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Lafcadio

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For a debut Lafcadio is about as auspicious and brilliant as you can get. Refined, polished, tight, and perfectly focused, the album is a standout. Achingly quiet in some moments, percussive and hard-hitting in others. Feauturing gorgeous layered melodies and an abundance of piano the CD does not lack depth. A gem. For fans of U2, The Cure, and Coldplay, the CD is perfect. Do yourself a favor and pick it up.

I can not express my love for this album. I stumbled across this band a few years back, and got the chance to see them live about a year ago. I was blown away by their performance, and bought the CD at the show. I still listen to this album regulary and it blows me away everytime.

Break Blossom- Great opener. Good guitar riff. Catchy, sing-along chorus. Great breakdown. Starts the album off with a bang.
96 Heartbeats- Good, steady drums. My least favorite track. Still good however.
Silhouettes/Silhouetting- Great vocals. Great instrumental breakdown, guitars are great.
The Carousel- Standout track. Pure musical bliss. Catchiest chorus ever written.
Acrobat- "Tonight pretend your an acrobat..." Amazing vocals. Starts off relaxing and gentle beforing building up into a breathtaking breakdown. Another standout track.
Why We Cry At Movies- Relaxing track, featuring a great drum beat and beautiful piano. Vocals are at its best here.
If I'm Not Out Burning- Another great guitar track. Faster pased. Great rock song.
My Morning Dreams- Atmospheric instrumental song. Spaced out and slow. Leads up to the next song.
A Ghost In Drag- My Morning Dreams builds up into this track. Great, great song. Good rock song with good guitars. Another standout.
Blowing Out A Wish- Melancholy song. Starts off slow and leads to a great breakdown. "Don't blame Jesus, he's courageous."
Goodnite, Noises Everywhere- The title describes the song well. Great album ender. Noises everywhere acuratly describes the atmospheric guitars and piano.


Please, please purchase this amazing album.

I assume this is As Tall As Lions debut album. If so then this is one of the most amazing debuts I've ever heard. This record blew me away the first time I put it in and listened the whole way through. Break Blossom, the opening track, is a perfect opener that made it so easy to fall in love with the rest of the album. Any fan of guitar indie rock will adore this album.

Lafcadio is an amazing album. Beautiful, sweeping, engrossing, and so much more, the songs on this album range from full guitar rock blasts to soft, subtle ventures into the air. These songs bring so much to the table. The sweeping, epic guitars steal the show here with well written and well played riffs. Piano is used and used well through out the album. The vocals are slightly odd but fit the music perfectly, bringing to mind the vocals of Brandtson.

The instrumental My Glowing Morning Dreams leads into A Ghost in Drag, brining to mind early Appleseed Cast (minus the Casts truly unique vocals). There is not a dud amongst these songs, each is strong in its own merits. Break Blossom, Why We Cry At Movies, My Glowing Morning Dreams and A Ghost in Drag are the standout tracks for me.

As Tall As Lions have created a beautiful album full of amazing songs that will sweep over you like a fall wind during the evening hours of October. Epic, heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time, Lafcadio is a glorious album.

This band is really good. This is a great debut cd, if you have any extra money, you should definitely pick up this cd. As Tall As Lions is a great band that has a sound that is definitely unique but very good. Don't take my word for it, go out and buy it.

Between crushing guitar swells, and layers of hope giving melodies, this album has left a definite mark on my life.. I am 100% sure it will do the same to you..

this cd is amazing, best ive heard in 3 years. This is the present day U2 packed in with the aggressiveness of Sunny day real estate, fan of any type of music needs to pick this up.

This cd is one of the best that i have EVER bought. i listen to a lot of music i mean a lot i know what good music sounds like and i know what bad music sounds like. these guys know what they are doing with their instruments. the rythms and beats that these guys come up with will blow you away. when you listen to it the first time you will love it, but then you keep listening to it and you will really appreciate it. this is a must have for any music lover. there isnt one song on here that you will not learn to love. this cd is worth exactly what you pay for it even if you think it might be a lot. so buy this album and support what may possibly to be one of the "great" bands of our time!

I was lucky enough to come upon this CD by sheer chance when surfing purevolume.com, and I listened to their sampler stuff...and it blew me away! The artistic lyrics of Taking Back Sunday mixed with the melodic sensiblities of Coldplay, and lifted up to transcendence with the celestial ambience of Incubus, this album is a modern-day masterpiece unto itself. Driving guitar pieces, slow reflective ballads, and an instrumental magnum opus come together to form an album that I consider is not made up of separate songs, but with different movements on the same style and spirit that is As Tall As Lions.

Signed to the same label as Brand New, I have no doubt that these guys will rise to prominence among the indie crowd. It's only a matter of time until they take over the remainder of the decade. I recommend this CD to ANYONE, you can never consider yorself a serious music listener if you do not have this CD.

My friend burnt me a few songs by ATAL and I had to go out and buy the whole albumn. It is amazing.

Been a fan for a very long time....hmmm, wonder why? This long awaited CD is everything I thought it would be and more! These dudes know their stuff and play/sing it even better! This is the kinda CD that you wake up hummin' in the morning and then it stays with ya all day! Are ya getting the picture yet? Get your ever lovin' butts out there and buy it while the price is right! This WILL BE a "COLLECTORS" piece! Need I say more?
Better than the CD? Go see them in person....I am in July 2004!