| Menomena / Friend And Foe |
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| Album: | Friend And Foe | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Menomena | Added: | Feb 2007 | |
| Label: | Barsuk Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2007-03-18 | Pull Date: | 2007-05-20 |
| Week Ending: | May 20 | May 13 | May 6 | Apr 29 | Apr 22 | Apr 15 | Apr 8 | Apr 1 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 25, 2016: | ZoëRadio Air Aid | 4. | Mar 05, 2013: | A Family Affair Wet And Rusting | |
| 2. | Aug 09, 2014: | Fishbowl Muscle 'n Flo | 5. | Jun 17, 2012: | A Family Affair Wet And Rusting | |
| 3. | Nov 09, 2013: | Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles Muscle 'n Flo | 6. | May 20, 2010: | The Knife Boyscout'n |
| Album Review |
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| Scott Coomes Reviewed 2007-03-12 | ||
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Menomena: Friend and Foe (Barsuk Record) Dramatic, but mature, indie rock/pop. Splashy, driving drums and electric guitars give album a slightly heavy feel. Dreamy at moments; heavy rock at other times. Cool layers that seamlessly blend into the mix, yet don’t get lost (xylophones, saxophones, piano, electro-beeps, organs, harpsichord, trumpets). While the lushness has an awesome sonic quality, the only caveat is that the tracks can get slightly boring. Songs often develop via addition/subtraction of layers. I couldn’t discern any FCCs, hence clean. Most songs work well, but I recommend #3, 9, 5, 1, 4, 12 1) 4:22 – medium pace, heavy pop. Repetitive/catchy vox melody. Cool slow organ part. 2) 3:39 – starts w/ compressed rock vox w/piano chords. Slightly bluesy guitars. Crunchy beat. 3) 3:33 – dreamy-pop. starts w/sing-song vox line. Acoustic strumming, xylophone, piano chords. Atmospheric. Tense, but kinda peaceful. 4) 4:44 – syncopated rhythm. nice bass line + stuttering drums. Snazzy sax bleeps. Pensive bass vocals + pianos. Kinda funky. 5) 3:05 – simple, yet smart percussion (sleigh-bells). Hoover/electro bass. Sick saxes. Neato guitar/vox interaction. Ends w/harpsichord (dulcimer?). 6) 4:18 – pensive piano chords. Sad vox. Gongs, handclaps. Picks up near end. 7) 1:52 – dramatic piano and percussion/bass. Subdued syncopated vox. 8) 3:48 – sad, dramatic pop. organs, splashy drums, slow vocals. 9) 5:18 – boyscout troop whistling. Saxes. More splashy, marching drums. Fun + friendly. 10) 4:45 – starts with ½ of a second of the previous track. begins with distant sounding drums, then builds. Muted pop. Sax solo. Builds to dramatic end. 11) 2:28 –Pensive (brooding bass, breathy vocals, maracas). Harmonies. 12) 5:51 – mysterious/dissonant piano line. Cool percussion, w/muted xylophone. Funky bass/vox. Gets quiet around 2:37 (going forward). Builds back up. Quiet again at 4:00, then quietly noodles itself to death. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Muscle 'n Flo | 7. | Running | |||
| 2. | The Pelican | 8. | My My | |||
| 3. | Wet And Rusting | 9. | Boyscout'n | |||
| 4. | Air Aid | 10. | Evil Bee | |||
| 5. | Weird | 11. | Ghostship | |||
| 6. | Rotten Hell | 12. | West |