Say Something Say Something Say Something

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Total Tracks: 11   Total Length: 41:13

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Amelia Raitt

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Amelia Raitt is a former writer for the television program Mr. Belvedere and has been writing about pop music of all colors and stripes for eMusic since 2005. S...more »

04.22.11
Via Audio, Say Something Say Something Say Something
Label: SideCho / Entertainment One Distribution

Pretty much everything you need to know about Via Audio is found in their video for "Presents." They're chock full of that indie irony, but somehow make it easy to swallow by crafting a song that's just too darn catchy to have it matter. Say Something Say Something Say Something, these Berklee College of Music grads 'debut record for the Sidecho label, is full of such gems. "From Clouds" slows things down from the frenetic pace set by "Presents," but is no less catchy, while "Enunciation" is the sort of experiment (cabaret club tunes for indie dudes? OK!) that only groups like Spoon aren't afraid of undertaking these days. Small surprise, then, that Jim Eno is behind the decks here. Recommended.

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The instrumentation is much more varied than on the EP. The result is a much wider scope of textures, and a much wider range for satisfaction. "Enunciation," in particular, is all over the place, in the best way. The alternating male-female vocals are also pleasing. Towards the end of listen number three, during "Collaboration," I realized that I was being forcibly reminded of Stars, but there are definitely worse things. (http://wouldbehipsterconfessions.blogspot.com/2007/09/say-something-say-something-say.html)

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