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I was talking with Jamie on FB about Currents so I thought I'd come over to LC. I've been lurking for years... I ordered a CD and LP. They both came in the mail this afternoon. So about Currents: It is so good. The only track that may need to grow on me is "Blue Fish," but maybe that's because it is between the two songs I had already heard? "Save my Soul," "Wonder English," and "Real World" are the initial stand-out tracks for me. I just love all the lyrics--so much. I gasped a few times how good they were, just beautiful and powerful. It is a really cool gift creatively how they had full control over this album. They even recorded it in their backyard! I kept thinking, this is exactly how they want it to be, the exact tracklisting the way they want it, they put this song in there for a reason, etc. I, too, noticed the more spiritual feel of the lyrics, but I found it really beautiful--just the whole theme of Love saving us. "Love" could be anything. It could be a relationship that pulls you out of a dark time or salvation. I love how fluid the lyrics feel and accommodate for either story. The overwhelming redemptive feel of the record leaves me feeling hopeful. A completely different experience than The Valley. I'm looking forward to my second, third,...hundredth listen! _________________ This next song is about a dragon.<3 Back in the day Eisley commented on my myspace with the following: 'Somebody is sure you love "the cat's pajama's". thanks for everything no matter what that means ' @fragileaswelie |
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bigideas wrote: The Man In The Moon wrote: treetops12 wrote: And if she revived Aristicats maybe there's hope for Lady Get Away and The Mainframe. i actually like the mainframe way more than aristicats so hopefully! ahhhh No love for My Cup of Tea? What's up with Pandora? I was going to listen to the next track and it prompted me to Sign Up. Now I can't go back to the Stream. The same thing happened to me with Pandora. I made the mistake of pausing and it made me register to resume playing. I would love to hear My Cup of Tea finished. That song is adorable. Another favorite demo I forgot to mention is Before... one of the more sophisticated demos. But anyway... Currents. I pre-ordered mine from Amazon since I have free 2 day shipping, but I don't think they'll ship it until Monday _________________ I know how I was born and I know that I have no choice. I know it may not show on the color of my skin, but I know it’s in my heart and in my soul. –Sara Quin |
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Joined: 06 Apr 2006 | Posts: 2522 | Location: Bay Area, California
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treetops12 wrote: bigideas wrote: The Man In The Moon wrote: treetops12 wrote: And if she revived Aristicats maybe there's hope for Lady Get Away and The Mainframe. i actually like the mainframe way more than aristicats so hopefully! ahhhh No love for My Cup of Tea? What's up with Pandora? I was going to listen to the next track and it prompted me to Sign Up. Now I can't go back to the Stream. The same thing happened to me with Pandora. I made the mistake of pausing and it made me register to resume playing. I would love to hear My Cup of Tea finished. That song is adorable. Another favorite demo I forgot to mention is Before... one of the more sophisticated demos. Ugh, Before. I would LOVE to hear that recorded properly. That's one of my favorite demos. |
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Just ordered the CD. I'm really pleased to see them put out an album that's more true to their talents. I felt like the last couple albums weren't a good meshing of Stacy and Sherri's vocals. Currents, however, does a fantastic job of it. I'm really impressed. |
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Joined: 29 Jan 2007 | Posts: 479 | Location: Pearland, TX
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fragileaswelie wrote: I was talking with Jamie on FB about Currents so I thought I'd come over to LC. I've been lurking for years... Welcome back!! fragileaswelie wrote: I'm looking forward to my second, third,...hundredth listen! Yes! _________________ My photography:www.jamiemphoto.com You can't spell awesome without emo...backwards! -Julie definingawesome (11:44:11 PM): Eisley shivers our timbers |
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On my second listen, and I have been wowed because of how much Chauntelle, Weston & Garron get to drive the songs, and alternately Stacy on Blue Fish, which totally sounds like Jeremy Larson's solo style in the best possible way. Sherri's vocal is one her best ever, and the use of effects on the vocal are brilliant. The second half of the album is where I got distracted chatting with a friend about the stream so I could get them to listen since she went to the KC show with us back in 2011 was it? Has it seriously been 2 years? Time flies. This is definitely zone-out music. They have no need to ever use a pro studio or producer/ engineer/ mixer outside of Andy Freeman and Jeremy Larson from here on out. I'm sure at some point Weston & Garron will be able to take over those responsibilities as well since they put the studio together. Laugh if you want, but for me, this is the equivalent of the following revelatory albums for these artist: Bjork - Post Sarah Mclachlan - Surfacing Radiohead - In Rainbows Tori Amos - The Choirgirl Hotel U2 - War Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion DCFC - The Photo Album _________________ yup, that's my name. FOR YOUR RATING PLEASURE: 4 LIKE Buttons, 1 NEUTRAL, 1 VEXED, 5 DISLIKE buttons. LC > FB = personal fave = Eisley fans should dig it |
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bigideas wrote: Before is an Eisley demo/song?
Was that in The Baby batch? That doesn't sound familiar or show up on YouTube. Yup! I have mixed feelings of it though. It's not terrible but it seems like some of the repetitive intentional pop songs they wrote for combinations ie. go away, taking control, ect. _________________ Oneironaut http://www.facebook.com/ChengBand |
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Joined: 06 Sep 2008 | Posts: 1156 | Location: Nashville
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bigideas wrote: Before is an Eisley demo/song?
Was that in The Baby batch? That doesn't sound familiar or show up on YouTube. I uploaded that song on youtube a few years back A fan called me out for it saying "it was disrespectful to the band" or something along those lines and asked to take it down.. Hence, I took it down. _________________ |
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Joined: 25 Oct 2009 | Posts: 254 | Location: Melbourne
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Is anybody else in love with Chauntelle's solo on "Wonder English?" _________________ Scriptozoology, a screenwriting blog .. Facebook |
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Is anyone else automatically in love with Shelter from the get-go? Not sure why but I just fell in love with it as soon as Stacy's vocals started. I am in love with this album from the first go through though, can't wait to listen to it in full again and again so I can pick out my winners. |
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Joined: 02 Aug 2005 | Posts: 1086 | Location: Essex, England
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there are some nice guitar melodies in here too. its nice to hear them trying newer sounds with the guitars. even the guitar "groove" in currents is pretty darn good. the album is great. i will pop my vinlyl in today and see how it sounds. _________________ Wil's excellent description of me. wilsmith wrote: You're the Anti-Censorship+Topless Twitpic Parodying+Youth Group Video Directing guy that's a champion for the 1st amendment, Videogames as Art, and unrepentant file sharing... Instagram - Facebook - Twitter - YouTube |
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