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- Date Released: May 25, 2001
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Label: Teenbeat Records / IODA
A gentle manifesto arguing for the power of restraint in pop music.
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We Say...
This album hardly received any attention when it was released in 2001, and seems to have only sunk further into obscurity since then. That's a shame: it might actually be the most important recording Mark Robinson's made since dissolving the great Unrest. A gentle manifesto arguing for the power of restraint in pop music, it's sure to appeal to fans of Young Marble Giants, Low and the Marine Girls. It sounds of a piece with what Cherry Red was doing in the early '80s.Yet there's nothing overtly retro about it. Songs start stark and slow, while new elements introduced. The true behemoth is the nine-minute "Sylvain Cote," a minimalist pop song so pleasant and evocative you want to make a movie to go with it.
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They Say...
Mark Robinson certainly had his work cut out for him after coming off of one of 2000's best indie pop records. He set a standard in that vein of music with the numerous releases that he put out under many guises on his own Teenbeat label. America's Green Highways is no different in that Robinson maintains a very high level of sophistication for a style of music that is viewed by many as disposable. This record is more complex than the previous year's Tiger Banana as Trevor Kampmann oversees production duties here. Known for his brilliant low-tech electro as Holland, Kampmann lends a conservative yet experienced hand in the crisp final product. One can sense his presence on tracks like "100% Guaranteed" where a cheap drum box provides the backing beat to Robinson's cool and passionate vocals. Though these lyrics are not quite as personal as usual, Robinson seems a bit more at ease on this record and takes more chances instrumentally. While the odd track may resemble Tiger Banana's four-chord, stark, skeletal song structures, Robinson has found a perfect pop formula not unlike Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys' and he truly makes it sound easier than it really is.
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Aluminum |
2:30 |  |
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100% Guaranteed |
2:06 | |
| 03. | |
Angels in Waiting |
2:38 | |
| 04. | |
Wonderful |
3:33 | |
| 05. | |
Dilated Pupils |
2:15 | |
| 06. | |
Peanuts & Cracker Jack |
3:28 | |
| 07. | |
Misplaced on the Kitchen Floor |
4:23 | |
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I'm still Breathing |
4:00 | |
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Sylvain Cote |
9:17 | |
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Arlington Station |
2:37 | |
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