| Sebadoh / Defend Yourself |
|---|
| Album: | Defend Yourself | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Sebadoh | Added: | Jan 2014 | |
| Label: | Joyful Noise | |||
| A-File Activity |
|---|
| Add Date: | 2014-01-17 | Pull Date: | 2014-03-21 |
| Week Ending: | Mar 9 | Mar 2 | Feb 16 | Feb 9 | Feb 2 | Jan 26 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 05, 2016: | Munch Time I Will | 4. | Mar 06, 2014: | Aporeia Inquiries | |
| 2. | Apr 10, 2014: | The Peninsula Report I Will | 5. | Mar 06, 2014: | Dinner Hour I Will, Oxygen | |
| 3. | Mar 07, 2014: | Time Traveler I Will | 6. | Feb 28, 2014: | Time Traveler I Will |
| Album Review |
|---|
| Eme O Reviewed 2014-01-15 | ||
|
Sebadoh – Defend Yourself (Lo-fi) Indie Rock. Self-produced, self-recorded, first full-length album after 14-year hiatus. Male vox. Drums, Guitar, Bass, the usual. Songs to mark the ending of a relationship, the turning of a page, the music interestingly upbeat considering the ‘down’ tone of the words. Nothing groundbreaking, but a comfortable grungy sound that grew on me with repeated listens. Mostly up- or mid-tempo. Possible FCC on #3. -–eme o. *1. I Will [3:57] Up-tempo, kinda cheerful. Sounds like a 90s band, but I can’t remember exactly which one. 2. Love You Here [3:34] Mid-tempo, moody atmosphere. *3. Beat [4:13] Aggressive drums, muddy sound, echo-y voice. Possible FCC: “Asses” 4. Defend Yr Self [3:13] Wall of sound, angry but not aggressive. 5. Oxygen [3:22] There’s that cheerful 90s sound again. I think it might be REM. *6. Once [2:55] Instrumental. Alternates between three rhythms, one staccato, one kinda… triumphant?, one sort of flowy. *7. Inquiries [2:02] Doomy opening, then fast stumblebum rhythm, sort of Primus-y. 8. Calves of Champions [3:44] Fast. Little bit country music, little bit folky vocal 9. Final Days [4:22] I honestly don’t know what to say about this one. It’s okay. It matches. 10. Can’t Depend [4:23] Mid-tempo. Smooth sound (less jangle, something of a relief I’ll admit). 11. Let It Out [4:30] Slow-ish. Sad-dish. Sounds like resignation. *12. Listen [3:38] Still slow-ish, still sad-dish, but sounds more like bargaining. 13. Separate [2:00] Back to fast, angry-ish tone. | ||
| Track Listing |
|---|
| 1. | I Will | 7. | Inquiries | |||
| 2. | Love You Here | 8. | State Of Mine | |||
| 3. | Beat | 9. | Final Days | |||
| 4. | Defend Yr Self | 10. | Can't Depend | |||
| 5. | Oxygen | 11. | Let It Out | |||
| 6. | Once | 12. | Listen | |||
| 13. | Separate | |||||