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Under The RadarOct 26, 2010James continues to be as smart, versatile, and complexly interesting as they have ever been. [Fall 2010, p.68]
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Each EP has a handful of standout songs--the melodic thrust of "Make for This City" on Morning, the escalating drama of "Porcupine" on Night--but what lingers is James' controlled mastery of mood, how the band never pushes too hard yet never settles over the course of this quietly satisfying set.
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Frontman Tim Booth grapples with emotional instability and alienation, a lyrical content the band has layered over an appropriately modern and very British rock sound. One can't help wishing, however, that the band would have released a proper full-length instead of an admittedly disjointed and ultimately less-than-ideal collection.
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Comprising eight tracks and running to just over half-an-hour, it's a crucible of stark arrangements, contemplative moods and subtle hooks; never earth-shattering yet consistently, discreetly affecting.
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Yes it's slower, darker and more pensive, but like the sun that breaks through the clouds to reveal a brisk sunny morning, it shimmers and shines with splendid, polished arrangements and even grander guitar-scapes.
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MojoThis is not the James of Sit Down vintage, which means there's still life in the old dogs yet. [Oct 2010, p.103]
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If The Night Before is stadium-ready, The Morning After is the more catatonic side of the package.
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Oct 10, 2010