- Record Label: [self-released]
- Release Date: Jan 30, 2007
User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 74 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 50 out of 74
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Mixed: 19 out of 74
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Negative: 5 out of 74
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JasonLMay 9, 2007Definitely grows on you. Took me a while to get into, and I don't think it is going to get the same playtime as the first. But I still can't stop listening to this one, so thumbs up.
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NicholasTApr 30, 2007
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ChrisGMar 22, 2007
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JuanPabloCHMar 16, 2007
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sadkohMar 6, 2007they grow and Satan is really great song(I can see it came from Talking heads)
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MarkBFeb 21, 2007
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sunnyliFeb 20, 2007a bit over-ambitious and loss of concentration, still good quality
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JDFeb 17, 2007I really don't understand the bad critics... Like the first one, it's fresh, complete and addicting ...
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SIFeb 15, 2007I love "Some Loud Thunder". I love the way its produced, how scrappy and crappy it sounds. The jingle-jangley sound and atmospheric haze coupled with his voice is dreamy and sometimes gorgeous
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PaulTFeb 15, 2007Although took some time to get used to this album - its not ground breaking but has some gems on there to make it worth while.
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~AVegaFeb 14, 2007
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JordanCFeb 13, 2007This album is good. It's often difficult to meet the expectations of the media , when you are a band that defines itself by ignoring the hype.
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RyanOFeb 9, 2007yeah so at first i was thoroughly unimpressed. but so if you listen to it longer, you start realizing that it just doesnt hit you as fast as the last album. the last album was a mix of immediately capturing hooks with vocals that took some time to love, but when you did, it was an amazing combination.. this one is just the whole cd takes time before you realize its amazing-ness
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JamieRFeb 9, 2007Wow, the best album of the year so far. The lo-fi structures makes me so happy.
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SharonMFeb 7, 2007Beautiful album, love these guys so much!! Best album of the year!
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FelipePFeb 7, 2007Amazing lo-fi Album, maybe, the best album of the year. People don't understand the intents on the album. It's a Masterpiece record, I recommend.
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LornaD.Feb 7, 2007Best album of the year. Sophisticated, demanding and essential.
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KevinKFeb 7, 2007This band at least has some distinct style to separate themselves from the rest of the music scene. I'd give the debut a 10 and this an 8. Not as good but not in any way a sophomore "slump".
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MathK.Feb 6, 2007this a challenging album, it isn't as easy as their first album, but it really is worth it. the distortions and ambience really make for an engaging album. try it out.
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GuyHFeb 5, 2007
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draziellFeb 4, 2007Listen to it longer. it is the album of the year. ;)
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BenAFeb 3, 2007
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JaySFeb 3, 2007Different to their debut, and it takes at LEAST five listens to really get it... But you will eventually learn to love it - just let the sonic waves wash over you, and enjoy.
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DylanSJan 31, 2007
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Mr.HankeyJan 31, 2007CYHSY are a great band and this a good album. Overall, all this hype is useless... There aren't any bad tracks but some seem to be lacking in quality. Alec OUnsworth has led his band into a mess that actually sounds decent.
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AndrewJJan 31, 2007Well on it's way to being the most sandbagged album of the year. Expands on CYHSY's debut with a deep, richly layered sound that deserves and requires many listen-thrus to fully enjoy.
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RobertAJan 31, 2007
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MihaiVJan 31, 2007Underrated. Maybe even better then the first. Don't mind the critics and give it a fair shot.
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AdamWJan 30, 2007This poor band raised so many expectations. This album was destined to be just ok. And that's what it is.
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wanderJan 30, 2007why people hate Fridmann? Love this album and best than first, to me
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UrbCYHSY seem to have set out to make their "important" sophomore record... which is only truly important if you believe that songs gain weight at the hand of bulbous studio wankage (they don't) and that unnecessarily inflated melodrama equals more fun (it doesn't). [Jan/Feb 2007, p.76]
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Alternative PressSome Loud Thunder isn't without its successes--but it is defined by its failures. [Feb 2007, p.114]
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Perhaps it’s too easy to blame Fridmann for these new distractions, but I can’t imagine Ounsworth and the band leaping ahead this way without him. Here’s to hoping that Clap Your Hands Say Yeah move backward more lithely than they progress.