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- Summary: The New Mexico-based band releases its newest album of indie rock, fusing world music with pop to develop a unique sound all of its own.
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- Record Label: Pompeii
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Santa Fe | |
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days in one This day undone (The kind that breaks under) All day at once (for me, for you) I'm just too young (And what of my heart) This day was... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 29 out of 34
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Mixed: 5 out of 34
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Negative: 0 out of 34
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Aug 12, 2011The Rip Tide, though, never bursts at the seams, and never feels too slight. Each number in the collection packs weight, and repeat listenings allow all nine to unfold their unique beauty.
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Aug 25, 2011It's less flashy than previous efforts, but the thrill here is of witnessing a songwriter's talent maturing.
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Aug 16, 2011The pleasure in Beirut's music has always largely been in what it evokes – a kind of melancholy tempered with optimism and sometimes celebration. And it evokes marvellously here: whatever current Condon found himself caught up in that led to the creation of these songs, it's one you feel he's happy to coast a while yet.
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Aug 31, 2011Condon's songs have always been flooded with emotion that sound both deliriously pretty and endlessly sad or foreboding, and The Rip Tide is no exception.
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Aug 12, 2011On the surface, Beirut has nothing in common with classic rock, except that Condon also knows that a memorable tune can bring disparate cultures together as persuasively as any fancy arrangement.
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Aug 15, 2011For all the excitement and dramatic tension of the opening tracks, Condon himself seems unsurprised by his songs the rest of the way, and you might find yourself reacting the same way. Pleasantly surprised at first, then just pleasant.
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Sep 2, 2011I have to think that as an EP, The Rip Tide would be a rousing success. But as it is, there are just too many bland, uninspiring tracks that drag down the whole experience.
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Positive: 5 out of 5
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Mixed: 0 out of 5
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