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- Date Released: January 1, 2007
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Alternative, Indie Rock
- Label: Paper Bag Records / The Orchard
One pom-pom girl rebellion, coming right up.
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We Say...
The second album from the British Columbian band takes up where their 2006 dance-punk debut left off. Like so many of their peers, You Say Party look back to the harder, leaner, cooler cultural times of the late '70s/early '80s for inspiration, with their funky, skidmarked guitars, squawking organ and high-metabolic rhythm section. These skinny, frantic pellets of power pop recall, in flashes, the B-52s, Pylon, the Comsat Angels, even Siouxsie & the Banshees (“Moon”). “Downtown Mayors Goodnight, Alley Kids Rule!” is a real Top Cat-style, post-punk celebration of outdoor dancing; “Like I Give a Care,” with its bullhorn vocals, summons images of an armed pom-pom girl rebellion.
But while there's a lot of conspicuous, if highly enjoyable, homage it's Krista Loewen's organ sound which lends You Say Party a contemporary sheen, adding velveteen, droning layers to “Poison” or a subtle nagging on “Giant Hands.” Then there's the piano-and-vocal-led “You're Almost There.” More than just a quiet moment, the song feels like a metamorphosis — as if this is You Say Party “for real,” beneath the party-punk mask. -
They Say...
Providing more of the same as their debut album in the best possible sense, Lose All Time cements British Columbia's You Say Party! We Say Die! as one of the most consistently enjoyable acts of the neo-new wave, even despite their terrible name. With their combination of Becky Ninkovic's yowling, bratty lead vocals and Krista Loewen's unapologetically cheesy keyboards, the majority of Lose All Time passes by in a blur of thumping dance-rock tunes highly indebted to the twin towers of the Athens, GA, new wave set, Pylon and the B-52's. However, the haunting piano-and-voice ballad "You're Almost There" provides an effective breather amidst all the nervy dancefloor fillers, and the closing "Quiet World" has a hypnotic pulse akin to the best work of the often underrated Martha & the Muffins. A more consistent and thoughtful release than 2006's Hit the Floor!, which got over in part because of the band's infectious sense of fun and enthusiasm, Lose All Time is a genuinely terrific album showing that You Say Party! We Say Die! may be one of the few bands in the retro-new wave scene with the talent to last beyond their pop cultural moment.
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5 Year Plan |
3:21 |
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| 02. | |
Downtown Mayors Goodnight, Alley Kids Rule! |
2:30 |
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Opportunity |
3:46 |
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Teenage Hit Wonder |
2:40 |
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Monster |
3:40 |
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Like I Give A Care |
3:19 |
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Poison |
2:42 |
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Moon |
2:57 |
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Giant Hands |
3:27 |
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You're Almost There |
3:16 |
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Dance Floor Destroyer |
4:03 |
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Quiet Worlds |
3:06 |
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12 Total Tracks, 38:47 Total Length
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Credits
- Tom Lavin - Help // Jamie Sitar - Mastering // Jordan Koop - Help // Becky Ninkovic - Group Member // Krista Loewen - Group Member // Derek Adam - Cover Design // Derek Adam - Cover Photo // Derek Adam - Group Member // Stephen O'Shea - Group Member // Devon Clifford - Group Member // Brock McFarlane - Help
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