Rogue Wave - Descended Like Vultures

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I was excited for it on my initial listen.
But it did not lift me as high on the second round through. Does it have staying power?
And I'm not sure how innovative I'd call the record.
Generally, though, I like it quite fine.

― mox twelve (Mox twleve), Friday, 26 August 2005 14:34 (twenty years ago)

i have like it bunches with each listen, track one is amazing. i like how its darker and more fleshed out than out of the shadow.

― katie, a princess (katie, a princess), Friday, 26 August 2005 15:09 (twenty years ago)

out of the shadow was one of the best indie rock debuts of recent years, it'll be hard to top. I hope they don't go all Chutes too Narrow and start sucking.

― kyle (akmonday), Friday, 26 August 2005 15:35 (twenty years ago)

dude, 'out of the shadow' sounded like 'chutes too narrow.' a lot. i have nothing but unabashed love for both. ;)

― katie, a princess (katie, a princess), Friday, 26 August 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

"track one is amazing."
Yes.

"i like how its darker and more fleshed out than out of the shadow."
and me too.
The record seems to have taken what was great about "Every Moment" and developed that sound further, the atmospheric texture and all.

― mox twelve (Mox twleve), Friday, 26 August 2005 16:21 (twenty years ago)

I was excited for it on my initial listen.
But it did not lift me as high on the second round through.

OTM

― 57 7th (calstars), Friday, 26 August 2005 17:04 (twenty years ago)

i know of a particular ILXor (and my wife) that worked with one of the rogue wavers. from what i hear, he thought he was way too cool

― JAXON (jaxon), Friday, 26 August 2005 17:10 (twenty years ago)

So what's the deal with this new one? From what I understand, main dude wrote all of the first album but the new one is a collab effort. Does is sound that much different? Anybody care to YSI a stand out track?

― darin (darin), Friday, 26 August 2005 17:20 (twenty years ago)

So what's the deal with this new one? From what I understand, main dude wrote all of the first album but the new one is a collab effort. Listening to 10:1 off of Sub Pop's site right now - pretty good.

― darin (darin), Friday, 26 August 2005 17:22 (twenty years ago)

Gah - sorry about the double post.

― darin (darin), Friday, 26 August 2005 17:23 (twenty years ago)

two months pass...

I like this record...it's good....he has a way of writing vocal melodies that remind me of Built to Spill.

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 31 October 2005 18:56 (twenty years ago)

hard to hate this band. especially after seeing them live. precious.

― cutty (mcutt), Monday, 31 October 2005 19:00 (twenty years ago)

I'm liking this album more and more with each listen. In fact, I think it's in my top five favorite records this year. I particularly like the second track ("Publish My Love"), but all the tracks are pretty great. My only problem with the album is that the last couple tracks on the album sort-of fizzle out. They should have buried those two in the middle...

― schwantz, Monday, 31 October 2005 19:17 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, the end tails off a bit...I was hoping for one more peppy tune at the end...still, it's one of those records that maybe doesn't do enough to really grab yr attention, but every time I listen to it I think, "Wow this is just some good solid indie rock"....there's about 5-6 songs I think are just great.

Of course, you have to be the type of person that still gives a shit about just good solid indie rock.....

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 31 October 2005 20:22 (twenty years ago)

love this rekkid. Very Shins-y.

― don weiner (don weiner), Monday, 31 October 2005 20:49 (twenty years ago)

I am enjoying this record quite a little bit.

― subgenius (subgenius), Monday, 31 October 2005 23:31 (twenty years ago)

love this rekkid. Very Shins-y.

it is kinda like the Shins, but maybe a little more sonically adventurous (haha DON'T KILL ME ILM, I MEAN IN TERMS OF TRAD INDIE ROCK)....

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Monday, 31 October 2005 23:33 (twenty years ago)

'Publish My Love' is really, really awesome.

― zeus (zeus), Sunday, 6 November 2005 09:17 (twenty years ago)

I've listened to it far more often than any other record in the last few months (save Twin Cinema), and I still don't know the titles to most of the songs and can only hum a couple if they're not playing at that exact moment. Not that any of that matters, because when it is playing, it's soooo damn perfect.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Sunday, 6 November 2005 09:30 (twenty years ago)

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