| Straylight Run The Needles, The Space |
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 | Tracklist:
1. The Words We Say
2. The Miracle That Never Came
3. Soon We’ll Be Living In The Future
4. How Do I Fix My Head
5. Who Will Save Us Now
6. Cover Your Eyes
7. We’ll Never Leave Again
8. Take It To Manhattan
9. Still Alone
10. This Is The End
11. Buttoned Down
12. Track #12
13. The First of the Centur
| Ranking: #156 for 2007 | |
| | other reviews | Ben Greenbank (4)
Straylight Run delve into the world of indie rock with generally positive results. A relatively risk... |
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| Summary: Prepare To Be Wrong was just the beginning. Welcome, one and all, to Straylight Run at their finest. |
2 of 2 thought this review was well written
With their second full-length and major label debut, The Needles The Space, Straylight Run are poised to set the music world alight. From start to finish, it is abundantly clear how far this band have come since the summer of 2003 and their original online demo. The new album continues the experimental theme of Prepare To Be Wrong [EP] and grabs the listener from the opening track.
Highlights include the cheerful vibe of 'The Words We Say', hard-hitting piano based 'Take It To Manhattan' and the experimental drum loops of 'How Do I Fix My Head?'. With an album featuring no less than six extra instruments including a clarinet, mandolin and trombone, there really is something for everyone. There's upbeat ('The Words We Say'; 'The Miracle That Never Came'), somewhat slower ('This Is The End') and acoustic ('Buttoned Down'; 'Cover Your Eyes') for your listening pleasure this time around. And pleasure it certainly is.
Fans of Michelle will be pleased to know that her vocals feature more prominently on this album than their previous releases, with brother John Nolan complementing her style perfectly.
Straylight Run are one of the pop-rock/indie scene's most exciting new bands. Soaring piano melodies combine with some of the most interesting guitar work and percussion around at present. If you buy this and don't like it, hell, I'LL give you your money back.
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The reviews not bad, but way to short. I mean, it could definetly be short, but you have to get to the point. It's still rather nice for a first, however. Good album.
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| | | Album Rating: 3.5
For a first review, this is surprisingly good. Just beef it up a bit next time.
This is a really great album.
| | | Album Rating: 4
Glad I bought it for the price..itunes is the way to go for this one! Loved lots of things on this record its a grower for sure but worth giving a chance...lyrics should of would been tackled in this review among other things that weren't adressed but still good considering the shortness.
| | | Album Rating: 3.5
Good album, when the chick sings the quality seems to drop a bit.
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Yeah, Michelle is terribly gorgeous- but her solo vocals don't seem to be as strong on this album. I'm really loving the stuff by John though, he's improved so much lyrically and vocally.
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^Award for best avatar.
Her solo pieces are never any good, and from what I've heard, John's voice and songwriting have both gotten worse. There's no standout winner here, as EOPN was for the debut and Hands in the Sky was for Prepare to be Wrong.
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| | | Album Rating: 4
^^
Actually, I feel "Who Will Save Us Now" is that track.
| | | Album Rating: 5
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I agree, 'Who Will Save Us Now' is a really beautiful song and a lyrical masterpiece complimented by ambient screaming guitar harmonics. 'Take It To Manhattan' really sets the presence of the album as far as the band's evolution of their outlook on existentialism. 'The Needles, The Space' has hit it off on so many levels musically and its message is well delivered.
| | | Album Rating: 3
I don't know...I liked their self titled...and I liked Prepare to be Wrong even more. But I just can't get into this album as much as the others. They lost something here. ...and god damn!! could these guys be anymore "glass-is-half-empty"!?!?!?
| | | Album Rating: 3.5
Especially love Take it to Manhattan.
Phylote, says it well.
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