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- Summary: The latest release for the indie band led by ex-Lync member Sam Jayne is its first on Isaac Brock's label.
- Record Label: Red Int/Red Ink
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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| Coconut Flakes | |
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| Grab some grapes and leaves, man You can never tell When you'll have to change your face And hide your trophies well Comin? down the mountain Or... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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The crisp production by onetime Clash engineer Joe Blaney brilliantly showcases Jayne's writing, which has never been more tightly skilled or confidently ambitious.
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FilterLike Brock and even Andrew Bird, Sam Jayne can slipstream between genres without missing a heartbeat. [Spring 2008, p.96]
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Holy is another reliable blast of Jayne's ostensibly lazy, bread-and-butter indie-rock.
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Singer-songwriter Sam Jayne has an affection for classic rock and a great sense of whimsy about it.
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While the middle tracks tend to get lost in the shuffle, fans of Brock's Modest Mouse will be drawn to the horn-inflected swagger of "Bonnie and Clyde" and the stretched-out jam of album highlight "Konny and Jim."
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Early highlights aside (particularly the bone-rattling 'Paul Revere'), much of the album could be written off as cruise-controlled and that feel definitely resonates.
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Jayne and company do manage to pull off a few tracks that capture the old fire and brimstone of classic LAL, but the shiny textures and generic songwriting are too much to overcome, rendering Holy a disappointing addition to the band's previously strong catalog.
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