| Aye Nako / Silver Haze |
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| Album: | Silver Haze | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Aye Nako | Added: | Aug 2017 | |
| Label: | Don Giovanni Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2017-08-31 | Pull Date: | 2017-11-02 |
| Week Ending: | Oct 29 | Oct 22 | Oct 15 | Oct 1 | Sep 24 | Sep 17 | Sep 10 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Mar 28, 2018: | The Fuzz Deli Sissy | 4. | Oct 19, 2017: | butterscotch memory Nothin Nice | |
| 2. | Oct 28, 2017: | Homeroom Maybe Shes Bored With It | 5. | Oct 18, 2017: | The Fuzz Deli Particle Mace | |
| 3. | Oct 21, 2017: | Music Casserole Tourmaline | 6. | Oct 12, 2017: | butterscotch memory Sissy, Maybe Shes Bored With It |
| Album Review |
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| Sam I Am Reviewed 2017-08-31 | ||
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Aye Nako // Silver Haze: The band describes their music as “sad punk songs about being queer, trans, and black” which sounds like an accurate (and great) description. Very punk-rock/garage rock sound to each song. They often break away from the power-chord formula associated with the genre and provide some pretty cool riffs and licks through all the hard-hitting noise. Great album! FCC: 3, 6. Recommended: 4, 7, 11, 12. RIYL: Superchunk, Pity Sex, Pixies, Nirvana. 1. We’re Different Now (1:35) An intro song with the audio of a video (?) recording over some simple guitars. Probably not one to play on a show. 2. Sissy (1:52) Fuzzy emotionally charged punk-rock. “Tell me what I need to stay safe on the streets”. 3. Half Dome (3:55) FCC: “bullshit”. Bit of a surfey sound from the single note guitar in the verses, goes harder in the chorus with a head-banging rhythm. 4. Nightcrawler (3:22)** Love the runs from the guitar on this one! Dissonant guitars, overlaid vocals in the chorus, maybe a bit more pop-punk than the previous songs. 5. Muck (3:37) Off-beat vocals (purposely), vocal harmonies, lots of tempo changes. A punk song about the vocalist’s experience with anti-blackness, impactful. 6. The Gift Of Hell (3:57) FCC: “shit” (maybe? Cannot tell.) Pixies-esque sound, very grungey. 7. Particle Mace (3:28)** Catchiest song, pop melody but slamming guitars keep it punk. 8. Arrow Island (3:13) Driving crunchy guitars for most of the song, dropped bass lines. 9. Spare Me (2:50) Melody driving skippy guitars, noisey chorus. Tempo drops and becomes more melancholic in the breakdown before going back into a full howl. 10. Nothin’ Nice (2:30) Lots of warping pedal effects on the chorus, reminds me of Nirvana, guitars are almost menacing. 11. Tourmaline (4:34)* Slow and gliding opening, rocking guitar riffs mesh perfectly with vocals in chorus. Breakdown with just the bass adds a nice grunge touch. 12. Maybe She’s Bored With It (2:25)* Guitars almost sound like theyre spinning. The most mellow and possibly uplifting sounding song on the album with “oohs~” in the verses. Sam I Am. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Were Different Now | 7. | Particle Mace | |||
| 2. | Sissy | 8. | Arrow Island | |||
| 3. | Half Dome | 9. | Spare Me | |||
| 4. | Nightcrawler | 10. | Nothin Nice | |||
| 5. | Muck | 11. | Tourmaline | |||
| 6. | The Gift Of Hell | 12. | Maybe Shes Bored With It |