Midtown Dickens / Oh Yell!
Album: | Oh Yell! | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Midtown Dickens | Added: | Jul 2007 | |
Label: | 307 Knox Records |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2007-11-11 | Pull Date: | 2008-01-13 |
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Week Ending: | Jan 13 | Dec 9 | Nov 25 | Nov 18 |
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Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Feb 10, 2011: | Buford J. Sharkley's Bovine/Cowboy Ballads/Cantos
Cowboy |
4. | Jan 11, 2008: | Live From Six Feet Under
Eggs & Toast |
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2. | Jan 25, 2008: | Live From Six Feet Underground
Eggs & Toast |
5. | Dec 07, 2007: | Live From Six Feet Underground
Eggs & Toast |
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3. | Jan 15, 2008: | I once was canadian
A.M. Dial |
6. | Nov 21, 2007: | public noize racket
Big Screen, Tetris |
Album Review
Joy
Reviewed 2007-11-07
Reviewed 2007-11-07
Nerdy-girl pop (they have an entire song about tetris), with lighthearted lyrics, a duo of female vocals, upbeat and feel good. Mostly acoustic and folky, using banjo, fiddle, and harmonica to produce a country feel at times. Feel of album reminds me of Ben Kweller in attitude (not really in general sound), with that "life is tough and we're not well adjusted, let's sing about it happily with goofy/upbeat songs." Disc has good moments, but at times the sound can be nauseatingly happy and the sound too predictable. FCC clean except 2, 5, 6, 8, 12
Recommended tracks: 2, 6, 14
1. upbeat, dominated by female vocal harmonies
*2. fun country sound with banjo and fiddle (one 'shit')
3. poppy with horns
4. cowboy-song sounding guitar
5. slower, with banjo, some piano
* 6. upbeat, with harmonica and lots of vocal harmony (one 'fuck')
7. fast banjo, urgent, cracky female vocals (almost Joanna Newsom-y), darker lyrics, less happy than other tracks
8. Banjo, duo female harmonies
9. acoustic, slow and mellow, female duet, sad sounding horns
10. the song about tetris; duo female harmonies over guitar plucking
11. repetitive guitar with almost spoken yet sing songy words, breaks down to funky sounding refrain
12. accordion guided lament about being hungover; female vocal harmonies
13. a bit country sounding, with guitar plucking, female vocal harmony, slower, with harmonica
*14. Banjo, accordion, stumbly drum refrain (almost sounds decemberists-ish except for vocals), female vocal harmonies
15. raspy female vocals, upbeat, 'la la la' refrain, horns
16. blank
17. (hidden track) accordion, slower, female vocal harmony, horns
Recommended tracks: 2, 6, 14
1. upbeat, dominated by female vocal harmonies
*2. fun country sound with banjo and fiddle (one 'shit')
3. poppy with horns
4. cowboy-song sounding guitar
5. slower, with banjo, some piano
* 6. upbeat, with harmonica and lots of vocal harmony (one 'fuck')
7. fast banjo, urgent, cracky female vocals (almost Joanna Newsom-y), darker lyrics, less happy than other tracks
8. Banjo, duo female harmonies
9. acoustic, slow and mellow, female duet, sad sounding horns
10. the song about tetris; duo female harmonies over guitar plucking
11. repetitive guitar with almost spoken yet sing songy words, breaks down to funky sounding refrain
12. accordion guided lament about being hungover; female vocal harmonies
13. a bit country sounding, with guitar plucking, female vocal harmony, slower, with harmonica
*14. Banjo, accordion, stumbly drum refrain (almost sounds decemberists-ish except for vocals), female vocal harmonies
15. raspy female vocals, upbeat, 'la la la' refrain, horns
16. blank
17. (hidden track) accordion, slower, female vocal harmony, horns
Track Listing
1. | Eggs & Toast | 8. | Jezabel Lee | |||
2. | Guitars | 9. | Tambourine | |||
3. | Airplane | 10. | Tetris | |||
4. | Cowboy | 11. | Big Screen | |||
5. | The Job Song | 12. | Saturday Morning | |||
6. | Spine | 13. | Under My Shoe | |||
7. | What A Bore | 14. | A.M. Dial |