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New Folk Implosion

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I am so confused as to why fans of a band or artist balk at any sigh of growth, especially when they are supposed to be "indie" fans. Indie fans aren't supposed to want to pigeon hole an artist. Lou continues to show his expansion of his themes in both Sebadoh and IF and that should be a good thing not something everyone runs from.

This CD is one of the most cohesive works Loobie has done. The song writing is impeccable. The tunes get deep inside you. They are haunting, beautiful and dark.

Please expand your horizon along with Lou and stick by everything he does. He is one of our best!!!!

First off, I am biased. Anything Lou releases with whatever other musicians is my favorite music. The New Folk Implosion contains two member of Alaska! (album='emotions') and both CDs contain some of the best true rock songs of the year. On the not-rock side, "Pearl" is another of Lou's best songs ever. The evolution from the home recording on loobiecore.com, to when I saw it played live, to the CD version is wonderful. By far the best SOUNDING Lou Barlow related album ever. And yes, in a way it is a mix of the best aspects of Sebadoh's rockin and FI's quirky brand of electronic arrangements. This CD has reminded me that straight rock music is alive and can still be interesting.

Another classic album by Lou Barlow. I have been a Sebadoh and Folk Implosion fan for a number of years and what draws me to the music is that you do not expect a consistent sound from one album to the next. There is always a degree of experimentation and the result is always fresh.

Stand out tracks are Fuse, Releast and Easy. I found it hard at first to listen to this version of Easy after listening to the loobiecore version, but this song rates up there with Sorry and Nightmare which is worth the price of the CD alone.

For anyone who liked the other Folk Implosion albums, this one is missing something. The album is still good, and despite only having 9 songs, is still fairly long. But the songs aren't as catchy, and there is a fairly low amount of backing vocals since John Davis left. This one is more for the core audience, which is really all they have anyway. If you are reading this, you should get the album.

I bought this when it came out and was not sure I liked it when it didn't sound like The Folk Implosion, but I listened a few times and it grew on me. Since then it landed in my car CD changer so I listened to it a lot and it gets better and better. Great melodies, lots of cool, subtle guitar riffs. I keep hearing new things. Just great song writing IMO. I usually say give something 3 listens before judging. This I might say 5. It'll be worth it.

Another classic album by Lou Barlow. I have been a Sebadoh and Folk Implosion fan for a number of years and what draws me to the music is that you do not expect a consistent sound from one album to the next. There is always a degree of experimentation and the result is always fresh.

Stand out tracks are Fuse, Releast and Easy. I found it hard at first to listen to this version of Easy after listening to the loobiecore version, but this song rates up there with Sorry and Nightmare which is worth the price of the CD alone.

Say One Part Lullaby hadn't been born, this record might've got a 4 from me. Instead, that masterpiece, record of our time, incredible patchwork of trip hop beats, vocal harmonies and melodies ripped straight from the 60's happened, and this record seems very, very mediocre.

I had high expectations, but without John Davis, things went downhill. It's a far more sebadoh/rocky album, so it may appeal to some, but apart from "pearl" and "leaving it up to me", there is as the waverace commentator would say, "nothing special". Pearl was better on the demo, too.

its a great album listen to it with no preconceptions of what it should be

lou barlow can be brilliant and often clueless. hes clueless here. with the exception of track 7 (great) and 9 (good), this is an album without direction. What happened to the wonderful melodies ala one part lullaby? This drivel should be avoided. Its like the worst of Sebadoh and most of Sebadoh was horrible.