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- Summary: The San Francisco band's debut on the Quarter Stick label.
- Record Label: Quarter Stick
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 9 out of 13
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Mixed: 4 out of 13
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Maybe it is a recycled sound, obvious in its allegiance to Y and the No Wave, but Mi Ami is compelling, nonetheless.
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Watersports sets itself up nicely for some critical acclaim, and its multi-genre versatility will make it easy for people of all musical tastes to find something to enjoy.
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It’s art school punk that you can dance to, which automatically makes Mi Ami more fun than most of their peers.
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The result is a wild and unpredictable album, Watersports, which navigates styles and time-periods like a patient veering in and out of consciousness.
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Best summed up as a deranged Mardi Gras (the cover art is perfect), it's a strange little album, and surprising that something so alienating and overwhelming could also be so utterly listenable.
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Their new project has much of the same visceral energy of their old gig, but Mi Ami present it in a much more harmonious, affirming manner.
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Unfortunately, such small moments of inspiration are only peppered throughout, and they're not enough to make up for an entire album of ramblings.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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RobSApr 7, 2009Tropical Black Eyes. Beautiful
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