Soft Black / Earth Is Black... And Other Apocalyptic Lullabies For Children, The
| Album: | Earth Is Black... And Other Apocalyptic Lullabies For Children, The | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Soft Black | Added: | Jul 2009 | |
| Label: | Plays With Dolls | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-10-04 | Pull Date: | 2009-12-06 |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 6 | Nov 22 | Nov 15 | Nov 8 | Nov 1 | Oct 25 | Oct 18 | Oct 11 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 13, 2013: | Hanna Bama Anastasia
The Earth Is Black |
4. | May 23, 2010: | Uncross My Arms, or, The Unbirthday Tape
Did You Put A Spell On Me? |
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| 2. | Oct 25, 2012: | New Noise
I Am An Animal |
5. | Dec 04, 2009: | The DJ Never Has It
The Flesh Of The Sky |
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| 3. | Jun 27, 2010: | It's The Lottery: Did You Get Stoned?
I Am An Animal |
6. | Nov 20, 2009: | (Hey Neil I Think) There's Something On The Ceiling
I Am An Animal |
Album Review
Adam Pearson
Reviewed 2009-09-30
Reviewed 2009-09-30
Dark, kind of quirky pop rock. Alt-country, psych, folk, punk, and garage rock also get factored in. The vocals are dynamic- imagine Morrissey, Randy Newman, Jeff Mangum, and the guy from Against Me! in a punky blender. Vincent Cacchione wrote this record based off of his specific dreams and nightmares. There is a wide range of styles, so it is interesting, but some of the songs are not that great. It is definitely a genuine record and there is almost an element of lo-fi grit in here, which is likeable. FCCs on 5, 6, 8.
1. Jangly electric guitar, pop rock, repetitive vocals, some slide-guitar imitation, energetic. Somewhere in between The Strokes and … I don’t know – The Klaxons or some shit? (2:54)
2. Weird western/surfy feel to this one, tremelo distorted guitars. (2:46)
*3. This track is good. Pathos-infused garage rock anthem with straightforward rock instrumentation. Great minimalist bass line and drums. Think Against Me! (3:05)
4. Slower alt-country track, does not really go anywhere, just bobs along. Pleasant enough, xylophones, barroom piano. (3:13)
*5. Slower ballad, slide guitar, atmospheric, great vocal performance. Shame about two FCCs. (4:18)
6. A little Neil Young, kind of sloppy, more rockin’, more alt-country pedal steel. One FCC. (1:57)
7. Dreamy backing vocals, a little slower, glock in there, mellow, modest. (3:30)
8. Folk blues pop, huge FCC(3:04)
*9. Upbeat, delayed guitars, huge riffs, catchy alt-country rock; another strong vocal performance (kind of punky). Guitars sound great on this one. (3:53)
10. Slower, humming strings, about nightmares, predictable build to wailing, guitars, production is bad on this track. Fades out about 20 seconds early. (5:23)
1. Jangly electric guitar, pop rock, repetitive vocals, some slide-guitar imitation, energetic. Somewhere in between The Strokes and … I don’t know – The Klaxons or some shit? (2:54)
2. Weird western/surfy feel to this one, tremelo distorted guitars. (2:46)
*3. This track is good. Pathos-infused garage rock anthem with straightforward rock instrumentation. Great minimalist bass line and drums. Think Against Me! (3:05)
4. Slower alt-country track, does not really go anywhere, just bobs along. Pleasant enough, xylophones, barroom piano. (3:13)
*5. Slower ballad, slide guitar, atmospheric, great vocal performance. Shame about two FCCs. (4:18)
6. A little Neil Young, kind of sloppy, more rockin’, more alt-country pedal steel. One FCC. (1:57)
7. Dreamy backing vocals, a little slower, glock in there, mellow, modest. (3:30)
8. Folk blues pop, huge FCC(3:04)
*9. Upbeat, delayed guitars, huge riffs, catchy alt-country rock; another strong vocal performance (kind of punky). Guitars sound great on this one. (3:53)
10. Slower, humming strings, about nightmares, predictable build to wailing, guitars, production is bad on this track. Fades out about 20 seconds early. (5:23)
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