Fol Chen / False Alarms, The |
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Album: | False Alarms, The | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Fol Chen | Added: | Mar 2013 | |
Label: | Asthmatic Kitty Records |
A-File Activity |
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Add Date: | 2013-04-06 | Pull Date: | 2013-06-09 |
Week Ending: | Jun 2 | May 19 | May 12 | May 5 | Apr 28 | Apr 21 | Apr 14 | Apr 7 |
Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Jul 05, 2013: | Time Traveler 200 Words | 4. | May 17, 2013: | Time Traveler 200 Words | |
2. | May 31, 2013: | FOLKTRONICA The False Alarms | 5. | May 10, 2013: | Time Traveler A Tourist Town | |
3. | May 31, 2013: | Songsmith Show (Time Traveler Bonus Edition) 200 Words | 6. | May 03, 2013: | Time Traveler 200 Words |
Album Review |
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Sunshine Reviewed 2013-04-05 | ||
FOL CHEN: “The False Alarms” – Fun electronic elements join almost computerized female vocals. Great beats. Variety of moods, tempo. Personal Faves: 7, 9, 3, 2, 4, 8 -- Sunshine April 2013 1) The False Alarms – Sounds like an electronic device is broken. Rapid confusion. (3:15) 2) I.O.U. – Shaking the Piggy Bank percussive touch. Bells. Beat picks up. (3:09) 3) A Tourist Town --– Sickly Chinese Restaurant vibes. (3:34) 4) Hemispheres – Almost sounds like the opening of a National Geographic special. Deliberate plodding beats. Heavy strings add unexpected element. (3:43) 5) The Fifth Season –Vocals echoing in a valley. Computerized electronic sounds like old Herbie Hancock. Then acoustic guitar?! (4:38) 6) Boys in the Woods – Chaos exudes. Cavernous monotone female vocals. Peculiar harmonies. (3:45) FCC? 7) 200 Words – Rush Hour in the Forest. Then interesting beats with Madonna-esque rappish-style vocals melded with Petula Clark. Kind of creepy, yet cool at the same time. (6:18) (I did not hear the FCC, but CD cover eluded there may be one.) 8) You Took the Train – Wonderful percussion at start, with train-like sounds! Strange male vocals. Strings. Cool sound effects. Fast-paced.(4:03) FCC: 9) Doubles – Cool beats at start. Female computerized rap?! Fun percussion. Almost a jump-rope rhyme. – (2:56) (CD cover says there is an FCC on this track, but I did not hear it after listening twice.) 10) This Place Is on TV – Shrill alarming noises. Footsteps? Rather creepy. Eerie feeling. (6:01) |
Track Listing |
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1. | The False Alarms | 6. | Boys In The Woods | |||
2. | I.O.U. | 7. | 200 Words | |||
3. | A Tourist Town | 8. | You Took The Train | |||
4. | Hemispheres | 9. | Doubles | |||
5. | The Fifth Season | 10. | This Place Is On Tv |