| 2. | This Machine Blows Minds!!! | 7. | Keep Wasting Your Time | |||
| 3. | Sad Sad Shouting | 8. | Breaking The Last Window | |||
| 4. | Careful What You Say | 9. | Starter Motor | |||
| 5. | Stars At Noon | 10. | Feel Like Dying |