There's A Fire
- Longwave
- Band Name: Longwave
- Record Label: Red Ink / RCA
- Release Date: Jun 28, 2005
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90Takes The Strangest Things' dark, occasionally scattershot pop and refines it with sharper songwriting and a slicker approach. [#69, p.100]
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86This is beautiful, intense music, trapped in their tiny, distraught world. [#16, p.93]
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75There are a couple snoozy and wonky moments among the hits, but Longwave is definitely worth warming up to.
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70Brit-leaning space-pop that switches rhythmic gears with pleasing regularity from dreamy to driving.
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70At once introspective and indisputably catchy, their complex dynamic and easy likeability should certainly satiate the radio gods.
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Neither as good nor as boring as you might think. [#10, p.112]
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60What strikes most is a sense of uncomfortable suspension, and what keeps the album afloat remains a true mystery listen after listen.
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Fire's beauty often feels distant and untouchable. [Sep 2005, p.164]
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Eloquently combines elements of pop, spaced-out electronic rock and even dirty garage. [Aug/Sep 2005, p.121]
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60The songwriting grows less challenging as the album unfolds, often lacking the kind of vocal performances that provide real traction.
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These songs are buoyant and polished, but the lyrics range from bewildering to lame and an afternoon of Schlitz's voice gets tiresome.
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56The band still wants to rub shoulders with the its moody English influences, but dabbling in styles you're ill-equipped for, weaving unnecessarily recurring themes into the songs, or piling on incidental effects-pedal sounds for atmosphere aren't going to inherently elevate your music.
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At their best they write strong, clean, melodic rip-offs of classic British indie rock and at their worst they write weak, clean, melodic rip-offs of classic British indie rock.
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50There's a Fire is neither innovative nor exciting; rather, it's a bit boring.
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Despite a few arresting moments, such as the big-muscled title track, the band never stumbles on much that's recognizably its own.
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Firstyoulookedsostrong9This band is so much better than most of its reviews. Better than the bands they open for, as underrated as My Favorite.
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amalia9beautiful and heart-felt.... real. something i haven't heard in most other bands in a long time
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Simon4