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Let me start off by saying that opening
tracks are somewhat important to me. I like to be instantly
sucked into a record. So I was less than psyched when I heard
the two minute instrumental track of ambient noise and a little
trumpet that heads up this album. I also don't generally dig
all-instrumental albums. Despite not really listening much to
lyrics in a lot of cases, they can often set moods and, I don't
know, I'm just a rock traditionalist that way. Despite this
fact, the second, mostly-instrumental track, "KC Accidental"
definitely got my attention with its Dismemberment
Plan drumming and soaring guitars. Oh, also the whole music
collective thing is weird in that it's hard to say you're a
fan of a "collective," but can often say you're a
fan of an album by one. Odd dichotomy, but one nonetheless.
"Almost Crimes" is the kind of awesome music that
the American public needs to hear, with its mixture of oddball
singing, acoustic and electric guitar and driving rhythms, it
makes everything else on the radio these days sound like absolute
garbage. The album manages to be complicated but not overly
challenging on the eardrums. It manages to be nostalgic and
forward-thinking at the same time, but without resorting to
the throwback sound of a given era that is all the rage these
days. This isn't going to be one blasting at the frat parties
or anything, but any downtown lounge worth its salt could do
worse than to throw this on the night the DJ calls in sick. |
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