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- Artist(s): Stephanie Bailey, Christian Bland, Alex Maas, Kyle Hunt
- Summary: The Austin rock band that gained mainstream exposure on the UNKLE song With You in My Head featured in the film "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," releases its third album on new label Blue Horizon.
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- Record Label: Blue Horizon
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Top Track
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Rolling fast down I-35 Supersonic overdrive Rolling fast down I-35 Through the day and past the night Rolling fast down I-45 Get ahead, going... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 22
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Mixed: 8 out of 22
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Negative: 0 out of 22
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Rock album of the year, if anyone's counting.
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Phosphene Dream is not a release to sing along to so much as lie helpless with whilst narratives spawn and play out in your imagination, invariably twisted and terrifying but always interesting. Psychological trauma might not necessarily be what you what you want from an album, but at least it provokes a response.
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A recent appearance on Late Show with David Letterman saw the band add an extra minute of soaring harmonies, leading to a satisfying end. It's a minor gripe, especially when Phosphene Dream is such a delight; but the addition of this finish on the album version of the song might have just about made it perfect.
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It's not all zonked heaviness: There are smartly layered riffs and echo-slathered melodies.
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Sorta silly lyrics like "Rollin' fast down I-35/Supersonic overdrive" indicate the road that Phosphene Dream navigates: It's all blacktop stretching through reverberating vistas--ultracool if a little predictable.
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Everything from the production to the songwriting seems aimed to evoke the 60s, and the album would probably sound killer on a good turntable.
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Phosphene Dream's real achievement is that it takes the band's earlier murderous attitude and makes it impossibly bland.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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Mar 23, 2012
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Sep 21, 2010Dark and Brooding with underlying harmonic rifts. This album is with out a doubt, a new favorite of mine.
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Dec 24, 2011
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