Days of the Soft Break
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| Apr 2004
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Reviewed 2004-05-12
Reviewed 2004-05-12
The Slow Poisoners have gotten a lot less weird on this, their sophomore album, than their previous Edwardian sideshow style (think Rasputina, David Devant & His Spirit Wife). That isn't to say they're not still plenty weird. Kooky lyrics abound, although the histrionics have been toned down. Songwriter and adenoidal lead vocalist Andrew Poisoner's innate quirkiness awakens and stretches as the album progresses and the sound rockets forward to 1972. The album exhibits the strong influence of T. Rex, a little Bowie, and a dash of the Doors (cf. the harpsichord on #9). Mixed in with the glam, acoustic guitar lends a country-folky savor
(#8). The guitar is a real pleasure, the anchor to a disc of melodic ballads that is classic in its nod to those who have gone before, yet
fresh in its fanciful traipse through Andrew Poisoner's imagination. Clean, except "ass" in #13 (probably OK).
Try: #3: brief but pretty; #4: straight-up Marc Bolan; #6: sweetly glum piano piece; #9: a concession to the good old days; #11: nice sunny
melody; #14: sad symphony, a gem.
-riana
(#8). The guitar is a real pleasure, the anchor to a disc of melodic ballads that is classic in its nod to those who have gone before, yet
fresh in its fanciful traipse through Andrew Poisoner's imagination. Clean, except "ass" in #13 (probably OK).
Try: #3: brief but pretty; #4: straight-up Marc Bolan; #6: sweetly glum piano piece; #9: a concession to the good old days; #11: nice sunny
melody; #14: sad symphony, a gem.
-riana
Recent airplay
Chain of Flowers
press and release — Jul 07, 2004
Tomorrow Man
press and release — Jun 16, 2004
Strange Things Happening
Stirling's Approximation — Jun 02, 2004
Mama, Dont Leave Me Lyin Her
Cold Clammy Hand of Friendship — Jun 01, 2004
Tomorrow Man
In the Leaves — May 26, 2004
Chain of Flowers
press and release — May 26, 2004
Charting
2004-05-24 — 2004-07-26
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 11 | 1 |
| Jun 20 | 1 |
| Jun 6 | 2 |
| May 30 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Tomorrow Man | ||
| 2. | Days of the Soft Break 1 | ||
| 3. | The God that Failed | ||
| 4. | I Walk a Lonely Road | ||
| 5. | Strange Things Happening | ||
| 6. | Let Go of the Earth | ||
| 7. | Heavy Traffic | ||
| 8. | Mama, Dont Leave Me Lyin Her | ||
| 9. | Spring Heeled Jack | ||
| 10. | We Live on the Inside | ||
| 11. | Dime Store Halo | ||
| 12. | Doll House Parade | ||
| 13. | Chain of Flowers | ||
| 14. | Sad Angel Symphony | ||
| 15. | Days of the Soft Break 2 |