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- Date Released: July 29, 2008
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock
- Label: Ernest Jenning Record Co. / The Orchard
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We Say...
Don't be fooled by seeing Clap Your Hands Say Yeah drummer Sean Greenhalgh's name in the liner notes (he produced Migration): Brooklyn's Takka Takka plays a much moodier, swirlier indie rock than Greenhalgh and co.'s plucky warblings. Pretty without fading into wallpaper, Migration feels about as earthy and warm as this kind of soaring music gets. Everything sounds close-mic'd, with rhythmic, palm-muted guitar and syncopated, spare drum beats holding songs together as keyboards and second-guitars twinkle and bloom. Check quirky mid-album highlight "Everybody Say" for starters.
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They Say...
Takka Takka have clearly done some growing up in the two years that separated their debut album, We Feel Safer at Night, and their second full-length release, 2008's Migration. While there was a charming modesty to their first album that suited Gabe Levine's songs, Migration sounds considerably cleaner, tighter, and more confident, with a greater reliance on keyboards and electronics, a firmer and more adventurous rhythmic pulse, and a newly sophisticated production approach. The folk-rock influence that wove its way through We Feel Safer at Night is still there, but Migration draws from a broader and more varied palette; the spare textures of "The Optimists Were Right" suggest Brian Eno's ambient period, the casual but breezy vibe of "The Takers" recalls early Aztec Camera, and the ringing, rhythmic guitar texture that dominates several cuts makes it seem as if Rene Planchon and Drew Thurlow have been checking out some old King Sunny Ade LPs. Many of these influences seem to evaporate as soon as they come into clear focus, but there's no mistaking that steady touring and additional experience in the studio have allowed Takka Takka to take their game to a new level, and the greater sophistication and stronger craft serve Levine's songs well. Migration's melodies are every bit as strong as the songs on the debut, but the arrangements and production give them the chance to reveal more layers, and the expanded range of tonal color and imagination makes Migration a more challenging and rewarding experience all around.
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| 01. |  |
Monkey Forest Road |
3:07 |
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| 02. | |
Silence |
4:13 |
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| 03. | |
The Takers |
2:50 |
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| 04. | |
Everybody Say |
4:42 |
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| 05. | |
The Optimists Were Right |
2:03 |
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| 06. | |
Homebreaker |
2:40 |
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| 07. | |
Fall Down Where You Stand |
3:52 |
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| 08. | |
Lion In The Waves |
2:49 |
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| 09. | |
One Foot In The Well |
4:07 |
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| 10. | |
The Optimists Were Wrong |
0:58 |
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| 11. | |
Change No Change |
3:54 |
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| 12. | |
You And Universe |
4:12 |
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12 Total Tracks, 39:27 Total Length
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Credits
- Emily Lazar - Mastering // Bryan Devendorf - Performer // Joe LaPorta - Mastering Assistant // Charles Burst - Piano // Charles Burst - Engineer // Lee Sargent - Performer // Sean Greenhalgh - Producer // Sean Greenhalgh - Performer // Gabe Levine - Artwork // Gabe Levine - Design // Gabe Levine - Group Member // Conrad Doucette - Group Member // Grady Jurrens - Group Member // Drew Thurlow - Group Member // Olga Bell - Piano // Heveron Smith, Eric - Assistant Engineer // Blake Luley - Assistant Engineer // Rene Planchon - Group Member
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