Animals

This Town Needs Guns | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 10, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sargent House
• ASIN: B001PPLHYM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,082 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2009 debut album. This Town Needs Guns entered the studio in April 2008, setting out to find an intricate balance between Indie Rock, catchy Pop and technical prowess, all while ignoring the lure of special effects and studio wizardry. Through this process, their debut full-length, Animals, was born; a collection of songs that bring to light the band's pure, clever and earnest songwriting ability. 13 tracks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Debut By A Band On The Verge of Fame, August 15, 2009

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K. Tarney "pAguitar vocals" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Animals (Audio CD)

or "should" be on the verge of fame. From the first track it's amazing musicianship on all parts of the frequency spectrum. Obviosuly Tim Collis's guitar playing which is just as amazing to watch as it is to hear is the first thing that draws most people to the band but every member takes the spotlight at sometime. Stuart Smith's vocal kick in at the end of the first measure of Pig making it an ideal first track and throughout the album we hear his beautiful, yet modestly soothing singing that tells tales of relationships, good, bad and everything in between. Being a Math Rock band means there are frequent time signature changes. Chris Collis' drumming pulls it off so gracefully it seems like it's too easy. With many Math Rock or Mathcore band's the time signature changes seem very erratic and punctuated, which isn't a bad thing but, idk, Chris Collis just does it better. Throughout the album also the bass peaks out it's head from behind the amazing lead guitar and often takes precedence particularly on more chord driven riffs.

I believe the greatest achievement of this album is that soothing, smooth chill-out music doesn't have to sound like Jason Mraz. It can be complex and have heavy drumming and still be relaxing.

Great news is that the band recently did their first show in America, in New York. Soon, maybe they'll do few more states. Perhaps Texas?? wink wink. If anyone from TTNG is reading this I have several friends that would definitely go see you guys play and then I'm sure there are several people I don't know that would definitely go

5.0 out of 5 stars This Town Needs Guns - Animals, August 15, 2011

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BK (Near the Rocky Mountains) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Animals (Audio CD)

For over a year I've kept returning again and again to this album, and each time I listen This Town Needs Guns' songs they still feel fresh and exciting. The music is beautiful yet complex, a la Owls or American Football, but with better (read: in tune) vocals and more memorable melodies. The synergy between brothers Tim (guitar) and Chris (drums) Collis is palpable throughout, and the vocals of Stuart Smith manage to transform what would otherwise be overwhelming slabs of cerebral math rock into melodically-rich, even catchy, love songs. TTNG certainly have a sound--one that can be most directly traced back to the late '90s work of the Kinsella brothers--but I wouldn't say that they are entirely derivative; TTNG prefer brisker tempos and hammered-on guitar to the languid post-emo of the aforementioned Kinsellas' work. I'm looking forward to TTNG's future offerings; I hope to hear their sound develop to include a broader range of influences.

5.0 out of 5 stars Animals - CD Review, September 29, 2010

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austinkihn - See all my reviews

This review is from: Animals (Audio CD)

An incredible CD from This Town Needs Guns. Musically challenging while maintaining a soft and tender tone. A must-have for anyone who isn't deaf.