Best Blues

Small Black
Jagjaguwar
General | Jan 2016

Reviews

aandreaa
Reviewed 2016-02-24
From brooklyn, somewhat chill wave, dream pop, 80s inspired. FCC Tracks: 1. Recommended Tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10

1. Personal Best (4:19) FCC at 1:42 "bullshit", generic dream pop jam
2. No One Wants It to Happen to You (3:56) dreamy, upbeat, dancey, groovy bass
*3. Boys Life (5:02) mellow but soon gets very dance pop, piano chords, catchy synth beats, some lovely ambient sounds mixed in
**4. The Closer I Look (5:02) tambourine, late 80s bass, guitar sounds a bit like Melted Toys, dreamy ambient + sounds from nature fade out
5. Big Ideas, Pt. II (3:43) 80s prom, a bit reminiscent of New Order
* 6. Back at Belle's (3:37) dream pop jam, romantic vibes, playful synths
7. Between Leos (4:53) also a bit 80s prom, mellow, gets a bit more ecstatic towards the end
** 8. Checkpoints (4:16) catchy intro, groovy bass, early 80s the cure but more pop
* 9. Smoke Around the Bend (4:02) dark and ominous synths + guitars
*** 10. XX Century (5:12) so terribly lovely. slow and dreamy. shoegazey, and I think I also hear a bit of Radiohead in this.

Recent airplay

Big Ideas, Pt. 2
Boys Life
Time TravelerApr 15, 2016
Xx Century
radio sevenApr 14, 2016
Boys Life
Kick Out The BluesApr 13, 2016
Xx Century
Home on the RangeApr 06, 2016
Boys Life
Kick Out The BluesApr 06, 2016

Charting

2016-02-28 — 2016-05-01
Week EndingAirplays
Apr 17 3
Apr 10 2
Apr 3 2
Mar 27 1
Mar 20 2
Mar 13 4
Mar 6 4

Track listing

1. Personal Best
2. No One Wants It To Happen To You
3. Boys Life
4. The Closer I Look
5. Big Ideas, Pt. 2
6. Back At Belle's
7. Between Leos
8. Checkpoints
9. Smoke Around The Bend
10. Xx Century