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Avg: 4.0 (44 ratings)
- Date Released: October 26, 2004
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Label: Flameshovel Records / Touch and Go
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Rather like the suddenly famous Modest Mouse and the unfortunately less celebrated Minus the Bear, Chin Up Chin Up are the friendly face of the subgenre most commonly dubbed post-rock: the songs on We Should Have Never Lived Like We Were Skyscrapers are rife with unexpected dynamic shifts and tricky instrumental parts, but there's something unfailingly pleasant about these undemanding little pop songs. Part of it is the Chicago-based band's melodic strengths; songs like "Collide the Tide" (a holdover from 2003's self-titled debut EP) blend the vocals of guitarists Jeremy Bolen and Nathan Snydacker in a complex but enticing blend, and the rhythmic trickiness and unexpected left turns in the arrangements never undermine the songs' inherent catchiness. The title track and "Virginia Don't Drown" are far catchier than songs with such unrepentantly pretentious titles deserve, and it's a rare band that can turn a song called "Get Me Off This Fucking Island" into a wah-wah-enhanced blending of Eno-vintage Talking Heads and (no kidding) Parklife-era Blur. Recorded after a band tragedy (the group's original bassist, Chris Saathoff, was killed in a hit-and-run accident outside a Chicago club on Valentines Day 2004; the elegiac closer "All My Hammocks Are Dying" pointedly lacks a bassline in tribute), We Should Have Never Lived Like We Were Skyscrapers is surprisingly focused and optimistic, and a non-stop delight.
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| 01. |  |
Why Is My Sleeping Bag A Ghetto Muppet? |
2:33 |
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| 02. | |
We Should Have Never Lived Like We Were Skyscrapers |
4:37 |
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| 03. | |
Falcons And Vulcans |
5:30 |
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| 04. | |
Virginia, Don't Drown |
3:52 |
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| 05. | |
Collide The Tide |
3:55 |
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| 06. | |
I Hope For Tumbleweeds |
3:25 |
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| 07. | |
The Architect Has A Gun |
4:17 |
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| 08. | |
Get Me Off This Fucking Island |
3:37 |
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| 09. | |
I'll Be Your Avalanche |
3:41 |
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| 10. | |
All My Hammocks Are Dying |
3:25 |
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10 Total Tracks, 38:52 Total Length
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Credits
- John Beasley - Artwork // John Beasley - Design // John Beasley - Layout Design // John Beasley - Layout // Dan Stout - Mastering // Chris Dye - Percussion // Chris Dye - Trap Kit // John Congleton - Producer // John Congleton - Engineer // John Congleton - Mixing // Jeremy Lemos - Engineer // Cale Parks - Vibraphone // Tim Iseler - Sound Creation // Chin Up Chin Up - Producer // Jeremy Bolen - Banjo // Jeremy Bolen - Guitar // Jeremy Bolen - Vocals // Nathan Snydacker - Bass // Nathan Snydacker - Guitar // Nathan Snydacker - Vocals // Greg Sharp - Percussion // Greg Sharp - Keyboards // Greg Sharp - Vocals // Chris Dye - Percussion // Chris Dye - Trap Kit // Chris Saathoff - Bass // Chris Saathoff - Percussion // Chris Saathoff - Bells // Roby Newton - Vocals // Alex White - Vocals // Eryn Neill - Cello
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