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Avg: 4.0 (44 ratings)
- Date Released: August 13, 2002
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Kindercore Records / IODA
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Maserati's use of standard rock instrumentation and explorations of musical forms outside the genre may have come a few years too late -- bands like Tortoise and Shipping News being only two of the many acts to excel at this in the mid-'90s. Still, Language of Cities is an excellent debut from a post-rock band whose Athens, GA, roots would imply a more Brian Wilson-esque approach to songwriting. Though most songs meander thoughtfully through tremolo-filled guitar passages tinted with soft-brushed cymbals, songs like "Keep It Gold" go for the more complex, forward-churning tendencies of bands like Polvo. The open spaces on songs like "Being a President Is Like Riding a Tiger" suggest that these guys have listened to some of the more organic IDM and ambient electronic music like Labradford or Aphex Twin, building textures instead of stringing along notes. Hardly a breakthrough, Language of Cities is more like a retrospective of all that was great about the last decade's instrumental rock without all the missteps that have made the genre such a cliché.
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| 01. |  |
Ambassador Of Cinema |
6:05 |
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| 02. | |
The Language |
7:48 |
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| 03. | |
Moving With Heavy Hearts |
7:59 |
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| 04. | |
Keep It Gold |
2:53 |
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| 05. | |
Being A President Is Like Riding A Tiger |
7:57 |
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| 06. | |
Cities |
6:55 |
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| 07. | |
A common Interest In Science |
2:50 |
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| 08. | |
There Will Always Be Someone Behind You |
7:31 |
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08 Total Tracks, 49:58 Total Length
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Credits
- Phil Dwyer - Artwork // Andy Baker - Engineer // Marc Cherry - Fender Rhodes // Glenn Schick - Mastering // Maserati - Main Performer // Maserati - Main Performer // Coley Dennis - Guitar // Steve Scarborough - Bass // Steve Scarborough - Shaker // Phil Horan - Cymbals // Phil Horan - Drums // Matt Cherry - Piano // Matt Cherry - Artwork // Matt Cherry - Telecaster // Brian McCall - Photography
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