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Duncan Sheik
Humming
Genres: Pop, Rock

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. In Between
2. Rubbed Out
3. Bite Your Tongue
4. Alibi - Duncan Sheik, Lavold, Duane
5. Varying Degrees of Con-Artistry - Duncan Sheik, Hale, Simon
6. That Says It All
7. Everyone, Everywhere
8. A Body Goes Down
9. Nothing Special
10. House Full Of Riches
11. Nichiren

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CD Details

All Artists: Duncan Sheik
Title: Humming
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 5
Label: Atlantic
Original Release Date: 10/6/1998
Re-Release Date: 10/27/2009
Genres: Pop, Rock
Styles: Adult Alternative, Folk Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 075678313820, 603497998845, 766488033328, 075678313820, 007567831382, 075678313820, 007567831382, 075678313820, 007567831382, 075678313820

Synopsis

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"Barely Breathing," the hit single from Duncan Sheik's 1996 debut, remained on the charts for a record-breaking 55-week spell, but his follow-up album is far from being the sequel to those tortured love songs. This time Sheik visits his art-rock influences with an honesty far more brutal than emotional. With the studio as his playground, he toys with layers of strings, meticulous arrangements, and that familiar, almost haunting voice to create songs--like "Nothing Special" and "Bite Your Tongue"--that say as much about Sheik's own backlash against his romantic image as the larger social issues he's addressing. Humming, laced as it is with anger, is refreshing in its bite. It's not an easy first listen, but that's the whole point. --Rebecca Wallwork

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CD Reviews

Sheik offers sweet, smooth moods

Moven | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 09/26/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I loved Sheik's debut album. There's something comforting about his watery voice. On his first album, he knocked me out with Barely Breathing and the enchanting She Runs Away, but Sheik offers something different on Humming. I consider this album one of my classics. Sheik paints a drury portrait of life just out of the sun's warm reach. It's a step just outside the realm of peaceful optimism that sends the listener into a state of thoughtful self-reflection. Sheik's voice is sweeping, biting and occasionally sardonic in its tone and scope, and I never get sick of hearing it. It's just so surreal to listen to someone I can relate so easily to. I actually enjoy the simplicity of Sheik's vague philosophizing. Besides, to a certain extent, isn't that what we all do, all day?

Favorites of mine here are In Between; That Says It All; Everyone, Everywhere; Nothing Special; and House Full of Riches. Regardless, Humming is a load, play, and eject piece of art... there's never a reason to skip around. Beautiful.

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The magic continues

C. J. Schaps | 09/26/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"While not as immediatley popular as Duncan Sheik was, this album has a much more interesting musical style. With a perfect mix of pop and slow songs, Humming is a joy to listen to. Standouts include "Nothing Special" about the shallowness of the music business, and "Bite Your Tongue" about the "well, it's not my fault" mentality.I definetly recommend this CD to anyone who has ever heard a song by Duncan Sheik."