- 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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BenAFeb 3, 2007
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draziellFeb 4, 2007Listen to it longer. it is the album of the year. ;)
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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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DougRJan 21, 2007
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JoeLJan 29, 2007I really don't understand why everyone is saying this album is a "grower". I actually liked all but a couple of the songs on first listen, which is pretty rare. What I find amusing is that every review says there are some standout tracks and some duds, but each reviewer has totally different opinions as to which are which. I like their debut, love this one.
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LornaD.Feb 7, 2007Best album of the year. Sophisticated, demanding and essential.
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marknJan 29, 2007Can't believe this album has had lukewarm reviews. It is fantastic!
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PeteNJan 29, 2007Hands down, best album released thus far this year. Yes, I know it's only January, but "Some Loud Thunder" will stand the test of time. There are a couple duds here (the interlude, and Arm & Hammer) but the debut was the same way. Some Loud Thunder's best songs (I.E. most of them) far surpass anything the band has previously released.
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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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MarkBFeb 21, 2007
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JuanPabloCHMar 16, 2007
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pfffftJan 30, 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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ChrisGMar 22, 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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MihaiVJan 31, 2007Underrated. Maybe even better then the first. Don't mind the critics and give it a fair shot.
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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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TimKJan 29, 2007
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RickHJan 29, 2007I think this is more rich and beautiful than the debut. Say Goodbye to Mother and the Cove is their best yet I think.
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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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~AVegaFeb 14, 2007
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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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wanderJan 30, 2007why people hate Fridmann? Love this album and best than first, to me
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GuyHFeb 5, 2007
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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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ultravisitorJan 29, 20072007 I love you
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RobertAJan 31, 2007
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NicholasTApr 30, 2007
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Awards & Rankings
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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.