Hail Social

Hail Social | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 9, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polyvinyl Records
• ASIN: B000A2H81M
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #305,656 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "This is for real", December 15, 2005

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Kevin Satterwhite (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hail Social (Audio CD)

Behold Hail Social, the latest addition to the indie dance rock scene. Falling somewhere right in the middle of The Stills and Death From Above 1979, albeit faster paced than The Stills and softer than Death From Above 1979, but equally as melodic as both! Consider Hail Social a more melodic and consistent Elefant if you will.

The album starts off with "Hands Are Tied", probably the heaviest track on the album, which plays a little like a Bloc Party song. It's a great song to start with. Next we suddenly reach the apex, "Get In The Car", Hail Socials gem. This song is beautiful through and through. I particularly enjoy it when lead singer Dayve Hawk (what a name!) goes off: "This is for real. This is for real. SO FOR REAL!" While the lyrics are nothing too intuitive to the artists involved, the melody represented is just completely hypnotic. "Come Out Tonight" is the most alternative track on the album, it's a bass led song which sports some more incredible melodies. "Repetition" slows the tempo of the album down, and not in any bad manner. While it's a slower song, it is by no means slow. Again, I can't emphasize it enough how melodic these guys are. This song is amazing.

The album ends with "No Title", which sounds like a pun, I know. But appropriately enough it is one of the better songs on the album. Other stand outs are "Another Face", which has one of the best choruses on the album, "Feeling Is Wrong" and "Track #1". The only song I find myself skipping is "More Time", which isn't necessarily a bad song...

Overall, this album is amazing. Like any band of this nature: The Bravery, Elefant, Death From Above 1979, Bloc Party and The Stills, the main focus of Hail Social is not the lyrics. All the aforementioned bands including Hail Social are melody driven bands, and if you like any of the bands I listed as comparison, do yourself a favor and check out Hail Social, as they just joined the best of this genre.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best albums of the year, August 10, 2005

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dudleydawson (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hail Social (Audio CD)

I saw Hail Social open for Interpol in NYC a few years back. They blew me away! I've since seen them at some small venues in nyc, too. They're definitely worth checking out. They don't fit the stereotype of the typical post-punk bands of late.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars definitely worth peeping out live at a venue, September 8, 2005

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Jerry Lore "Jask Clothing" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hail Social (Audio CD)

I've been saving my lunch money to check these guys out. They sound great live, I saw them open for Rainer Maria. A lot of energy and would recommend getting the album.