Faunts - High Expectations/Low Results

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Really, really enjoying this record right now.
It seems to sound good (high bit rate?) in a nice set of headphones.

And I can't really single out a standout track, but I like way "Instantly Loved" expands.

mox twelve (Mox twleve), Friday, 14 July 2006 07:29 (nineteen years ago)

the only track I'm familiar with is "Memories Of Places We've Never Been", which is good in a Fleetwood Mac-MOR-Yacht Rock kinda way...is there a similar vibe on the rest of the album?

hank (hank s), Friday, 14 July 2006 11:37 (nineteen years ago)

Note to bands: If you pose with your hands drooped in front of you, dangling, doing nothing but circulating the air, you look like you're leaning and about to fall flat on your face:

http://friendlyfirerecordings.com/Bands/Faunts/faunts_hires_1.jpg

Shoes say, yeah, no hands clap your good bra. (goodbra), Friday, 14 July 2006 14:19 (nineteen years ago)

lol, yeah, especially black-shirt, that's sort of an awkward way to stand.

But darnit, it happened again where the record blew me away in the late night, and then I woke up the next day, listened to it, and it just didn't sound as astounding.

Hank, yes, I'd say there's a similar vibe, but not necessarily a similar song. The first track is more 'shoegaze'-y than yacht rock. And the record seems more...textured/about production than instrumentally technical?
Except they did have one yacht-rockish song that made me think, 'eh, this is worse than Coldplay,' so that's a(n unfortunate) reference point, but after I let it go for a while, the song evened out a bit.

mox twelve (Mox twleve), Friday, 14 July 2006 16:46 (nineteen years ago)

(aw man, I was hoping this was a Faust thread)

San Diva Gyna (and a Masala DOsaNUT on the side) (donut), Friday, 14 July 2006 17:10 (nineteen years ago)

There are some definite Radiohead moments on this, "Instantly Loved" is a good example. "Memories" is not typical of the rest of the album but I agree is an excellent track. There are quite a few laid back not quite there tracks as well.

zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Friday, 14 July 2006 17:21 (nineteen years ago)


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