Stare [Single, Import]

Marjorie Fair | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 22, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single, Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B0002559EK
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #890,716 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Stare

2. How Can You Laugh

3. Science Of Your Mind

4. Timmy

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stare at this, June 17, 2005

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Los Angeles indierock band Marjorie Fair will make their long-awaited domestic debut in July, after being only available as an import. But listeners can find out about their sound in the single for "Stare," one of the songs from "Self Help Serenade."

The title truck is a dark, brooding song, with Marjorie Fair's typical swirling guitars and anguished, lonely lyrics, sometimes sung in a detached robot voice. "I can never change/cause the pain just makes me want to stare/at the same things I saw before/thinking there's something more/god it's a lonely place!"

After that, there is another song from the full-length album, "How Can You Laugh?" It's a slower, sadder ballad that sadly asks a lover "how can you laugh?" Following it up are two extra songs: the quirky, blippy ballad "Science of Your Mind," and the pleasant if unexceptional trip-pop ballad "Timmy."

Marjorie Fair is one of those bands who may well take the world by storm, if the world just listens to their music. And the "Stare" EP is a good way to get to know their music -- it's soft, emotionally charged, and has a sound of brooding delicacy that rock music could use more of.

Evan Slamka's songwriting adds to that melancholy sound, whether he's murmuring over an undulating synth line, or recoiling with the hurt of an insensitive lover. And while his songwriting can be slightly repetitive -- see "How Can You Laugh?" -- it's always delivered with a heartfelt echo of pain.

In the weeks before "Self Help Serenade" gets a domestic release, listeners should check out Marjorie Fair's sound in the "Stare" EP, for a rich rock'n'roll sound with an eerie edge.