Such Triumph

The Narrator | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: June 28, 2005
• Label: Flameshovel Records
• Copyright: 2005 Flameshovel Records
• Total Length: 42:40
• Genres: Alternative Rock/Indie & Lo-Fi
• ASIN: B000QQTSGU
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #633,047 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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3.0 out of 5 stars slippery slope, August 8, 2008

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Stargrazer "the lost mixtape of my life" (deep in the heart of Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Such Triumph (Audio CD)

"Such Triumph" begins with whispery bells of guitar distortion before Husker Du/Replacements style fast guitar strums surge briefly to the forefront. Then the song sighs, and dies.

The following tracks suggest, at points, Les Savy Fav, The Fall, or Pavement. These touchstones emerge and then submerge again, never gelling long enough to make The Narrator seem derivative. Much like the structure of the opening track, these tantalizing appearances serve to add length and breadth to songs that seem at once nonchalantly tossed-off and elaborately, almost mathily structured.

"Such Triumph" ultimately works very well. What seems to lack direction or detail at first, gains detail upon repeated listens. Songs like "This Party's Over" (which appears toward the end of the album) start off in beatless, arhythmic space before coalescing into slackerdly indie anthem territory. A listener informed by post-punk or late 80s/early 90s indie rock will find a lot to like here.