A Self Titled Release

Umbrellas | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 19, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Militia
• ASIN: B0007YXQAU
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,990 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Umbrellas are a band from the western part of the United States of America that creates beautiful songs. Umbrellas started in 2004 as a dare. Features the songs 'Broken Ice' & 'Comfort In Suffering'. Militia Group. 2005

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a must have, May 7, 2005

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Tavish J. Vanskoik "indie entusiast" (North Syracuse, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Self Titled Release (Audio CD)

I first heard of the umbrellas through mirc (an online chatting prog) and was told to check them out if i liked bands such as;
Coldplay, Radiohead, and Strada. They are ao melodic and calming.
the lead singer has the most amazing voice. I strongly urge you to give a listen. "Ghost" is my personal favorite, even if you have to sample them on purevolume.com be sure to, I guarentee you'll become
obsessed.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Solid Debut Effort, May 11, 2005

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Chris Conlan (BreakingCustom.com) (Iowa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Self Titled Release (Audio CD)

Review by Ray Harkins:

It's always refreshing to see labels try a different angle of marketing a new record of theirs. You can go about it one of two ways, push the hell out of the band with major amounts of comparisons, ex-member tag lines, huge stickers that display all of the bands accomplishments or you can take the riskier route and simply put it out there, with an air of mystery describing very little about the band and letting the music speak for itself.

Umbrellas is basically the guy who use to do the Lyndsay Diaries, but now lives in Southern California and began playing around with people that he enjoyed. Now, sprouts up Umbrellas that really focuses on the more "dark" side of indie rock than anything else. Hearing many different influences such as The Smiths, Death Cab For Cutie, and The Stills, Umbrellas have really shown that time and effort into writing your songs can really pay off when the time comes to showcase your music. Ed Rose (which seems to be a favorite of the Militia bands) produces this record and really showcases the bands ability to create lush melodies and focus on the songs that really stick out such as "Sleep Well Ghost". All of this coupled with a very stark yet eye-pleasing layout; Militia has another winner on their hands.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Promising Debut Album, April 22, 2005

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Matthew P. Durkin "college music student" (Potsdam, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Self Titled Release (Audio CD)

I recommend this album for anyone who enjoys Coldplay, Keane, or Radiohead. It's a very open album and it allows the listener to drift. The vocals on the album at first confused me because I didn't know if it was a guy or a girl until I read the liner notes. But after awhile, the vocals grew on me and I just loved listening to the album. My personal favorites are Ghost, Emergency, and June, Summer, Rose. This album shows great promise.