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This Really Is Everything

E. Miller | Arlington, VA | 05/25/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Deceptively minimal, National Skyline's "This = Everything" is a beautiful take on the modern world, both embracing technology and magic. While it's pretty somber music, there's optimism throughout, and Jeff Garber has a wonderfully hushed voice. Their use of electronic and acoustic elements are masterful, and National Skyline definitely deserves an appreciative audience that's willing to go where they'll take them."

Not quite everything, but close

khamaileon | Philadelphia, PA | 05/28/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"National Skyline's full-length debut puts together all the quintessential elements of post-rock: programmed drum tracks, a Yorke-like lead singer, the floaty guitar riffs angels might play in rock's after-life; certainly not the usual fair you'd expect from Jeff Dimpsey, a former member of Illinois' alterna-metal troupe Hum. While Hum's 'I'd Rather be an Astronaut' is indie rock for intelligent metalheads, 'This=Everything' is the kind of emotionally ambitious album soundtrack producers look for to highlight the crushing solitude of urban sprawl. And clocking in at just under 41 minutes, the road to Skyline's self-discovery is a short one; fortunately, it keeps the music - and the emotion - just a little bit more honest."