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- Date Released: October 5, 2004
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Say Hey Records
A unique, electronic-fueled take on post-punk.
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We Say...
An intriguing young band with ties to the electronic-minded art-rock troupe El Guapo, Shy Child mine ground covered by the likes of the Rapture without sounding too indebted to post-punk past. Dashes of dance-rock and electroclash flavor One with the Sun, but the songs themselves squirm beyond the reach of simple shapes and formulaic fusion. "The Noise Won't Stop" tops skittering drum machines and squiggly electro riffs with shout-along vocals sung in praise to a washing machine (long the favored appliance of dance music fans). "Sunshine" trips and tumbles over overdriven synthesizers and bashing drums, circling around a surprising tribute to the Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock hit "Joy and Pain." Songs like "Summer" land much closer to melodic indie-rock, but even they trail off through spells of electronic jamming and spacey bridges that often turn tracks around midway through. The grooves are hot and ceaseless, but even more impressive are the ways they're tweaked and tacked back together.
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They Say...
Shy Child may only have two members, but its minimal instrumentation of synth, drums and vocals does wonders on One With the Sun. Beginning with the jerky dance blast of "The Noise Won't Stop," the indie-post-punk duo will immediately draw comparisons to the Rapture. The difference with Shy Child, however, is that they choose layers of gurgling synthesizer over guitar. It's not a bad idea at all, as it provides just as much energy and stays balanced with Nate Smith's drums. With clap-along melodies and rhythms that border on disco, you'd have to be pretty square not to feel like dancing to selections such as "Break Your Neck" or "Technicrats." And "Summer," a bright pop song in disguise, shouldn't deter anyone with the lyrics "the war is over, no fighting overseas." Shy Child closes by cooling the tempo down with the pretty "Take Me There," but only after they've established themselves as New York City's latest dance machine.
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The Noise Won't Stop |
3:37 |
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| 02. | |
Sunshine |
4:10 |
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| 03. | |
Summer |
3:58 |
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| 04. | |
Break Your Neck |
4:37 |
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| 05. | |
Technicrats |
3:45 |
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| 06. | |
Echo and Throb |
4:47 |
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| 07. | |
Institutions |
4:14 |
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| 08. | |
One With the Sun |
5:05 |
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| 09. | |
Take Me There |
3:54 |
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09 Total Tracks, 38:07 Total Length
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Credits
- Jennifer Krause - Vocals // Dave Gardner - Mastering // Pete Cafarella - Vocals // Pete Cafarella - ? // Rafael Cohen - Vocals // Shy Child - Main Performer // Chris Zane - Producer // Alley Deheza - Vocals // Nate Smith - Drums // Nate Smith - Vocals
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