Well, in the musical review world, you're going to land a few stinkers during your reviews of some new music. Akron/Family was said stinker, and I'm hoping to turn the tides back to the world of good for The Fresh & Onlys self-titled EP. Keep your fingers crossed.
The Fresh & Onlys - The Fresh & Onlys EP (7/10)
I personally enjoyed this album quite a bit. The San Francisco based Big Beat band sucks you in and never lets you go on this 14-track epic work that is some of the finest big beat music I have heard in a long, long time. My only complaint is that it is entire too quick. Track times ranging from 1:41 ("Imaginary Friends") to 3:48 ("Arm's Advice"), you really have to listen twice to catch every single nuance of the album. On my first listen, I was still taking in the fantastic-ness of "Arm's Advice" (the lead track) before I realized I was already 2/3 of the way through the album when "Nuclear Disaster" began playing. My second time through I was album to catch all that this album has to offer, and taking the time to really relish each piece as an individual and the album as a whole, which has a FANTASTIC flow, and really would have to given the short run times appearing with each song. I had to dock a few points off the album for being entire too short, thus forcing me to give it a second listen to grasp everything. (ed note: I would have listened a second time anyway, because it was THAT good) I highly recommend this album to anyone interested in a change of pace from the doldrums of modern rock and those of you who enjoy listening to The Impact (MSU's student radio 88.9fm). My favorite track is either the most pop-like on the album in "Peacock and Wing" or the early White Stripes-guitar-influenced "Endless Love".
It is quite possible that a few of the tracks, at the risk of being too repetitive, could have been 20-30 seconds longer and survived, but there really isn't a bad song on this album, a definite keeper. Not legendary by any stretch of the imagination, but one that will find itself playing on my iTunes more often that not.
Tracks to Check out:
"Endless Love"
"Peacock and Wing"
"Nuclear Disaster"
Tomorrow is NEW MUSIC DAY!! - No review tomorrow (maybe a "turn-back-the-clock" review and a preview of what's to come next week!)
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