Customer Reviews

A Name Writ in Water

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...i'll still expect to be listening to this album. This music is like a warm sweater, and every time I listen to it I find something else I like about it. It's meaningful music that never becomes overly sentimental. The kind of cd that sits well next to Kings of Convenience's "Quiet is the new loud" and REM's "Automatic for the People." You will not regret buying this album.

This album is fantastic, and despite previous comments, hrishikesh is quite captivating live. It is not his fault if he gets improperly booked in a larger venue containing plenty of impatient the snake the cross the crown fans who aren't familiar with his music.

The album is not only for fans of indie/singer songwriters with mellow electronic / ambient production. Anyone can appreciate this album.

I never have heard of this before. I was listening to it expecting nothing. It is a semi-folk record. It is mostly a one-man band. That man is named Hrishikesh Hirway. It is sometimes a very intimate record. Songs like "Under Thunder and Gale" and "Drowsy Haze" set the mood of the album, which is very sadcore. Some other songs use more electronic elements. It's much more at times like Xiu Xiu or Arab Strap. Most of album is composed of songs about uncomfortable states. The One AM Radio is all about saying things without saying them. It is worthwhile but understated. They are touring a lot this year and it's interesting to see what they will be like.

I saw these guys at Koo's in downtown Long Beach the other night. They absolutely took my breath away. Very intimate, beautiful music. As the name suggests, it sounds great late at night. Reminds me a little of the soundtracks to Lost in Translation and Solaris.

i saw him a few days ago with The Microphones (phil elverum) and Julie Doiron and he was really good. I heard he graduated from yale too.

I'd like to start out this review by saying that the One AM Radio is just one guy singing. Basically, he has little talent besides his beautiful voice. I saw him a few nights ago with Owen, The Quiet Life, William Elliot Whitmore, The Snake the Cross the Crown and he was an absolute disgrace compared to the other EXTREMELY talented bands (check out the quiet life and the snake the cross if you like some harder indie rock...whitmore if you like bluegrass, owen if you love acoustic). He had a computer with him that played his produced background music. He played a few chords on his guitar and then turned the volume up and down. He has a great voice- I will give him that- but DO NOT waste your money on a concert to see him. I would have easily said the concert was one of the best ever..but I can't because The One AM Radio serisouly brought down the quality of the show. If you listen to his live music with your eyes closed then it is a little better b/c you can't see the extreme lack of talent present with a laptop and guitar that is barely played. Basically, he makes a great studio album (best song- Buried Below, catchy and similiar to Death Cab with a Mike Kinsella style voice) but is a horrible performer.