| Archways / Lest We Forget |
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| Album: | Lest We Forget | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Archways | Added: | May 2009 | |
| Label: | (No Label Information) | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-08-30 | Pull Date: | 2009-11-01 |
| Week Ending: | Oct 25 | Oct 18 | Oct 11 | Oct 4 | Sep 27 | Sep 20 | Sep 13 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 22, 2009: | Socially Unacceptable You Have No Idea | 4. | Oct 10, 2009: | Music Casserole Over Land | |
| 2. | Oct 16, 2009: | The DJ Never Has It Don't Be A Stranger | 5. | Oct 08, 2009: | Socially Unacceptable Modern Myth | |
| 3. | Oct 15, 2009: | Socially Unacceptable Modern Myth | 6. | Oct 02, 2009: | The DJ Never Has It Modern Myth |
| Album Review |
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| 21echoes Reviewed 2009-08-26 | ||
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Modern pop-art-rock, with a strong acousto-metal influence (think Opeth – “Damnation”). A decent producer away from being a really quality band. Driving, dirge-ing, droning. A little dark and emo, but overall a solid record. If you know The Pineapple Thief, you’re not far off. Very A-File-and-beyond worthy. REX: 4, 14, 10, 11, 8, 2, 7 (aka any non-filler track would be a good idea). 1. Instrumental intro track (0:53) 2. * Chock full of toms. Driving. Ethereal vocals. Dark. (5:16) 3. Buzzy ostinato guitars. Arabian/metal vibe, but clean. More upbeat chorus. (3:56) 4. *** Good chill (but epic) vibe. Kinda Radiohead “Reckoner”-esque on the verses. Powerful choruses and breakdown. A dance-able 7/8 time signature. (6:09) 5. Pseudo-arabian instrumental filler track. (1:46) 6. Creepy, dark. Interesting harmonies on the choruses. (5:12) 7. * A nice, varied track. Soft, loud, ethereal, bombastic. Cool “choir” outro. (5:17) 8. ** Fiddle? Fits, surprisingly, and with the pounding acoustic guitar and 11/8 and 12/8 time signatures, the track has a Beirut-if-they-weren’t-so-damn-happy-all-the-time feel. (3:59) 9. Instrumental filler track. Not that I’m against that, but doesn’t make sense for radio, imo. (1:05) 10. **Another Radiohead-does-a-sad-song track (“How to Disappear Completely”, etc.). Which means it’s good. Also, amazing amazing bombastic outro. (5:33) 11. ** A moderately happy track! Short, sweet, to the point. Syrupy and wonderful. (2:38) 12. * 5/8, booming toms, alternating major/minor. Great piano break-out for the choruses. (5:03) 13. 30-seconds intro. This song is just an inferior version of everything else on the album. (3:43) 14. *** An upbeat tune, and a great closer. Tinkly pianos everywhere. Almost beats out track 4 as best on the album, but for the “hard” sections being a little too much for me. (5:23) --21echoes | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Lest We Forget | 8. | La La La | |||
| 2. | New Low | 9. | Opposable Thumb | |||
| 3. | Jinx | 10. | Dumb Down | |||
| 4. | Modern Myth | 11. | Don't Be A Stranger | |||
| 5. | Melange | 12. | Profile | |||
| 6. | These Bones | 13. | The Safety Of Numbers | |||
| 7. | Over Land | 14. | You Have No Idea |