Archive for August, 2006

Aug 15 2006

Mew: The Zookeeper’s Boy EP

Published by Emily Tartanella under Best Of, Music Reviews

OTO Rating: 9/10
      For a long time, Mew have been a collection of almost-rans. After nearly 10 years and 3 space-pop pieces, they still have neither the credibility nor the renown that they deserve. Instead, they’re often pegged as lesser Danish pop, the band critics may applaud but the masses deride. Or rather, would deride [...]

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Aug 11 2006

Carey Ott: Lucid Dream Feature & Interview

Published by Joel Armato under Features, Interviews

      Carey Ott has a quality that no amount of marketing could embellish or hide. He is a hard working musician that lets his music do all the talking. His songs have a way of sounding familiar and inventive while at the same time reaching listeners with substance, not lumping them in the head with [...]

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Aug 08 2006

Mandarin: Fast>Future>Present

Published by Emily Tartanella under Music Reviews

OTO Rating: 6/10
      At this moment, One Times One becomes the first organization to declare an embargo on prefixes. No more psych-rock, no more nu-rock, no more post-folk-funk-punk, whatever.

Track listing:
01 When Heat Sleeps
02 Shadow Your Shadow
03 How Long?
04 Eye On The Time
05 >>
06 Pilot Light
07 A Loss Not To Despair
08 The Beginning Hides The End
09 [...]

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Aug 08 2006

Snow Patrol: Eyes Open

Published by Emily Tartanella under Music Reviews

OTO Rating: 6/10
      If Coldplay wanted to be the next U2, then Snow Patrol would just love to be the next Coldplay. And, to give them credit, they do a decent job. But then again, the Coldplay recipe isn’t exactly almond-infused soufflé – think of it more as apple pie; it’s pretty tough to mess [...]

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