4.0 out of 5 stars
UNIQUE STYLE---- Start with I Sold Gold, July 4, 2008
This review is from: Pistols at Dawn (Audio CD)
Aqueduct hail from Seattle, and unfortunately for many, are relatively unknown. I picked up this EP mainly for the alternative version of Hardcore Days and Softcore Nights, which is one of the most inventive songs I've heard in awhile. I enjoy the indie scence and all, but sometimes it's nice to hear something new and refreshing. Coming to mind is Why?'s album Alopecia, the 2nd Architecture in Helsinki album, etc. Aqueduct have a sort of electronic punk to their style that I haven't heard before.
The alternate version of the said track starts the disc, and basically adds some drums and amplifies the xylophone at the end. If you're not familiar with Aqueduct, this song and "The Suggestion Box" off I Sold Gold are great starting points.
"Dinner Mints" starts with a blaring synth, before bringing in the unmistakable vocals over a nicely laid out piano track. Finally the synth fuzz fades out, and the lyrics read: "I'll share my dinner mints with you, The future's imminently blue, the sky will fall on our heads soon/We can grow up old together, walking hand in hand wherever where will go, cause we're weird without each other, the things we do when we're odd and on our own". Well put. A bittersweet lovesong, complete with a superb effected guitar part towards the end.
"As Close As Your Girlfriend is Far Away" is a twisted plea to someone elses girlfriend to spend the night, and the verses plod along nicely, musically that is. The beat picks up even more at the end.
"Tension (Piano Verite)" starts with distortion and weird sound horns, then cues whiny, nasally vocals begging his lover to love him. I don't like the singing on this one, which may be the point. An anti- lovesong (not an anti-love song).
"Who Wanna Rock? (DTAS)" starts with a nice electronic housebeat, then, oddly enough, cues a rap "Who wanna rock with Aqua-duct?". This is definitely tongue-in-cheek, and only for die-hard Aqueduct fans.
Aqueduct, even on this EP, manage to bring forth unique songs that make statements all on their own. Each one has its own feel, which is why Aqueduct is so appealing. Start with I Sold Gold, then come back to this one.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
"In 6 states these LYRICS are considered dumb" is what, March 7, 2005
This review is from: Pistols at Dawn (Audio CD)
...should have been sung on the first track. Really, what could have been a decent sound is marred by high school poetic spouting. Only on "Tension (Piano Verite)" do they pass off as non-whincing material. The style is like taking the voice of the singer from the 12 Rods and putting it over "The Soft Bulletin". Nothing too new.
Still, the song writing is very good considering it is from indie electronica camp of The Postal Service. Just try to faze out the subject matter and maybe you'll like it.
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