THE BEST ALBUM YOU'VE NEVER HEARD!!
C. Tregellas | Los Angeles, CA | 11/14/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I laughed when I read the other review of this album. Whoever wrote that review must be a mainstream, top-40 listener with very little taste or musical intellect to have had such little appreciation for what I think is one of the best new bands I've heard in years! This album BLEW ME AWAY!!! The originality and intricacy of the melodies are prodigal and the quality of production is refreshingly fine-tuned. The songs are euphorically thought-provoking, taking you on 9 very distinct journeys throughout the album. Think "steely-dan-like" melodies and vocals with the perfectionistic production of Jamiroquai. Tribeca has managed to perfect the art of true songwriting. If you appreciate TRULY OUTSTANDING music, you MUST buy this album....otherwise go listen to The Killers.
Truly sophisticated music for (apparently) only truly sophisticated listeners."
Intelligent, nuanced songwriting for fans of Beatlesque genr
David N. English | Austin, TX | 01/29/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This band is doing something that I don't hear any other band out there doing. Taking risks. Big ones, that pay off the more you listen to this album. At first, it's an odd listen, full of throw-back styles ranging between obtuse indie pop and straight up jazz. The long melodies and dense arrangements leave you a little disoriented. But it's so well-done you know there's something up. By the 3rd or 4th listen, I was getting it. Layers of lush strings, pianos, chiming guitars and stacked vocals reveal harmonic depth, melodic innovation and stylistic blendings that you won't hear anywhere else. It's not edgy in the sense of the production or vocals, but edgy in the sense of it taking so many risks and doing it's own thing. I think of American Music Club, Rufus Wainwright, Tears For Fears. Iconoclastic artists who you can't really compare other people to. There are a couple of poppy tunes that casual music fans will dig, but in general, this is for serious music listeners who have an ear for intelligent, nuanced songwriting and a lush, ambient sound."
Track Listings (9) - Disc #1