Ramona the Pest / Contrary Sanctuary
| Album: | Contrary Sanctuary | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Ramona the Pest | Added: | Mar 2003 | |
| Label: | Pestilent Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2003-06-02 | Pull Date: | 2003-08-04 |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 20 | Jul 6 | Jun 29 | Jun 15 | Jun 8 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 04, 2006: | What's In the Icebox
Skymall |
4. | Jul 02, 2003: | press and release
Song From Last Night, Hey |
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| 2. | Jul 19, 2004: | Cleanup on Aisle You
Hey |
5. | Jun 27, 2003: | In the Leaves
15 Yeah |
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| 3. | Jul 18, 2003: | Memory Select
Itsy Bitsy Spider |
6. | Jun 11, 2003: | Brownian Motion
15 Yeah |
Album Review
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Reviewed 2003-06-04
Reviewed 2003-06-04
Ramona the Pest - Contrary Sanctuary
East-bay punk/popsters at times reminiscent of the Pixies/Breeders or PJ Harvey. Catchy guitar riffs, power bass lines, slight surf-rock influences. Quite varied and good - songs range from folky slow ballads, punky power pop to covers of children's songs. Fronted by Valerie Esway, whose vocal range is quite impressive, from dark angst to a singsong quality. Picks: 2, 9, 5, 11, 13,
1. heavy repeated guitar riffs, anti-consumerism, phone operator sample
2. driving rocker - somewhat surfy - high school tale
3. Pixies bass line + voice - about having a bad day
4. slow/mid - vocals with drum, percussion sounds
5. folk/country influences - ballad
6. classic lullaby with a toy piano
7. Pixies cover - slow, moaning guitars, different spin with female vocals
8. big guitar riffs - pop melody
9. version of "itsy bitsy spider" - good guitar solo in the middle + finger snaps!
10. somewhat springsteen-esque
11. slow acoustic ballad - guitar + accordion
12. big bass lines
13. slow/mid - slow guitar, then feedbacky
East-bay punk/popsters at times reminiscent of the Pixies/Breeders or PJ Harvey. Catchy guitar riffs, power bass lines, slight surf-rock influences. Quite varied and good - songs range from folky slow ballads, punky power pop to covers of children's songs. Fronted by Valerie Esway, whose vocal range is quite impressive, from dark angst to a singsong quality. Picks: 2, 9, 5, 11, 13,
1. heavy repeated guitar riffs, anti-consumerism, phone operator sample
2. driving rocker - somewhat surfy - high school tale
3. Pixies bass line + voice - about having a bad day
4. slow/mid - vocals with drum, percussion sounds
5. folk/country influences - ballad
6. classic lullaby with a toy piano
7. Pixies cover - slow, moaning guitars, different spin with female vocals
8. big guitar riffs - pop melody
9. version of "itsy bitsy spider" - good guitar solo in the middle + finger snaps!
10. somewhat springsteen-esque
11. slow acoustic ballad - guitar + accordion
12. big bass lines
13. slow/mid - slow guitar, then feedbacky
Track Listing
| 1. | Skymall | 8. | Song From Last Night | |||
| 2. | 15 Yeah | 9. | Itsy Bitsy Spider | |||
| 3. | Some Days Are Wrong | 10. | Skeleton Woman | |||
| 4. | Contrary Sanctuary | 11. | Pet Parrot | |||
| 5. | All the Pretty Birds | 12. | Shiny Things | |||
| 6. | Lullaby for a Sad Day | 13. | Wait for the Rain | |||
| 7. | Hey | . |