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        Aim and Ignite [Deluxe Version]

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        Be Calm
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        Benson Hedges
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        All The Pretty Girls
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        I Wanna Be The One
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        At Least I'm Not As Sad
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        Light A Roman Candle With Me
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        Walking The Dog
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        Barlights
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        The Gambler
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        Take Your Time
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        Stitch Me Up
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        Walking The Dog II
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        Take Your Time
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        Walking The Dog
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        All The Pretty Girls
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        Total Tracks: 15   Total Length: 63:42

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        Ben Keene

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        09.10.10
        Joyous pop-rock carousels that bore their way into your memory
        2010 | Label: Nettwerk Records

        Following the breakup of his previous band, the Format, singer Nate Ruess needed a new outlet for the plethora of melodies ricocheting around his head. It didn't take long to find one; welding pieces of musical theater, chamber pop, gospel and bombastic '70s balladry to a chassis of contemporary rock, Fun sounds positively jubilant, as it stacks layer upon layer of instruments to increasingly precarious heights.

        And yet Aim and Ignite never topples under its sophisticated, ambitious sound. Ebullient tracks like "At Least I'm Not as Sad (As I Used to Be)" spin like carousels, boring their way into your memory with steel drums, toy piano and bright harmonies. For all of its originality however, their influences can still be heard. "Walk the Dog," starts with a Vampire Weekend guitar lick, adds a fuzzy Cheap Trick bassline, a shot of ELO, a jigger of Motown tambourine and spikes the mix with some synthesizer squeals a la Weezer. Throughout the album, Ruess' distinctive vocals remain front and center, and his earnest lyrics tackle big themes: love, life, death and the passage of time. Balancing serious subjects with buoyant tunes, Fun succeed on their first try; the album could… read more »

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        ailly

        You know a concert's going to be great when one of the members walks onstage with a flugelhorn. Give Fun. a try, they're pretty irresistable!

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        It really is Fun

        Billsen

        Nothing ironic in the name here, these guys are upbeat, hook-filled, and are not about to apologize for it. All of that is to their credit.

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