Dave de Sylvia
04-11-2007, 10:54 AM
Congrats, dude. You were featured in the March 9th edition of one of Britain's biggest newspapers.
The album: Pocket Symphony, Air
The reviews: Greeted with something just shy of indifference with their fifth album, Pocket Symphony, many view Air as a band that had its heyday with Moon Safari back in 1998. Zach Powell at Sputnik Music reckons the band eschew the "one trick pony" mantle and helpfully summarises the album like this: "Relying more on atmosphere than catchiness, Pocket Symphony is an entrancing piece, capturing Air doing away with pop songs with little complaint to be heard." In the other corner, Stylus magazine offers the curt: "Pocket Symphony instills boredom even in its guests," referring to the appearances of Jarvis Cocker and the Divine Comedy on the album. The Guardian's Dave Simpson has the final word, though; he's decided, "Pocket Symphony most recalls their influential 1998 Moon Safari - only it sounds older and wiser."
The verdict: Same old, same old.
http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2030437,00.html
The album: Pocket Symphony, Air
The reviews: Greeted with something just shy of indifference with their fifth album, Pocket Symphony, many view Air as a band that had its heyday with Moon Safari back in 1998. Zach Powell at Sputnik Music reckons the band eschew the "one trick pony" mantle and helpfully summarises the album like this: "Relying more on atmosphere than catchiness, Pocket Symphony is an entrancing piece, capturing Air doing away with pop songs with little complaint to be heard." In the other corner, Stylus magazine offers the curt: "Pocket Symphony instills boredom even in its guests," referring to the appearances of Jarvis Cocker and the Divine Comedy on the album. The Guardian's Dave Simpson has the final word, though; he's decided, "Pocket Symphony most recalls their influential 1998 Moon Safari - only it sounds older and wiser."
The verdict: Same old, same old.
http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2030437,00.html