About Group / Start & Complete
Album: Start & Complete   Collection:General
Artist:About Group   Added:May 2011
Label:Domino  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2011-05-14 Pull Date: 2011-07-16
Week Ending: Jul 10 Jul 3 Jun 26 Jun 19 Jun 5 May 29 May 22
Airplays: 1 2 1 1 5 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 08, 2011: Wee Animalcules
Lay Me Down
4. Jun 25, 2011: High School Summer College All-Stars
Lay Me Down
2. Jul 02, 2011: jbgln,fdrwvbhrwrb
Lay Me Down
5. Jun 17, 2011: Wee Animacules
Lay Me Down
3. Jun 28, 2011: feelin' the music
Rough & Smooth
6. Jun 03, 2011: The DJ Never Has It
Lay Me Down

Album Review
Rasmus Rygaard
Reviewed 2011-05-20
Alexis Taylor from Hot Chip teams up with a bunch of friends and records a record in one day. I’m trying hard to avoid comments about how that may or may not have influenced the final outcome, but had they set more time aside, they could probably have come up with something more varied. That being said, the premise of soft, fragile indie rock with a retro touch remains quite compelling.
FCC: Clean Try: 5, 11, 6

1) 1:22 Soft vocals from Alexis Taylor, simple keys.
2) 3:36 Retro sounds, Rhodes keys and wah-wah solo. Slow and melodic.
3) 3:39 Slow, soft, circular. Hints at a climax that never comes around
4) 2:23 Wheezing synths in the background, tremolo guitars.
5) * 4:08 A bit more upbeat, more prominent drums and guitars. I really like the melody and lyrics on this. Slowly fades.
6) * 2:54 Wurlitzers all the way. First two minutes without drums. Very fragile.
7) 0:46 Short, powerful interlude.
8) 3:39 Shaky synths and tom-action. Very sinking indeed. Fades out in reverb-heavy drum noise
9) 2:37 Short, fragile. More wah guitar, there’s even a solo in the middle.
10) 11:04 Yes, this track is 11 minutes. It also has a surprisingly upbeat, jammy feel. Old school as I don’t know what.
11) * 4:45 Slow ballad, long organ chords. Interesting instrumentation,
12) 3:12 Strange guitar (or something) sounds on beatless drums, gets a bit more focused. Sparse vocals.
13) 1:49 Slow, (almost) call and response between piano and keys.
14) 1:14 Second half of first track. Winds down, fades.

Track Listing
1. Married To The Sea (A)   8. A Sinking Song
2. Don't Worry   9. Nothing But Words
3. With Each New Day   10. You're No Good
4. Repair Man   11. Rough & Smooth
5. Lay Me Down   12. Start & Complete
6. A Perspective   13. Dreamt I Saw You Last Night
7. There's A Way To End This Run Of Doubt   14. Married To The Sea (B)