Customer Reviews

Paper Television

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Paper Television is good enough to make you hope that The Blow's upcoming album will be better. Unlike the hostile reviewer below, I felt that Khaela Maricich's vocals perfectly blend cool detachment with barely-supressed but genuine emotions. The musical arrangments, as well, show a hip but not hipster sensibility, and both music and vocals also reveal an underlying sense of humor that makes this a good listen. Which brings us to the lyrics...

At their best, songs like Parentheses, Babay, and True Affection provide intelligent pop pleasures and clever-w/out-cute lyrical surprises. At their worst, songs like Long List of Girls and Bonjour Jeune Fille feel like bad high school poetry.

The overall result is frustrating, because The Blow's arrangements are such that the lyrics stand front and center, so the weaker material cannot hide. Quite the opposite - it scratches through like nails on a chalkboard. The good songs are truly enjoyable though. Hopefully their upcoming album will offer greater lyrical balance to support the duo's basic musical strengths.

I love the song true affection, and I love her voice, but the rest of the songs are just not for me. I was pretty bummed there was nothing else along the lines of true affection, it's such a unique and interesting song.

With wonderful vocals riding in and out of the lo-fi electro loops, Maricich approaches pop in both style and content, while keeping us just off balance. The tracks, like her voice, tease by touching love and sex without following through in any predictable way. A lovely frisson.

I can't believe there are so few reviews for this albums. Gnarly lyrics, killer jams. What more would a Muzak fan want?

Because my car audio "system" was so hastily conceived and crudely implemented, changing CD's while driving is dangerous. So, having just ordered it, I listened to this CD over and over and over during a nine hour DC-to-Atlanta drive. I would always forget to change the CD when I stopped for gas, but then wouldn't care. This album is only 30 minutes, so that's like 18 times through. Proven, I'd say.

haven't stopped listening to this fabulous CD since i got it 2 months ago...brilliant songwriting, fast and fun beats and melodies...can't say there ain't one song on here that i think "blows"...love it!!!

This album is a must purchase for anybody interested in hearing the future of music. Khaelas vocals can best be described as indie gospel, lyrics are sexually charged yet innocent, and Jona's beats make these songs about sexual depression and sadness into poppy masterpieces. Buy this album, or you will regret it every day of the rest of your life.

This album blows. At least the artists got the name right. I really hope "ReaderWriter" is a stooge for the record company behind this crap cause if a person honestly believes this is the future of music, cut off my ears. The chick's voice has no passion, the beats are unmelodic and off-rhythm. I felt like I would rather asphyxiate myself with stale horse farts than continue listening to 9 of the 10 tracks. Please, let all copies of this album be burned immediately (ReaderWriter can be our kindling).