A Cricket in Times Square

Artist: A Cricket in Times Square
Label: High Two / Aum Fi.
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 642623500323
EAN: 0642623500323
ASIN: B00065U0AE

Release Date: 2004-11-02

A Cricket in Times Square

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Tracks:

Careless
5 1/2 Minute Hallway
Mourning Son
Everything Known About Medicines
Blood from Heaven
Outliving Your Shadow

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The Cricket in Times Square

Album Description

The self-titled debut album from A Cricket In Times Square proves the band to be masters of the epic noise-enveloped rock song form. With ethereal vocals encircled by competing yet complementary guitars (clean melodic lines vs. power-psych-fuzz), the Seattle-based quartet's songs confront post-adolescent angst, ennui and frustration through plaintive lyrics and episodic instrumental tension. With elements reminiscent of the finest works by Echo & The Bunnymen, Dinosaur Jr., Bailter Space and Galaxie 500, A Cricket In Times Square parallels other current acts like Interpol and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - paying homage to the forerunners of its sound while verifying a unique identity as an important new band. Featuring original artwork by the band, this debut was mastered by Mark Guenther (Death Cab For Cutie, The Posies). A Cricket In Times Square will tour the upper West Coast in October/November, followed by a national tour in December/January.

Customer Reviews:

One of the best of 2004.......2005-01-14

I have made it something of a policy to not review anything I do not absolutely love. There's so much crappy music to hate. Why not simply tell people what's good? It's a lot less time-consuming.
So this album has gotten good reviews from all but one of the publications that have reviewed it thus far. Amongst those who enjoyed this album were the highly respected Magnet magazine and the notoriously crochety and unforgiving Pitchfork (quite a feat-they despise this genre of rock). So what does it sound like?
The songs are generally comprised of very echoy Tom Verlaineish vocals with walls of eerie reverberating guitar sounds. The music has a mysterious and supernatural aura about it. In that way it is similar to Lift to Experience's "Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads", but of course, this does not approach that album's epic spiritual heights. Instead, the subject matter is more traditional fare, as in the opener, Careless, which drones on in the most pleasantly spacey way for several minutes while the singer tries hard to convince us that he doesn't care about anything. And then...the the song simply explodes with all of the frustration that his voice made you suspect was hidden beneath the surface the whole time. The music is at turns bizarre, haunting, lulling, bombastic, and gorgeous. You will want to see A Cricket in Times Square live after hearing this album (I suspect that earplugs might be necessary to keep from rupturing something). I'm still anxiously awaiting my chance. Until then, I can marvel at this dizzying work of art (the cover says it all) and this band, who with the Ponys share the title of best new band of 2004.

God Awful!.......2005-01-05

I got a free copy of this.
It's possibly the worst thing i've ever heard.
The singer could seriously have the worst voice in all of history!
hey guys, lay off the effects pedals and try to write a decent song.

stay as far away from this as possible.

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