| Red River, The / Red River, The |
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| Album: | Red River, The | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Red River, The | Added: | 09/2010 | |
| Label: | Brave Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2010-12-12 | Pull Date: | 2011-02-13 |
| Week Ending: | 13 Feb | 30 Jan | 23 Jan | 16 Jan | 9 Jan | 2 Jan |
| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 08, 2011: | Sparks Fly Up I Will Give Thanks, Apple Valley | 4. | Jan 25, 2011: | Sparks Fly Up St. Bernard's Lily, Carol Jean | |
| 2. | Jan 28, 2011: | No Waves In Paris St. Bernard's Lily | 5. | Jan 18, 2011: | Sparks Fly Up When We Are Wild, Dirty Dave | |
| 3. | Jan 27, 2011: | Daydream Disaster Morning Routine | 6. | Jan 17, 2011: | &tc. St. Bernard's Lily |
| Album Review |
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| Andy S Reviewed 2010-12-14 | ||
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Simple, gorgeous, contemplative pop. The arrangements and production are consistently fantastic; most tracks start out with a simple riff, and by the finish you realize five or so more instruments have creeped in. Refreshingly unpretentious, doesn't take itself too seriously; it's kind of like a less breathily ambitious Sufjan Stevens meets Bon Iver meets Joni Mitchell. FCC safe, all tracks recommended. My picks: 2, 8, 5 1 - (4:22) slow, simple, pretty; acoustic instruments and plain, straightforward vocals **2 - (3:27) great electronic instrumentation under a folky, serene number 3 - (4:09) cool toy-keyboard-drum-kit, fleshed out by lots else, and intimate vox 4 - (3:56) rock beat and horns in an upbeat pop number **5 - (2:29) slow, with a striking guitar sound, a brief choir and whistling 6 - (6:41) really slow, kind of a Bon Iver feel - "the first time I fell in love" *7 - (3:01) driving, dynamic, nostalgic; lots of strings **8 - (3:43) freak-folk; sounds like recent Animal Collective; cool percussion, sing-songy *9 - (4:34) indie-folk slow-dance ballad; subtle ambient sounds and great piano/horns *10 - (2:56) touching, determined Mountain Goats pop with the album's most striking lyrics | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Carol Jean | 6. | Tomahawk | |||
| 2. | Morning Routine | 7. | Apple Valley | |||
| 3. | When We Are Wild | 8. | St. Bernard's Lily | |||
| 4. | I Will Give Thanks | 9. | Grand Fasse | |||
| 5. | Last Night We Made Tacos | 10. | Dirty Dave |