The magical monthly segment where I briefly touch down on a gauntlet of albums I didn't get a chance to review this past month. These are just my short, straightforward, passionate, biased opinions.
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YUNOREVIEW: February 2014
UncategorizedCommentThis Month's YUNOREVIEW features the following albums in this exact order: Bombay Bicycle Club - Sog Long, See You Tomorrow Marissa Nadler - July Thou - Heathen Alden Penner - Exegesis Phantogram - Voices CEO - Wonderland Bohren & Der Club of Gore - Piano Nights ††† - ††† Prince Po & Oh No - Animal Serum Cynic - Kindly Bent To Free Us
mewithoutYou- "February, 1878"
New Tracks1 CommentPhilly post-hardcore outfit mewithoutYou has a new album on the way in May titled Ten Stories. It'll be the band's first full-length in three years, and this first track from it, "February, 1878," has me excited for the release.
At the start, Aaron Weiss' intense vocal delivery keeps me locked into the story being narrated in the vocals. The next segment of the track, surprisingly, is much less fiery. It swoops into cool things down with a vocal delivery that's much more shy and almost fearful when it's at its quietest.
The groove, which was originally sharp and forceful, eventually falls into something much more dreary, backed up with some forlorn background vocals toward the end. It's a great tune, but I see it getting even greater in the context of Ten Songs, because the band is usually pretty good about lacing common threads into its songs on an album.
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Galactic- "Magalenha"
New TracksCommentThe sounds of Carnivale collide with the sounds of funk and electronica on this new Galactic track, "Magalenha." Look for the band's latest release, Carnivale Electricos, this February on Anti-.