Statistics

Artist: Statistics
Label: Jade Tree
Category: Music

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Format: EP
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 792258108323
EAN: 0792258108323
ASIN: B000094Q31

Release Date: 2003-06-17

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Tracks:

Another Day
(A Memory)
Hours Seemed Like Days
(A Flashback)
Cure Me

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Once you get past the gratuitous static, blips, and noisy effects that litter the beginning of each of five songs on this EP, one finds there's a sharp genius at work here. On his first outing as a solo artist, Nebraska singer-songwriter Denver Dalley has constructed a messy collage of post-grunge ennui and anxious rumination about the nature of matter that rivals some of Billy Corgan's more baroque excursions into the center of the mind. Moody, gorgeous melodies collide with insinuating guitars, creating a fission where the real magic occurs. This fretful suite of songs is any indicates that room near the top should be reserved for Statistics. <I>--Jaan Uhelszki</I>

Album Description

Omaha, Nebraska's all-star Statistics is the new band from Desaparecidos founder, main songwriter and guitarist Denver Dalley. Complementing, yet expanding upon Denver's efforts with the Saddle Creek powerhouse he fronted with Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes). Statistics is percolating, hushed electro-pop melded with power-rock dynamics and pure, timeless hooks. Five tracks. Jade Tree. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Listen to me Over and Over.......2005-03-29

When I first stumbled across a 30-second sample of "Hours Seem Like Days" in the iTunes store I was completely blown away, and I purchased the whole album right away.

5 bucks VERY well spent.

This 5-song EP was my introduction to Statistics and I couldn't have been more impressed. There are so many ups and downs and a wide variety of sounds, you can't help but wonder how one man managed to cover such a wide scope of music in such a short timespan. Each song has it's own unique sound and is more refreshing than the last. As the EP goes on you can't help but bob your head or your knees in sync with the beat.

The intro to 'Another Day' leaves you wondering if this whole album is gonna be 5 songs of exquisite electronic and drum bliss, but soon the song fades out and in comes '(A Memory)' a song that continues the electronic theme but also employs a pretty guitar strum and some strategically placed bass [this is probably my least favorite track on the album, and it isn't even a bad song.. just goes on a Bit too long].

Then 'Memory' fades out and the next track, 'Hours Seemed Like Days', introduces itself with an awesome guitar riff that catches the listener completely by suprise. Some funky electronic lyrics take over, and then in comes Denver Dalley with his contribution of lovely and short lyrics. As this song fades out you can't help but wonder how the album could get any cooler. In comes '(A Flashback)', a song that quickly builds up from a soft guitar strum into a keyboard-driven track with an extrmely haunting and dreamy tone.

The dreamy atmosphere carries on into the next track, 'Cure Me', which almost sounds like someone is beating some trashcans together [in a good way] while Denver plays a catchy melody on the guitar, plays the keyboard, and sings softly in a dark voice seemingly all at the same time. Slowly the melody winds down and the album's done.

Indeed, this album is very short, after all it is an EP, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. It makes it highly listenable, demanding multiple spins in your stereo as well as demonstrating just what this band can do with just 15 minutes of album time.

I give it 4 stars just because I feel some parts were slightly repetitive and also a few songs seemed like they ended too quickly, but besides that this album is definitely worthy of a listen... or 50!

A taste of what's to come.......2004-04-28

I saw these guys open for Starflyer 59 last year and they just blew me away. The entire CD is performed by Denver Dalley (except for drums on three tracks) and he's done a superb job as a multi-instrumentalist/songwriter similar to other artists like Matthew Sweet or Trent Reznor that do almost the entire project by themselves.

Stylistically the CD covers a lot of turf. The opening song "Another Day" sounds like a pop-ish Smashing Pumpkins. Track 2 called "(A Memory)" is Radiohead-esque in its use of noise and acoustic guitars. Keep in mind, I'm not saying they sound like Radiohead or the Pumpkins, they just use some similar devices to reach their musical end. Statistics are much more even keeled than either of those two bands.

The ethereal keyboards and drums of "(A Flashback)" are hypnotic and moving. In some ways, tracks 1&3 seems as if they're by one band with 2&4 being by another band and the two groups collaborate on the closing track "Cure Me."

Dalley's breathy vocals compliment the power-pop/sometimes electronica feel nicely. A short, 15 minute disc featuring five songs is a brief, sweet taste of what could be around the corner for this group.

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