Track Listings (10) - Disc #1| All Artists: The New Year Title: The New Year Members Wishing: 3 Total Copies: 0 Label: Touch & Go Records Original Release Date: 1/1/2008 Re-Release Date: 9/9/2008 Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Style: Indie & Lo-Fi Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 036172102426 |
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First new material in four years. Lyrically, these ten songs address the interlocked themes of lost time, frustrated desire, and the need for others. Although musically these may be the group's most varied songs - for a ba... more » |
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Product Description First new material in four years. Lyrically, these ten songs address the interlocked themes of lost time, frustrated desire, and the need for others. Although musically these may be the group's most varied songs - for a band that made innovative use of three guitars, almost half the songs here are built around the piano - it's the sequence of these tracks that brings together the story the lyrics tell. The 180 Gram vinyl record includes MP3 download codes of the entire album. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsConsistency, as expected, every four years or so! John L Murphy | Los Angeles | 03/05/2009 (4 out of 5 stars) "As a fan of Bedhead and the first two CDs from The New Year, I found their newest, self-titled one equal to the quality the Brothers Kadane and crew have shown over the past decade and the one before that. It's steady, reminding me of Pavement's more reflective moments, and with a bit of the post-rock ambiance combined with a Velvet Underground type of "afterhours" vibe. So, while "Folios" opens this record-- as brief as their others, just over half an hour-- rousingly, it's more typical for these songs to remain understated. The vocals can be a bit plain in tone and they may grate a few listeners unaccustomed to this style, but fans of Stephen Malkmus, Lou Reed, or the Feelies should have no problem getting used to the quavering approach. "The Door Opens," in fact, points towards the New Jersey New Wave sound with a jerkier, more jittery delivery than one has come to expect from the Austin, Texas-based ensemble. There's one song, "The Company I Can Get," that for me hits a slightly off-key note. Not in music, but the lyrical inclusion of the only possible acquaintance for the singer being a "redneck" does hint of condescension as well as irony. I guess it's a Texas alt-rock thing. It's not a bad song, but the attempt at mockery of others or more likely self-mockery comes off too flat. To sum up, it's an album in line with its predecessors. The increasing amount of piano-based ballads go by as quickly as the snappier tunes, and while I favor the latter's propulsion more than the former's reticence, there's a connected air of maturity on most tracks that leaves you aware of time passing and reflective moments. For a band that takes about as long between albums these days as the space between an Olympics or a new presidential term, that's fitting." Another great one Zen_digo | Milwaukee, WI USA | 11/29/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "It's strange that certain kinds of music always do it for you. I found the New Year when I did a Google search for Bedhead - years after last hearing Bedhead.
I thought that The End is Near was great and was pleasantly surprised that this one is too. I won't say that anything about it is surprising - it's got the quiet songs, the thoughtful lyrics, and the couple of rockers that you will play over and over. The production is well done. Overall a very solid album." |
