Music for Time Travelers
Ben Ickler | Austin, TX USA | 07/02/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I stumbled onto this entirely by coincidence because of an article about this album being the first ever to be released as an embeddable HTML5 widget. Sometimes the internet is full of happy coincidences. What I found was an album that's so new and fresh, yet could easily have been recorded in 1985 and no one would have thought it was out of place. I'm not entirely convinced that Francis didn't actually time travel from the 80s to 2006 to capitalize on the cyclical nature of music appreciation.
Frontman Francis Farewell Starlite conjures essences of 80s greats Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Prince in his music and vocal stylings, and in the video for `Darling, It's Alright,' even manages to conjure up some Rick Astley with his random and awesome dance at the end.
I highly recommend this album."
More consistent and polished
video novice | Lexington, KY USA | 04/29/2010
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Francis and the Lights have released some singles and EPs that showed real potential for the band, but this is more of a finished product. It's a fuller, more polished production and has more consistent songwriting. Most of the songs are as good or better than anything else I've heard from them. The band has been on the road away from NY a lot lately, and it seems like they are really maturing into a top class act. This is their best recording so far."