Ranaldo, Lee / Between The Times & The Tides
Album: Between The Times & The Tides   Collection:General
Artist:Ranaldo, Lee   Added:Apr 2012
Label:Matador Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2012-05-05 Pull Date: 2012-07-08
Week Ending: Jul 8 Jul 1 Jun 17 Jun 10 Jun 3 May 27 May 20 May 13
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. Mar 20, 2018: Waste FM
Stranded
4. Dec 04, 2012: Meow
Lost
2. Jan 08, 2015: Meow: The Best Of The Decade So Far (2010-2014).
Lost
5. Jul 07, 2012: Feral Pop Frenzy
Lost
3. Jan 02, 2013: Meow After Midnight: The Best Of 2012
Lost
6. Jun 27, 2012: Meow After Midnight
Lost

Album Review
Mister Esquire
Reviewed 2012-04-27
as reviewed by Mister Esquire

90's alterna-nation scam.
this is what i have dreamed of sonic youth doing since 'thousand leaves;: a pop album with sy's signature sound.
lee renaldo delivers. and it's awesome!
FCC CLEAN.
RIYL: sonic youth, foo fighters, nirvana, neil young, matthew sweet, dig, pavement, superchunk, et al.
MR ESQ. SEZ: MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW!!!
PLAY THESE TRACKS: ANY/ALL/PUT ON RANDOM/THAT GOOD.

*1. soft begin, kicks into vibes and a feeling of imminence.
*2. poppy, jangley. very foo fighters.
*3. slow and dramatic. got some theremin-it's epic, baby!
4. pace picks up and pops. neil young.
5. slow to mid. acoustic git (hey: remember mtv acoustic?)
*6. slow mid fast and cheesy. very matt sweet -it's epic, baby!
*7. BEST TRACK: this is the hit. (so foo you!)
*8. most sonic youthy of the bunch: it's got that drag. (also gots female spoken passage about a car wreck). countryish gits.
*9. BEST TRACK II: eastern git into shimmery country git=it's so pretty! (and super cheesy to!)
10. casio starts it out like it's gonna be suicide...nope: super cheese psych pop end. (smile! it's 72 degrees in your head all the time!)

Track Listing
1. Waiting On A Dream   6. Fire Island (Phases)
2. Off The Wall   7. Lost
3. Xtina As I Knew Her   8. Shouts
4. Angles   9. Stranded
5. Hammer Blows   10. Tomorrow Never Comes