Consume
Reviews
Phil Andrews
Reviewed 2008-04-27
Reviewed 2008-04-27
Consume by The Spectacular Fantastic
Short 5 track disc of indie pop, clocking in at a total of 12 minutes. Vocals are tinged with echo/delay. Mike Detmer's vocals are high and despite being pushed to strain, feel like they were sung with ease, as if he's comfortable in that register.
_1_: falsettos on a pop/rock guitar bed.
*2: high energy pop. The Killers meets Sloan
3: simple lyrics, multiple guitars, and drums.
4: short, simple number with repetitive chording and plodding lyrics. guitar/drums until vocals start at +0:27/-1:32
5: feels like an early/mid-career STP song, mostly from vocals. half way through the guitar ends up in left channel, bass in right channel. more of a basic, darker rocker than the rest of the disc.
RIYL: Killers, Sloan, maybe Kings of Leon
FCC: All clean
REC: _1_, 2
Personal observation: the vocal delay/echo used to beef up the vocals gets boring after a while. I would love to see this band with a backup singer or co-vocalist.
Short 5 track disc of indie pop, clocking in at a total of 12 minutes. Vocals are tinged with echo/delay. Mike Detmer's vocals are high and despite being pushed to strain, feel like they were sung with ease, as if he's comfortable in that register.
_1_: falsettos on a pop/rock guitar bed.
*2: high energy pop. The Killers meets Sloan
3: simple lyrics, multiple guitars, and drums.
4: short, simple number with repetitive chording and plodding lyrics. guitar/drums until vocals start at +0:27/-1:32
5: feels like an early/mid-career STP song, mostly from vocals. half way through the guitar ends up in left channel, bass in right channel. more of a basic, darker rocker than the rest of the disc.
RIYL: Killers, Sloan, maybe Kings of Leon
FCC: All clean
REC: _1_, 2
Personal observation: the vocal delay/echo used to beef up the vocals gets boring after a while. I would love to see this band with a backup singer or co-vocalist.
Recent airplay
I Don't Want To Live
Time Traveler — Jun 24, 2008
Limitless And Free
Palo Alto Pop Overthrow — Jun 17, 2008
I Don't Want To Live
Palo Alto Pop Overthrow — Jun 10, 2008
I Don't Want To Live
The Joy 'n Danny Division — May 29, 2008
Limitless And Free
Palo Alto Pop Overthrow — May 20, 2008
Limitless And Free
Now's the time — May 19, 2008
Charting
2008-05-04 — 2008-07-06
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 29 | 1 |
| Jun 22 | 1 |
| Jun 15 | 1 |
| Jun 1 | 1 |
| May 25 | 2 |
| May 18 | 2 |
| May 11 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Limitless And Free | ||
| 2. | I Don't Want To Live | ||
| 3. | Top Of The Stair | ||
| 4. | Tiny Little Heart | ||
| 5. | Sympathy |