| Do, The / Both Ways Open Jaws |
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| Album: | Both Ways Open Jaws | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Do, The | Added: | Nov 2011 | |
| Label: | Six Degrees Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2012-11-18 | Pull Date: | 2013-01-20 |
| Week Ending: | Jan 20 | Jan 6 | Dec 23 | Dec 2 | Nov 25 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 25, 2013: | FOLKTRONICA Quake, Mountain, Quake | 4. | Dec 19, 2012: | Meow After Midnight Too Insistent | |
| 2. | Jan 18, 2013: | FOLKTRONICA Slippery Slope | 5. | Nov 29, 2012: | A Family Affair Too Insistent | |
| 3. | Jan 05, 2013: | Music Casserole Too Insistent | 6. | Nov 28, 2012: | Meow After Midnight Too Insistent |
| Album Review |
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| Smoochie Wallace Reviewed 2012-11-11 | ||
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A frenzy of strings, guitars and pounding drums that twists and turns without warning. The sophomore effort of French-Finnish pop duo The Dø combines traditional instrumentation with experimental electronic noise—film score orchestration collides with distorted stomping and synths. Olivia Merilahti channels Bjork at times with her . Every song distinct from the one before it, every second unpredictable. Solid indie rock. Highlights: 4, 8, 9, 12, 14. No FCCs. 1. Dust It Off: minimal piano figure, layers of ghostly vocals echoed – bam! trip-hop drum fills and then out. 2. Gonna Be Sick!: groove to a descending bass line, xylophone hits, belted vocals and cymbal-heavy drums. 3. The Wicked & The Blind: rolling drums, distorted synth and – wait, cinematic strings? Epic and unpredictable song. 4. Too Insistent: bending electric guitar, shakers & woodblocks, strings & horn hits. This song moves – great for driving. 5. Bohemian Dances: stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp, slow cello build, tense piano chords with metallic and vocal percussion. Dark and gentle then bright. 6. Smash Them All (Night Visitors): thick bass, slow-strummed guitar and climactic strings. Gets moving for a bit but more of a relaxed ballad. 7. Leo Leo: sparse instrumentation, whispering synths, Merilahti’s vocals stacked on top of one another. 8. B.W.O.J.: driving drum solos, dance synths, deep bass, distant howling and chanting. Instrumental. 9. Slippery Slope: “Walk walk walk me home”, toms on toms, slipping in and out of verses. Awesome repetition. 10. The Calendar: chirpy spring guitar tune with bouncing drums and bass, and Sufjan-like violin. 11. Was It a Dream?: lullaby with foggy drums and soft violin swooping. 12. Quake, Mountain, Quake: triumphant bass, intricate drums, storms of horns and distorted synth. A soundtrack for reaching the summit. 13. Moon Mermaids: brief rhythm with vocals then the calm drone of strings and horns. A nighttime sonata. 14. Open C: building drums and wavering synth – turns into a dance tune and then an abrupt stop. 15. No Clue: in-your-face horns, fun skip-down-the-sidewalk groove – howling trumpet solo turns it into a jazz jam session with a surreal synth fade-out! - Smoochie Wallace | ||
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