Make A Friend

Recliner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 20, 2004)
• Original Release Date: April 20, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Poison Pen Records
• ASIN: B0001ZQ5M6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #921,518 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Making A Friend

2. Yeah

3. All Pleasure

4. Empathy Pt I

5. Kept Me Around

6. Hey Kid

7. Altitude

8. Secondhand

9. Empathy Pt II

10. Sweet Julie Lynn

11. You and Me

12. The Kids Are Alright

13. Empathy Pt III

14. He's a Ho

Editorial Reviews

Jet / KUSF, 2003

"...catchy, pounding, defiant, neurotic..."

Product Description

When MTV nabs the title track of your CD to use on one of their shows, you might be doing something right... Picture a '72 Nova barreling down the Great Highway at dusk, dodging potholes, drunks and sand drifts; Make A Friend is the soundtrack for that. Recorded at legendary Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco, Recliner's second release finds the band writing solid, catchy tunes and pounding them out one after another. And it seems to be working: the All Pleasure video was an underdog hit on Fuse TV, and the LP is featured on 2000 web-powered jukeboxes across the country, compliments of a deal with Ecast Inc. Great songs aside, Make A Friend was recorded and mixed entirely in analog format. It will be one of few releases this year in the category (and yes, when the band can afford it, a vinyl release will be in the works). From the first warm, sweet dollop of feedback on the title track to the reluctant fade of acid horns on the buried gem, this album will breathe life into your stereo system. And like it or not, it will stick in your head...

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Infectious, stick-in-your-cranium tunes, April 21, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Make A Friend (Audio CD)

This is a solid release. A definite step up from their first EP, which is saying a lot. They both have that peanut-buttery quality in that they both stick in your head for days. Only this new release seems to be a little more varied. The first six songs are a whirlwind right out of the gate. Then they turn it down for the first of a few slower numbers. There's also a little free-form thing they weave in and out (the 3-part Empathy) that I found really interesting. They do a great Who cover, and the hidden track reminds me of some outtake track from the Pulp Fiction soundtrack. I recommend this band, and would be surprised if we don't hear a lot more from them.