http://www.thetripwire.com/reviews/2008/08/06/2/ Rock music mp3, podcasts, news, blogs, reviews. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:02:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.thetripwire.com/reviews/2008/08/06/2/comment-page-1/#comment-176 the echo and echoplex » Friday 12.19.08: DARKER MY LOVE / LUMERIANS / THE MUSLIMS / CHRISTMAS ISLAND @ echoplex Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:19:37 +0000 #comment-176 [...] The stand out songs include “Two Ways Out,” which bumps up the vocals and turns down the feedback to deliver one of the most accessible pop gems of the album. This is a song that the Dandy Warhols wish they had written and will most definitely be a hit on the radio. “Blue Day” is a perfect blend of psychedlic and shoegaze, equipped with epic spiraling guitars, drums and maracas which envelope the dreamy vocals of the lead singer creating an all encompassing tripped out atmospheric feel of the song. “All the Hurry and Wait” is a grandiose Psychedelic prog rock epic that definitely showcases the musicianship of the band complete with a symphony in the background as well swirling guitars that build and transition in to the next song, “Waves.” Darker My Love has successfully avoided the sophomore slump with this phenomenal album, which shows a band that is crafting a unique sound that is only going to get better over time. - The Tripwire [...] [...] The stand out songs include “Two Ways Out,” which bumps up the vocals and turns down the feedback to deliver one of the most accessible pop gems of the album. This is a song that the Dandy Warhols wish they had written and will most definitely be a hit on the radio. “Blue Day” is a perfect blend of psychedlic and shoegaze, equipped with epic spiraling guitars, drums and maracas which envelope the dreamy vocals of the lead singer creating an all encompassing tripped out atmospheric feel of the song. “All the Hurry and Wait” is a grandiose Psychedelic prog rock epic that definitely showcases the musicianship of the band complete with a symphony in the background as well swirling guitars that build and transition in to the next song, “Waves.” Darker My Love has successfully avoided the sophomore slump with this phenomenal album, which shows a band that is crafting a unique sound that is only going to get better over time. – The Tripwire [...]

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