PREfection

PREfection Artist: Cass McCombs
Label: Monitor Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 656605900421
EAN: 0656605900421
ASIN: B000777J3M


Release Date: 2005-02-01

PREfection


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Tracks:

  1. Equinox
  2. Subtraction
  3. Multiple Suns
  4. Tourist Woman
  5. Sacred Heart
  6. She's Still Suffering
  7. Cuckoo
  8. Bury Mary
  9. City Of Brotherly Love
  10. All Your Dreams May Come True

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Cass McCombs is one of the finest songwriters working in pop today. His songs have compelling dronepop melodies reminiscent of early `80s New Zealand indie-rock (the Chills, JPSE, etc.) while vocally he's capable of the whiney style one associates with "emo," but the boy can also croon like nobody's business when he wants to. There's a goofy whimsy to songs like "Bury Mary" that brings to mind <I>Highway 61</I>; other songs recall the moody, decadent pop of Echo and the Bunnymen's <I>Crocodiles</I> or the Cure's <I>Seventeen Seconds</I>. A lot more money was spent here than on his debut <I>A</I>, but the production's a little too muddy, as if he were trying for the Goth thing now that he's on 4AD and lives overseas. McCombs has yet to really paint his masterpiece, but he's a capital-A artiste worthy of full investigation. <I>--Mike McGonigal</I>

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This needs to be investigated.......2005-05-29

So many cool and slick records have come out this year, so many large sweeping gestures, that you sometimes overlook more subtle statements. This record has been out a while but I am writing about it now because I think that I have overlooked it. It comes on slow and simple and at the end of the day it seems like a richer experience. This is some rich sensibility that was informed by Neil Young and Big Star. The record takes off on the second track "Subtraction" which sounds like The Walkmen playing folk music. The heavy rock of "Multiple Suns" is amazing and shocking really. "Tourist Woman" reminds me of early Wire. The lovely sounds of "She's Still Suffering" are very emotional and affect me deeply. This album evokes many moods and is a very full sound, and has surprises at every turn. Just amazing!

4 out of 5 stars One of the finest rock albums of the year..........2005-02-20

It seems the 4AD label hasnt ran out of ways to keep attracting listeners. Not even in these days of grand rock stagnation.
"Prefection" is an album hiding all kinds of lil and bigger gems in it, one that should be discovered allthough i'm afraid it will only be a discovery for those that like to dig deep.

Reminiscent of some of the finest moments of alternative 80s rock and full of intriguing melodies and bizzare hooks it also offers Mccombs's catchy vocals to the satisfying mix.

It does try to lean to a darker almost gothic side without being too obvious about it and this subtlety is prevailent throughout. The influences are always kept under reins for that matter and Mccombs does manage to sound different in a somewhat acrobatic way.

There's at least 4 songs on this albums that would be very succesful indie hits with even minor promotion. Overall it's a very solid album, all the songs range easily from very good to great and it will rather appeal to the experienced and eclectic listener especially one that has had a lot of rock through his ears over time.

Definetely deserves to be discovered and treasured.

4 out of 5 stars Impressive...definitely worth buying.......2005-02-11

I saw Cass Mccombs open for the Shins a year ago and never forgot him. I recently got PREfecion and have to say that it is sticking with me to a point where I cannot get some of these songs out of my head. I am not impressed easily, but Cass is unique. He exhibits some influence of mid-80's british new wave like the Smiths and Echo & the Bunnymen, but he's got his own ideas and they shine. "City of Brotherly Love" is one of the most majestic and ethereal songs I've heard in a long time. No wonder he records for 4AD in Europe. I recommend this record for anyone with an open mind and a love of truly good music. You won't be disappointed.

3 out of 5 stars

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