| !!! / Strange Weather, Isn't It? |
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| Album: | Strange Weather, Isn't It? | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | !!! | Added: | Aug 2010 | |
| Label: | Warp Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2010-10-31 | Pull Date: | 2011-01-02 |
| Week Ending: | Jan 2 | Dec 26 | Dec 19 | Dec 5 | Nov 28 | Nov 21 | Nov 14 | Nov 7 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 05, 2011: | Treeswinger Radio Steady As The Sidewalk Cracks | 4. | Dec 30, 2010: | And Other Useful Bibles Jump Back | |
| 2. | Mar 10, 2011: | Treeswinger Radio Steady As The Sidewalk Cracks | 5. | Dec 23, 2010: | And Other Useful Bibles Hollow | |
| 3. | Dec 30, 2010: | Poetry in Parlando The Hammer, Even Judas Gave Jesus A Kiss | 6. | Dec 18, 2010: | Panorama Barbeque Jump Back |
| Album Review |
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| tony echo* Reviewed 2010-10-22 | ||
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!!!- strange weather, isn't it? reviewed by tony echo. ohhhh, !!!. as usual, each song is a shameless transparent attempt to induce dance giddiness, but this one is "stripped-down" (read: less gimmicks) compared to previous !!! glory. lots of diverse elements/influences: disco, funk, post-punk, new wave, no-wave, hip hop, r&b, electro, world, house, it's all in there. diverse instrumentation also. it's a party in a box, some tracks may be shallow, not up to pitchfork standards, whatever. it's a party in a box. it's instant happiness and shimmying. enjoy. BE WARNED: made to play like a mixtape, so some tracks have abrupt endings/no fade-out. FCCs: none detected, lyrics are pretty muffled in places recommended: 7, 9, 4, 1, 2 *=liked, **=loved **1. fast 4.55 nice opening, world drumbeats, funk/disco bass, playful m/f vox interplay- remember the tom tom club? then there's also the fuzzy guitar, the occasional steel drum, the occasional shimmery synth line. nice. **2. fast 5.39 happy, fun, upbeat. classic disco/funk/house beat and bass, fun elec guitar. vocals subdued, dark and hoarse in places (think depeche, underworld, new order). *3. fast 3.50 this one is fun also, with a garage feel - fuzzy distorted bass and rockin drums, soulful f vox and tambourine shaking. funky sax cuts in here and there. demerit for m vox that sounds like smashmouth in places- ugh. **4. fast 5.06 funk/disco gem. minimal effects/gimmicks: basic 4-piece garage sound, then after a bit the guitar goes more melodic and jangly, like early cure. m vox sounds like duran duran in places, downtempo/house-like f vox echo in the background in places. lyrics are somewhat cheesy, but you expected that from the song title, right? 5. mid/fast 5.45 upbeat, funky, a bit more spacy than the rest of the album. there's that jangly new wave guitar again. disco/funk bass. tambourines shaking. dark new wave synths here and there. hoarse m vox, backed by soulful f vox. chorus is a bit cheesy. nice sax cuts in halfway thru. 6. mid/fast 2.48 their ode to mezzanine-era massive attack? the m vox sure sound like it - dark and monotonous. 80s hip-hop drum-machine beat, complete with "hand claps". 80s r&b style f vox. abrupt ending. ***7. fast 3.21 groovy, dark, recalls underworld, joy division, t-rex in all the right ways. just, yeah. the synths, the dark m vox delivery, the groovy bass and drums. BEST TRACK. *8. mid/fast 5.45 upbeat, maybe a bit too much so. driving, in-your-face disco rhythm. jangly guitar that's a bit new wave and a bit disco. i keep chuckling because in places the m vox just scream "smashmouth", and i wonder why he cant take a backseat to the soul/funk awesomeness that are the backing f vox. slick production, instruments sound not-so-live. last :45 tribal drumbeat. **9. fast 4.54 in-your-face house/techno/industrial groove for the dancefloor. happy synths give way to dark, reverbing organ. aggressive drum machine and conga. dies down at 2:30, then big buildup that peaks @ 3.20 and lasts to the end. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Am/Fm | 5. | Steady As The Sidewalk Cracks | |||
| 2. | The Most Certain Sure | 6. | Hollow | |||
| 3. | Wannagain Wannagain | 7. | Jump Back | |||
| 4. | Jamie, My Intentions Are Bass | 8. | Even Judas Gave Jesus A Kiss | |||
| 9. | The Hammer | |||||