To the Rooftops

Watchers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 29, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Gern Blandsten
• ASIN: B00008J2NS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,222,167 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

An incendiary blast of soul, punk, funk and subterranean rock, WATCHERS' wildly inventive debut combines mile-deep grooves, no wave skronk, dub experimentation and soul-drenched strings into a full-on dance party. Think TRENCHMOUTH, A CERTAIN RATIO, POP GROUP, Young Americans-era BOWIE, and Remain In Light-era TALKING HEADS. Garnering advance props from XLR8R, Time Out, The Onion and Skyscraper on the strength of their demo alone, WATCHERS are also a live phenomenon, having played with RADIO 4, YEAH YEAH YEAHS, ERASE ERRATA, !!! and others. Recorded on the board that tracked Sly Stone’s 1974 classic Small Talk, To The Rooftops nods to the past while blazing a trail into the future. Time to party To The Rooftops. Listen and believe.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars absolute genius!, December 1, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: To the Rooftops (Audio CD)

Definitely one of the most overlooked records of the year...a skronk soul funk weirderiffic masterpiece, think a herky-jerkier "!!!" or more dissonant Radio 4 or Rapture, or the Talking Heads if they were on Troubleman. It's got endless grooves, moog freakouts, even some nice string parts. Check the last song: it's a monster.