Hey Christian rock fans! I just have a few updates I wanted to share.
First off, Flyleaf is working on their next record! More news to come...
Secondly, Relient K announced today that they are recording. New album coming later this year.
Thirdly, Emery will be releasing their fourth studio album ...In Shallow Seas We Sail, June 2nd. The full track listing is as follows:
Cutthroat Collapse
Curbside Goodbye
Inside Our Skin
Churches and Serial Killers
Butcher's Mouth
In Shallow Seas We Sail
The Poor and the Prevalent
The Smile, The Face*
A Sin To Hold On To
Piggy Bank Lies
Edge of the World*
Dear Death Part 1
Dear Death Part 2
*(also on While Broken Hearts Prevail...)
Lastly, House of Heroes' new Acoustic End EP this Tuesday. It is available for preorder on iTunes, and you can click here to get it. Stick around for a review, as well as a classic review of The End is Not the End.
So that's it for now. Come back Tuesday for the new review. Also, I'll try to post a classic album review every other Friday, starting next Friday. So be back for that, spread the word about the blog, and you'll be golden! Thanks for taking the time to read this!
-FISHER
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Falling Up- Fangs!
Falling Up never ceases to stop moving forward. Each record has been its own style, almost entirely different from the last. Their diversity may upset some fans of their older sound displayed in Crashings. But inevitably, half a decade later, Falling Up presents us with their next effort, Fangs!.
Fangs! tells a unique story of a planet much like ours where it is discovered that the children slept in blankets weaved from poisonous golden thread. The thread was shot into space, to the nearest planet, Neptuenn, by their strongest archers. A thousand years later, the arrows return, plunging into the children, who have fallen into a deep sleep. A traveler is sent to Neptuenn to investigate what has happened. Fangs! describes his journey, what happens there, and what he observes.
Musically, the album is much like Captiva, still holding some rock quality, but with a lot of electric sound effects and synths thrown in. Songs such as "Lotus and the Langourous", and "The Moonn and the Sixpence" may please fans of the old Dawn Escapes sound, but anyone interested in solely that style will be disappointed. Other songs such as "The King's Garden" show a much softer side of Falling Up that is, sadly, barely ever heard. The track is the album's most beautiful and relaxed. Fans of the remix album will like most of the songs as many of them sound kind of space-y and electric. So there's pretty much something for everyone, musically, in this album. (As a side note, some of the songs have irratatingly long closings. Some sound really cool, but just seem a bit overdone.)
Lyrically, the album is more like Dawn Escapes, the lyrics more cryptic than, say, "Hotel Aquarium." Under every song in the CD booklet is a small note, telling where the character is going or what he's thinking. Some songs have a small notation such as "Acheron- in Greek Mythology, one of the rivers of Hades," which may help some when trying to understand the story Ribordy is trying to portray. Much of it is unclear, and sadly, does not seem to hold any spiritual meaning at all. Fans familiar with Captiva are sure to notice that the line in the song "Panic and Geo-Primaries", "Breathing in the dark, they're finding where you are" is recycled from "Arch to Achtilles" off of Captiva--even accompanied by the same tune as the older song. Whatever the significance, it was interesting that they used it again.
So, in the end, Fangs! may confuse most lyrically, but is enjoyable to listen to. If you're looking for an album with any spiritual meaning, you probably won't find Fangs! to your liking. If you're looking for some good, entertaining music, this will be good for you. In the end there's really only one word to sum up this album: unique. Very well done, but so different--very refreshing. It may require a few listens to get used to the style, but one listen is enough to know that this band is good--the future holds a lot for them.
Fangs! tells a unique story of a planet much like ours where it is discovered that the children slept in blankets weaved from poisonous golden thread. The thread was shot into space, to the nearest planet, Neptuenn, by their strongest archers. A thousand years later, the arrows return, plunging into the children, who have fallen into a deep sleep. A traveler is sent to Neptuenn to investigate what has happened. Fangs! describes his journey, what happens there, and what he observes.
Musically, the album is much like Captiva, still holding some rock quality, but with a lot of electric sound effects and synths thrown in. Songs such as "Lotus and the Langourous", and "The Moonn and the Sixpence" may please fans of the old Dawn Escapes sound, but anyone interested in solely that style will be disappointed. Other songs such as "The King's Garden" show a much softer side of Falling Up that is, sadly, barely ever heard. The track is the album's most beautiful and relaxed. Fans of the remix album will like most of the songs as many of them sound kind of space-y and electric. So there's pretty much something for everyone, musically, in this album. (As a side note, some of the songs have irratatingly long closings. Some sound really cool, but just seem a bit overdone.)
Lyrically, the album is more like Dawn Escapes, the lyrics more cryptic than, say, "Hotel Aquarium." Under every song in the CD booklet is a small note, telling where the character is going or what he's thinking. Some songs have a small notation such as "Acheron- in Greek Mythology, one of the rivers of Hades," which may help some when trying to understand the story Ribordy is trying to portray. Much of it is unclear, and sadly, does not seem to hold any spiritual meaning at all. Fans familiar with Captiva are sure to notice that the line in the song "Panic and Geo-Primaries", "Breathing in the dark, they're finding where you are" is recycled from "Arch to Achtilles" off of Captiva--even accompanied by the same tune as the older song. Whatever the significance, it was interesting that they used it again.
So, in the end, Fangs! may confuse most lyrically, but is enjoyable to listen to. If you're looking for an album with any spiritual meaning, you probably won't find Fangs! to your liking. If you're looking for some good, entertaining music, this will be good for you. In the end there's really only one word to sum up this album: unique. Very well done, but so different--very refreshing. It may require a few listens to get used to the style, but one listen is enough to know that this band is good--the future holds a lot for them.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Update 3-14 (Pi Day, for all you math nerds)
Hey! Hope you're eating lots of pie today, 'cause it's Pi Day! Anyway, lots of recording's been going on recently, so I just thought I'd fill you all in.
As I've already told you, Family Force 5 is recording a remix album. They've decided to call it Dance Or Die With A Vengeance. Also, they're working on a Christmas album. According to their last audio blog, they're also recording a cover of "These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things." Gonna be nice! I'm excited.
Pillar is in the studio working with producer Rob Graves (RED) on songs that are "arguably the best yet" according to frontman Rob Beckley. They have two new replacements for former members Michael Wittig and Lester Estelle. Their names are Rich Gilliland, who will be playing bass, and Taylor Carroll, playing the drums.
Switchfoot is in the studio. More news to come about that...
Showbread will be working on a new album in April tentatively titled The Fear of God. You can link up to their blog here.
And last but not least, The Almost is writing new music for their sophomore album. No news yet on when they're recording, so I'll be on the lookout for that.
And don't forget to pre-order Falling Up's new album Fangs by clicking here for the CD/T-Shirt/Glow-In-The-Dark Fangs! What's up with all the glow in the dark stuff? First ATTWN, now Falling Up... I think every band should offer something glow-in-the-dark with preorders. You can get just the CD for just $10 here. Check back soon for a review.
Also, FM Static has a new album coming out called Dear Diary, and you can get it here. Comes with an FM Static Dear Diary notebook.
So that's it for now, be back soon for the Falling Up review. Make sure you tell your friends to check out the blog!
-FISHER
As I've already told you, Family Force 5 is recording a remix album. They've decided to call it Dance Or Die With A Vengeance. Also, they're working on a Christmas album. According to their last audio blog, they're also recording a cover of "These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things." Gonna be nice! I'm excited.
Pillar is in the studio working with producer Rob Graves (RED) on songs that are "arguably the best yet" according to frontman Rob Beckley. They have two new replacements for former members Michael Wittig and Lester Estelle. Their names are Rich Gilliland, who will be playing bass, and Taylor Carroll, playing the drums.
Switchfoot is in the studio. More news to come about that...
Showbread will be working on a new album in April tentatively titled The Fear of God. You can link up to their blog here.
And last but not least, The Almost is writing new music for their sophomore album. No news yet on when they're recording, so I'll be on the lookout for that.
And don't forget to pre-order Falling Up's new album Fangs by clicking here for the CD/T-Shirt/Glow-In-The-Dark Fangs! What's up with all the glow in the dark stuff? First ATTWN, now Falling Up... I think every band should offer something glow-in-the-dark with preorders. You can get just the CD for just $10 here. Check back soon for a review.
Also, FM Static has a new album coming out called Dear Diary, and you can get it here. Comes with an FM Static Dear Diary notebook.
So that's it for now, be back soon for the Falling Up review. Make sure you tell your friends to check out the blog!
-FISHER
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