Oh, the Places We'll Go

LAKE | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 21, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: K Records
• ASIN: B001EOQUC8
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #404,545 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Oh, The Places We'll Go

2. Blue Ocean Blue

3. Counting

4. Bad Dream

5. Minor Trip

6. Dead Beat

7. Heaven

8. On The Swing

9. Oh, The Places Two

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Indie Pop, January 5, 2009

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Patrick (Tri-Cities, WA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Oh, the Places We'll Go (Audio CD)

This is a great indie pop album by an up and coming Olympia band, and their first release on K Records. The music is upbeat and interesting, and makes use of a wide variety of instruments, giving the music an interesting overall feel to it. The production is low-budget, but not super simple, nor lo-fi per se. The music is soft, but upbeat. The vocals are a blend of both male and female, which I've always personally found to be very enjoyable. There are guitars in the music, but they never dominate, and are blended among the keyboards, horns and other sounds, all of which tend to be played fairly softly.

I think of this band as a good example of the latest of what's happening in the northwest indie scene. There are elements of twee in this, but with more complex instrumentation and arrangements than what's typically associated with "twee pop". You can tell there's a strong desire by the musicians to simply make great pop music, without really worrying about what genre or movement it can be classified as. And at that, I've think they've definitely succeeded. (Although be prepared for a very "indie" level of production quality.)

1.0 out of 5 stars Boring, not quite Pop -- more like Pap...not musically intriguing at all, August 14, 2011

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M. Baines - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oh, the Places We'll Go (Audio CD)

The vocals are thin and reedy, the harmonies are weak where they do exist. Unlike those who've commented that they found the tunes "catchy", I found them to be repetitious, vacuous, and well, just plain boring. The instrumentation is simple, unimaginative and unimpressive. I'd give the available previews a careful listen if you are thinking of buying this.
Oh, and don't be confused by the band's name, "borrowed" from the 1970's German progressive rock band "Lake", which has merely been fully capitalized by this indie band in a lame attempt at differentiation. This is definitely NOT the group who popularized "Jesus Came Down" and other top hits of the progressive rock era.
If you LIKE the pedantic sound of this indie band, by all means purchase it, but it's certainly not my musical "cup of tea", as you can gather from this review. To each their own...

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Breezy Album For An Autumn Day, October 2, 2009

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Anthony Cervo "shrewd" (Winter Park, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oh, the Places We'll Go (Audio CD)

This is the little album that could; a ton of instrumentation, without sounding clogged, LAKE manages to be upbeat while being downbeat. The lo-fi nature of the album never overshadows just how damn catchy these songs really are. Even with the album clocking in under 30 minutes, it leaves you wanting more, and rewards you on each repeat listen. I'm writing this in anticipation of their new album "Let's Build A Roof", and because of the preceding 2-star reviewer that gives it a low grade because of his own mistake. Give this album a chance. Tight, distinct, and memorable melodies, perfect pop by a skilled collective of musicians that leaves you with a smile as you hit repeat.