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Combine a singer who sounds more than a little like David Byrne, some solid indie-rock tunes, blurbs on all the right blogs, and a glowing review from Pitchfork and it all adds up to quite a buzz for this Brooklyn band's debut disc. Now all they need is a record deal.
| LABEL: | [self-released] |
| RELEASE DATE: | 28 June 2005 |
| DISCS: | 1 disc |
| GENRE(S): | Indie, Rock |
NOTES: U.S. release date is approximate. The album was released in the UK in January 2006.
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The average user rating for this album is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 333 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Pat K. gave it a10:
Peter W You have no heart or soul... his voice is perfect for this music/album. This CD is AMAZING.
Luc M. gave it a5:
2 giant tunes, but the rest is really boring.
H C gave it a10:
CYHSY is an immaculate album.
Wilson A. gave it a10:
There are only 3 or 4 albums that I can honestly say don't have a single bad song. This is one of them
[Anonymous] gave it a9:
I personally don't understand a lot of the negativity on the album. Maybe I'm crazy, but I didn't mind Alex Ounsworth's voice at all. It was different, but not necessarily bad. And the songs were really good - at turns catchy and melodic, and frequently at the same time. The one-two punch of the woozy, foot-tapping chorus in "Is This Love?" and the upbeat optimism of "Heavy Metal" is one of my favorite moments on any album.
peter w gave it a3:
great music but cursed by the familiar indie music problem - an appauling singer. i dont usually mind if soemone cant sing but this guy seems to want to rub your nose in it until you tear to CD in half. if they could get a singer less influenced by, i dunno, that pretentious twat from pere ubu, they could be on a winner. as it stands id give it 8 for d music and zero for d vocals.
Mike gave it a10:
I wonder how many of these downvoters are guys with their own bands, upset that they didn't suddenly explode with popularity like CYHSH did. Anyways, the album: pretty good. The whole band is pretty involved. The vocals are guaranteed to turn off a lot of people, and the lyrics are unpredictable, but everything about them really does funnel into their name. Seriously, try clapping and stomping along to track 1. They're a fun band, and that's what makes them so great.
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