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- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Alternative
- Label: Dead Oceans / SC Distribution
Two relentlessly nice kids find cause for exuberant celebration in all human emotions
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We Say...
True fact: Justin Rice and Christian Rudder were in a hardcore band together while they were studying at Harvard. Hard to fathom, when you consider that their ongoing Bishop Allen project — these two eager beavers spent 2006 recording a new EP every month — is thematically bound by relentless charm and downright niceness. Ukuleles are nice. Playground melodies are nice. Michael Cera's stamp of approval is certainly nice.
Not that no one behaves badly in a Bishop Allen song. Records are smashed, arms are twisted, shoes get dirty. What they've really taken from hardcore, however, is sheer exuberance. Moody funks, missed connections, total confusion — all human emotion is cause for celebration, with whatever instrumentation is handy, and whoever stops by for a visit.
There's a lot of open space in the 13 tracks on Grrrr..., the band's third full-length album. Electric guitars are plucked, rarely clawed. A marimba gives "The Ancient Commonsense of Things" an irresistible lilt. On "True or False," sung with a sweet hint of Moe Tucker by guest Darbie Nowatka, the fun comes in the form of Salvation Army (OK, Neutral Milk Hotel)-style horns. There may not be any near-perfect snapshots like the last album's "Click, Click, Click, Click" or "Like Castanets," but "Grrr…" has fetching pictures in every frame.
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| 01. |  |
Dimmer |
2:46 |
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| 02. | |
The Lion & The Teacup |
3:03 |
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| 03. | |
South China Moon |
3:05 |
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| 04. | |
Dirt On Your New Shoes |
2:45 |
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| 05. | |
Oklahoma |
3:06 |
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| 06. | |
The Ancient Commonsense Of Things |
3:14 |
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| 07. | |
True Or False |
2:39 |
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| 08. | |
Rooftop Brawl |
2:57 |
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| 09. | |
Shanghaied |
2:34 |
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| 10. | |
Don't Hide Away |
2:28 |
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| 11. | |
Cue The Elephants |
2:40 |
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| 12. | |
The Magpie |
1:46 |
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| 13. | |
Tiger, Tiger |
3:02 |
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13 Total Tracks, 36:05 Total Length
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