Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sea Lions, But Were Afraid To Ask
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| Dec 2011
Reviews
Mister Esquire
Reviewed 2012-02-22
Reviewed 2012-02-22
as reviewed by Mister Esquire
jangle indie/kiwi rock
huge new zealand guitar band influnece -a chills soundalike!
slight latin tinge. slight paisley underground.
songs sound the same. one of the better albums of 2011,
but, hey: better late than never, huh? (kzsu time)
FCC CLEAN.
MR. ESQ. SEZ: MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MF-(that's half an 'E' )
RIYL: chills, clean, syd, aztec camera, veronica falls,
too many nz bands to mention, et al.
PLAY THESE TRACKS: 1&2 (play together!) 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 15.
*1. BEST TRACK: dreamy start. nz gits.
pretty to propulsive. chills. leads into...
2. BEST TRACK, PART 2: ooey cooey chills reflective
*3. jangled up chills/clean. galloping.
*4. surfy gallop.
*5. happy. kinda aztec camera.
6. he's gettin sleepy singy now.
*7. surfy/western jangle up. chills meets veronica falls.
8. slow build in. sweet. sleepy singy.
*9. lovely. aztec camera chilly.
10. uptempo. losing his religion (alcoholism?)
11. uptempo. xylophone! - I like xylophone!
12. ooo! pretty (git instrumental)
13. very pretty and reflective.
14. slow mid jangles.
*15. BEST TRACK II: them jangles are lurching outta that codiene cough syrup haze, and rockin' all over the place! (instrumental)
jangle indie/kiwi rock
huge new zealand guitar band influnece -a chills soundalike!
slight latin tinge. slight paisley underground.
songs sound the same. one of the better albums of 2011,
but, hey: better late than never, huh? (kzsu time)
FCC CLEAN.
MR. ESQ. SEZ: MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MF-(that's half an 'E' )
RIYL: chills, clean, syd, aztec camera, veronica falls,
too many nz bands to mention, et al.
PLAY THESE TRACKS: 1&2 (play together!) 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 15.
*1. BEST TRACK: dreamy start. nz gits.
pretty to propulsive. chills. leads into...
2. BEST TRACK, PART 2: ooey cooey chills reflective
*3. jangled up chills/clean. galloping.
*4. surfy gallop.
*5. happy. kinda aztec camera.
6. he's gettin sleepy singy now.
*7. surfy/western jangle up. chills meets veronica falls.
8. slow build in. sweet. sleepy singy.
*9. lovely. aztec camera chilly.
10. uptempo. losing his religion (alcoholism?)
11. uptempo. xylophone! - I like xylophone!
12. ooo! pretty (git instrumental)
13. very pretty and reflective.
14. slow mid jangles.
*15. BEST TRACK II: them jangles are lurching outta that codiene cough syrup haze, and rockin' all over the place! (instrumental)
Recent airplay
I Should Be Sleeping, Intro
Fried Egg — Apr 17, 2014
A Song For Your Smile, I Don't Wanna Go Out
air balloon lane — May 19, 2013
A Song For Your Smile, I Don't Wanna Go Out
Paving Hobarts — Feb 21, 2013
Grown Up
Top 100 Albums of 2012 — Jan 03, 2013
I Should Be Sleeping
Meow After Midnight: The Best Of 2012 — Jan 02, 2013
I Loved Her So Much, I Don't Wanna Go Out
Feral Pop Frenzy — Dec 15, 2012
Charting
2012-02-25 — 2012-04-28
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 29 | 1 |
| Apr 22 | 2 |
| Apr 8 | 1 |
| Apr 1 | 3 |
| Mar 25 | 5 |
| Mar 18 | 4 |
| Mar 11 | 5 |
| Mar 4 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Intro | ||
| 2. | I Should Be Sleeping | ||
| 3. | Grown Up | ||
| 4. | Tell You | ||
| 5. | A Cloud | ||
| 6. | Look | ||
| 7. | Rainfall | ||
| 8. | I Don't Wanna Go Out | ||
| 9. | I Loved Her So Much | ||
| 10. | What's The Point? | ||
| 11. | Running In Circles | ||
| 12. | Untitled (Guitar) | ||
| 13. | My Girl | ||
| 14. | As Times Change | ||
| 15. | A Song For Your Smile |