An Exaltation Of Laarks
Reviews
mr. esq.
Reviewed 2010-11-15
Reviewed 2010-11-15
as reviewed by mr. esq.
indie pop/emo/confused, but sweet.
death cab, postal service, silkworm, spoon, pavement.
it's sweet emo sweepstakes for the most, but there's an ambition of old indie. (slivers of prog and jazz fusion!?) sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. a few tracks are a little dry.
however: there's a big pool of gems here.
(7 out of 10=IT'S GRRRREAT!)
FCC CLEAN.
SUGGESTIONS: 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9&10.
*1. ALMOST BEST TRACK: jingly open. throbby w/ emo vox. cracking at times. just really nice indie pop. silkworm-that's who i'm thinking of. (p.s. this is the hit.)
2. futury. synthy. kinda arcady. gets spacy in one section. this song is not instantly strong, but it grows on ya' as ya' listen.
3. too many directions in this track(indie-prog-soul) it sounds like they're trying a little too hard to be pavement. it doesn't work.
*4. love it on impact! (you should to.) sweet/moving.
*5. this is sweet&plaintive. electric piano begins...(sud end)
*6. BEST TRACK; build up ala strokes. it's moving pop as it should be. instrum interlude=tinkle jam. great end.
7. i don't like the vocals. i don't like the song. (bland)
*8. spacey begin. vibey. it's sweet.
*9. this is the sad little epic. bleeds into...
*10. this. really, really sweet.
(play 9&10 together. p.s. these two nearly got picked as ALMOST BEST TRACK...ahh...killing my darlings...)
indie pop/emo/confused, but sweet.
death cab, postal service, silkworm, spoon, pavement.
it's sweet emo sweepstakes for the most, but there's an ambition of old indie. (slivers of prog and jazz fusion!?) sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. a few tracks are a little dry.
however: there's a big pool of gems here.
(7 out of 10=IT'S GRRRREAT!)
FCC CLEAN.
SUGGESTIONS: 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9&10.
*1. ALMOST BEST TRACK: jingly open. throbby w/ emo vox. cracking at times. just really nice indie pop. silkworm-that's who i'm thinking of. (p.s. this is the hit.)
2. futury. synthy. kinda arcady. gets spacy in one section. this song is not instantly strong, but it grows on ya' as ya' listen.
3. too many directions in this track(indie-prog-soul) it sounds like they're trying a little too hard to be pavement. it doesn't work.
*4. love it on impact! (you should to.) sweet/moving.
*5. this is sweet&plaintive. electric piano begins...(sud end)
*6. BEST TRACK; build up ala strokes. it's moving pop as it should be. instrum interlude=tinkle jam. great end.
7. i don't like the vocals. i don't like the song. (bland)
*8. spacey begin. vibey. it's sweet.
*9. this is the sad little epic. bleeds into...
*10. this. really, really sweet.
(play 9&10 together. p.s. these two nearly got picked as ALMOST BEST TRACK...ahh...killing my darlings...)
Recent airplay
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All The Words You Can't Say Right
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Where Do You Wanna Live?
Outrun My Gun — May 11, 2013
What God Hath Wrought
Capture the Flag (In Monster Drag) — May 19, 2011
All The Words You Can't Say Right
Time Traveler — Apr 15, 2011
All The Words You Can't Say Right
Time Traveler — Jan 21, 2011
Charting
2010-11-21 — 2011-01-23
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jan 23 | 2 |
| Jan 16 | 1 |
| Jan 9 | 1 |
| Jan 2 | 3 |
| Dec 26 | 2 |
| Dec 19 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | 3 |
| Dec 5 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | What God Hath Wrought | ||
| 2. | The S Stood For Science | ||
| 3. | You Know They Do | ||
| 4. | All The Words You Can't Say Right | ||
| 5. | Where Do You Wanna Live? | ||
| 6. | Look Out! | ||
| 7. | Harrison Bergeron | ||
| 8. | Electioneer Year | ||
| 9. | Telephone | ||
| 10. | Microphone Ghost |