Night of the Furies

Rosebuds | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 10, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Merge Records
• ASIN: B000NQR83S
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #188,983 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album, May 31, 2007

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J. Felske (Chippewa Falls, WI) - See all my reviews
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This album was my introduction to The Rosebuds (I'm going back and listening to "Birds Make..." now). With that being said, I think it is excellent. It seems a lot of fans of their earlier stuff don't dig it because it is considerably different. There is a definite New Order feel to it, so if that's not your thing then stay away.

This is the best new album I have heard this year.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ignore the detractors, this album is awesome..., April 30, 2007

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J. D. Herr (NYC, NY, USA) - See all my reviews
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...if you want a band to always stay the same and never evolve, there are plenty of stuck in a rut indie-bands for you to follow. This gifted band tried something new, and it really worked. The songwriting is awesome, the musicianship top notch...and yeah, there is sort of a New Order/Human League vibe on this album, but I don't really see that as a problem.

I would say this is an early candidate for one of the top album of the year slots (Particularly in a year in which a lot of returning artists have disappointed), and certainly another great find by mighty Merge Records.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best album of 2007 so far..., April 30, 2007

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Jason Rogers "The Man" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Night of the Furies (Audio CD)

As an enthusiastic fan of The Rosebuds for a couple of years now, I was somewhat taken aback when I first heard "Get Up Get Out" on band's MySpace site and didn't know what to think of the New Order-esque feel that is quite unlike the earlier Rosebuds music. At one point in the song, Ivan Howard even does the "Woo!" vocal that we always hear from Bernard Sumner of New Order. I was amused, to say the least. After a couple more listens, though, I couldn't get enough of the track and decided that I was definitely going to grab Night Of The Furies on the day of release.

I'm in love with this album in the same way that I loved Birds Make Good Neighbors back in 2005. The palette of sounds on Night Of The Furies appeals well to my love of 80's synth-pop (New Order, Depeche Mode, The Eurythmics, and all of that). The Rosebuds actually channel the spirit of Songs From The Big Chair-era Tears For Fears on the title song that closes the album. Synth influences aside, Night Of The Furies is the sound of The Rosebuds further developing their own style that blends infectious pop sensibility with often poignant lyrical matter centering around the challenges and rewards of a relationship. The album has no real weak points, although "Silja Line" conjures up the quirky Decemberists sound a bit much for my tastes. All in all, it's a fascinating album that I can't stop listening to and that I can't keep still to.

Here's looking forward to The Rosebuds show in Atlanta in June...at the same venue where I first became introduced to The Rosebuds when they opened for Ronnie Spector at a Christmas show in 2005. (Don't cancel the show this time like y'all did in March.)

Night Of The Furies has my highest recommendation, so I trust that all of you reading this will purchase the album at your earliest convenience.