Local Warming

Laika & The Cosmonauts | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 13, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Yep Roc Records
• ASIN: B0000ZMHAQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,853 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #40 in Music > Rock > Rock Guitarists > Surf Guitar

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Candy for your ears!, January 18, 2004

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Topi (TURKU Finland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Local Warming (Audio CD)

The long wait is over. After seven years of their previous studio album Laika & The Cosmonauts came up with a new masterpiece. On Local Warming their sound is little more refined than in Absurdistan. They have also moved even further from classic surf genre. Matti Pitsinki has added some new sounds to his keyboards and they have also used some exciting percussive samples. The melodies are hauntingly captivating. They are in an eerie way sad but optimistic, threatning but persuasive. There are a few instant hits but most of the songs really open after listened to a couple of times. For every Cosmonauts fan this cd is a must but I recommend it also for any fan of instrumental rock.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great album, August 30, 2005

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tanner llewellyn (Manakin Sabot, VA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Local Warming (Audio CD)

this album is another one of the best cds i've gotten this year. it's extremely limiting to say this is a surf rock album. it's much more than that. it's actually closer to the likes of moe., the meat puppets, friends of dean martinez or the sadies than los straitjackets or the ventures. you could take any track from this cd and put it on a mix cd and play it at a party and everyone would wonder what it is because no one will have heard anything quite like it. it's not until you hear the whole album from start to finish that you really hear the surf influence. but that's a great way to listen to it because it flows really well. high speed americanized euro rock with a sense of humor.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great music!, November 10, 2004

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B. Israel (Zanesville, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Local Warming (Audio CD)

This band is cool. They manage to create a unique vibe with this CD. As a guitarist, I can appreciate the challenge of keeping instrumental songs interesting...not a problem for this band! If you're in the mood for "something different", buy this CD.