Degeneration Street
Reviews
Robo
Reviewed 2011-08-17
Reviewed 2011-08-17
The Dears: Degeneration Street (Dangerbird)
Pretty straightforward soulful indie rock/pop. Some songs sound like Lenny Kravitz, others are straight out of the 80s. Jacob Dylan’s The Wallflowers sometimes come to mind. Always expect big choruses. Label pushing 01, 03, 04.
Best tracks: 01, 07, 13
***01 Omega Dog 5:01: nice groove w/ gtr/drums; falsetto vox; soulful chorus, mellow breakdown, crescendo
02 5 Chords 3:34: driving beat; tremlo picked gtr, anthemic chorus; kinda 80s-sounding
03 Blood 4:10: upbeat; harpsichord then rocking chorus w/ big gtr
04 Thrones 4:43: mid-tempo; rung out gtr w/ vibrato; big 80s chorus
05 Lamentation 4:20: power ballad; clean gtr, organ, soft vox
06 Torches 1:36: little airy synth ditty
**07 Galactic Tides 4:38: Hendrix-inspired ballad
08 Yesteryear 3:51: mid-tempo; sounds like Springsteen doing Motown
09 Stick W/ Me Kid 3:29: upbeat; synth-driven 80s son; cheesy chorus
10 Tiny Man 5:04: slow; acoustic, deep vox, twangy gtr, tinkling piano
11 Easy Suffering 4:33: mid-tempo, but w/ drive, twangy gtr, earnest vox
12 Unsung 4:15: mellow; simple/reserved drums & gtr; soulful vox
**13 1854 5:24: mid-tempo, but mellow; slightly psychedelic
14 Degeneration Street 4:58: ballad; piano, tortured vox, reserved drums, weird synth bridge
Pretty straightforward soulful indie rock/pop. Some songs sound like Lenny Kravitz, others are straight out of the 80s. Jacob Dylan’s The Wallflowers sometimes come to mind. Always expect big choruses. Label pushing 01, 03, 04.
Best tracks: 01, 07, 13
***01 Omega Dog 5:01: nice groove w/ gtr/drums; falsetto vox; soulful chorus, mellow breakdown, crescendo
02 5 Chords 3:34: driving beat; tremlo picked gtr, anthemic chorus; kinda 80s-sounding
03 Blood 4:10: upbeat; harpsichord then rocking chorus w/ big gtr
04 Thrones 4:43: mid-tempo; rung out gtr w/ vibrato; big 80s chorus
05 Lamentation 4:20: power ballad; clean gtr, organ, soft vox
06 Torches 1:36: little airy synth ditty
**07 Galactic Tides 4:38: Hendrix-inspired ballad
08 Yesteryear 3:51: mid-tempo; sounds like Springsteen doing Motown
09 Stick W/ Me Kid 3:29: upbeat; synth-driven 80s son; cheesy chorus
10 Tiny Man 5:04: slow; acoustic, deep vox, twangy gtr, tinkling piano
11 Easy Suffering 4:33: mid-tempo, but w/ drive, twangy gtr, earnest vox
12 Unsung 4:15: mellow; simple/reserved drums & gtr; soulful vox
**13 1854 5:24: mid-tempo, but mellow; slightly psychedelic
14 Degeneration Street 4:58: ballad; piano, tortured vox, reserved drums, weird synth bridge
Recent airplay
Omega Dog
ReAd mY liPs — Oct 24, 2011
Omega Dog
Time Traveler — Oct 21, 2011
Blood
Palo Alto Pop Overthrow — Oct 20, 2011
Omega Dog
Time Traveler — Oct 14, 2011
Blood
Palo Alto Pop Overthrow — Oct 13, 2011
Omega Dog
Time Traveler — Oct 07, 2011
Charting
2011-08-21 — 2011-10-23
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 23 | 2 |
| Oct 16 | 2 |
| Oct 9 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | 2 |
| Sep 18 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | 2 |
| Sep 4 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Omega Dog | ||
| 2. | 5 Chords | ||
| 3. | Blood | ||
| 4. | Thrones | ||
| 5. | Lamentation | ||
| 6. | Torches | ||
| 7. | Galactic Tides | ||
| 8. | Yesteryear | ||
| 9. | Stick W/ Me Kid | ||
| 10. | Tiny Man | ||
| 11. | Easy Suffering` | ||
| 12. | Unsung | ||
| 13. | 1854 | ||
| 14. | Degeneration Street |