Burning Tape At A Mystery Dinner

Lovely Public, The
Wall Of Noise Records
General | Oct 2006

Reviews

Natalie Ruiz Tofano
Reviewed 2007-05-21
LOCAL! Based in SF, the Lovely Public draw from multiple genres including indie rock, experimental pop, psych rock, and more! I imagine they are a really great band to see live. Each song has a different sound and structure – some are crazy fun psych rock, others have a lighter pop sound. Heavy bass lines and complex guitars throughout. Most songs focus on instrumentation rather than vocals. This is their debut album.
NO FCCs Favs – 3-5,7,8,10
1 – starts dark and slow w/heavy electro bass and distant vocals; mixture of sleepy guitar, heavy bass, dream pop electro sounds
2 – talking, repetitive multiple vocals; driving midtempo bass and drums, very rhythmic (1.26min)
3! – more upbeat, with heavy psych rock sections; great mix of male/fem vox, complex electric guitar sections; song varies throughout! Great sound.
4!! – starts w/great mixture of driving guitar and distorted keyboards(?); changes to sleepy, mellow retro psych rock w/heavy bass and organ, then builds into next song (ends suddenly)
5!! – yea! Starts suddenly fr/previous track; upbeat and rockin’ w/interludes of crazy electro keyboards, and ends with mellower psych/spacey instrumental section of distorted guitars and electro sounds
6 – instrumental - 1st half is mellow w/droned/reverbed, spacey guitars and keyboards; builds into faster section w/heavy driving bass and ends w/same spacey sound as beginning
7! – more indie rock than others; upbeat w/sections of heavy, fast drums and loud, rockin’ electric guitar; male/fem vox
8! – midtempo; a lighter sound w/soft electric guitar and airy vox; fades into next track
9 – mellow instrumental – repetitive heavy organ sound w/soft electro keyboards (1.11min)
10!! – upbeat and more poppy than others; mostly instrumental, w/slower sections of sweet and soft vocals; awesome variations throughout song (track ends at 4.50min)

Recent airplay

Delicious Surprise Kisses
Scatterbrain RadioJul 24, 2010
Pillow
Scatterbrain RadioMay 09, 2009
Delicious Surprise Kisses
Scatterbrain RadioMar 21, 2009
Pillow
Scatterbrain RadioJan 24, 2009
Game Of Opposites
Scatterbrain RadioJan 03, 2009
Game Of Opposites
Scatterbrain RadioDec 06, 2008

Charting

2007-05-20 — 2007-07-22
Week EndingAirplays
Jul 22 2
Jul 15 1
Jul 8 1
Jul 1 3
Jun 24 3
Jun 17 2
Jun 10 2
Jun 3 4

Track listing

1. What Works For You (Will Work For Food)
2. Preparations
3. Dinner Chatter
4. Game Of Opposites
5. Delicious Surprise Kisses
6. Burning The Tape
7. Pick Your Noose
8. The Panic Son (Arrives)
9. The Twilight Unreels
10. Pillow