Assistants, The / Fiction
| Album: | Fiction | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Assistants, The | Added: | Sep 2009 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-10-04 | Pull Date: | 2009-12-06 |
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| Week Ending: | Dec 6 | Nov 29 | Nov 22 | Nov 15 | Nov 8 | Nov 1 | Oct 25 | Oct 18 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 06, 2011: | Palo Alto Pop Overthrow
Stop Dead |
4. | Jul 13, 2010: | At The Cafe Of Cookies
Fiction |
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| 2. | Apr 30, 2011: | Everyday Commotion
Fiction |
5. | Dec 17, 2009: | Palo Alto Pop Overthrow - Quarterly Retrospective
Fiction |
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| 3. | Nov 05, 2010: | Everyday Commotion
Fiction |
6. | Dec 03, 2009: | Palo Alto Pop Overthrow
Stop Dead |
Album Review
Trent Kay
Reviewed 2009-09-27
Reviewed 2009-09-27
Cute little jangle pop EP from a bunch of Canadians who probably wish they were British. Happy, but not overly power-poppy. Let’s say “pleasant”. Classic Stone Roses guitar runs. (Most of the guitar on this record is not strummed.) Sounds like... the Go-Betweens. Really! Fans of Bishop Allen, Apples in Stereo, B&S, even the Magnetic Fields will appreciate this. Vocals a la B&S or the Smiths. Is that enough cross-reference? I hope so.
no FCCs
try: 1, 2
*1. catchy upbeat jangle pop w/corroborating rudder guitar and keys. mellow, dampered vocals.
*2. mid fast. busy, shimmery, smiths-y guitar runs. happy brass. somewhat repetitive chord-climbing chorus.
3. bright guitar & low harmonies. lazy, noon nap sound. also dangerously approaches “country porch song” territory. it’s the vocals, i think.
4. kicks off w/solo electric riff. mellow & soothing melody. loads of pretty interlocking guitar. chorus has a simon & garfunkel vibe.
no FCCs
try: 1, 2
*1. catchy upbeat jangle pop w/corroborating rudder guitar and keys. mellow, dampered vocals.
*2. mid fast. busy, shimmery, smiths-y guitar runs. happy brass. somewhat repetitive chord-climbing chorus.
3. bright guitar & low harmonies. lazy, noon nap sound. also dangerously approaches “country porch song” territory. it’s the vocals, i think.
4. kicks off w/solo electric riff. mellow & soothing melody. loads of pretty interlocking guitar. chorus has a simon & garfunkel vibe.
Track Listing
| 1. | Fiction | 3. | When The Rain Falls | |||
| 2. | Stop Dead | 4. | The Ghost In Your Skin |