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Ennesima rock band proveniente dal Nordamerica, questa volta dal Canada.
Un interessante quartetto esordisce con questo album, sicuramente non all'altezza di altri recentissimi debutti (vedi Strokes, BRMC, Interpol, Kings Of Leon ecc...), ma ugualmente valido. Viene pubblicato sotto etichetta SubPop (l'etichetta che ha "lanciato" il grunge...) e prodotto dalla stessa band con l'ausilio di J.Endino (sí sí, lo stesso Endino che ha prodotto "Bleach" dei Nirvana, altro debutto che non ha nulla a che fare con questo...).
Detto ciò sembrano esserci tutte le premesse affinché sia un discreto cd... Queste premesse trovano conferma appena si preme il tasto play del lettore.
Si inizia con "Naked In The City Again", brano pop abbastanza originale che trova un giusto seguito nella seconda traccia "No, Not Now", misto tra rock ed elettronica che ci riporta ai tempi dei Blur di "Girls & Boys", sia per la parte vocale che per quella strumentale...
Allegrissime le atmosfere presenti in "Get In Or Get Out" (con un interessante assolo di tastiera) e in "Oh, Goddamnit", classici brani estivi da ascoltare in spiaggia tra un bagno e una partita a beach volley...
L'episodio piú radiofonico è sicuramente "Bandages", con le tastiere iniziali che ci ricordano leggermente qualcosa degli anni '60 e un ritornello molto orecchiabile, fin troppo... Bella anche la tiratissima "Save Us S.O.S", penultima traccia che precede la malinconica e triste "In Cairo", traccia di chiusura.
Abbastanza breve la durata (32'01")... ma ormai fare un album che superi i 35-40 minuti sembra quasi una cosa d'altri tempi...
10 brani di pop-rock semplice e a tratti banale (v. "Aveda"), ma nel complesso atmosfere coinvolgenti al punto giusto che colpiscono al primo ascolto, fanno di questo un bel debutto... sicuramente ci si aspetterà di piú dal seguito che darà la band canadese a questo "Make Up The Breakdown"...
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03 No, Not Now (02:31)
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
But, nobody cares.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
The wolves have smelled her scent.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
But, nobody cares.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
Some of us wouldn't be lying
if we said were trying too hard.
But, it all works out in the end.
Some of us would be trying too hard to begin lying.
But... but, it seems to all work out in the end.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
But, nobody cares.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
The wolves have smelled her scent.
Oh no.
Nobody likes a child who complains
and I won't be that child anymore
Some of us wouldn't be lying
if we said were trying too hard.
But, it all works out in the end.
Some of us would be trying too hard to begin lying.
But... but, it seems to all work out in the end.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
But, nobody cares.
Oh no, she's not a secret now.
The wolves have smelled her scent.
Oh no
Nobody likes a child who complains
and I won't be that child anymore
Nobody likes a child who complains
and I won't be that child anymore
05 Bandages (03:33)
Bandages on my legs and my arms from you
Bandages, bandages, bandages
Up and down on my legs and my arms from you
Bandages, bandages, bandages
These bandages cover more than scrapes
Cuts and bruises from regrets and mistakes
I've been hoping you're moping around the street again
I've been tripping from sipping the dripping dirty water tap
I've been poking a voodoo doll that you do not know I made
These bandages are anonymity
I've been shaking from making an awful decision
I've been running and running
Feels like my head is spinning round and round
Around, around, around, around, around
Bandages on my legs and my arms from you
Bandages, bandages, bandages
Up and down on my legs and my arms from you
Bandages, bandages, bandages
I've been hoping your moping around the street again
I've been tripping from sipping the dripping dirty water tap
I've been poking a voodoo doll that you do not know I made
For you
Of you
Let's see what needles do
I've been shaking from making an awful decision
I've been thinking I'm drinking too many drinks all by myself
I've been running and running... feels like my head is spinning round
And round and round, around, around, around, around
Bandages on my legs and my arms from you
Bandages, bandages, bandages
Up and down on my legs and my arms from you
Bandages, bandages, bandages
Bandages on my legs and my arms from you
Bandages, bandages, bandages
Up and down on my legs and my arms from you
Bandages, bandages, bandages
Bandages, bandages, bandages
Don't worry now
Don't worry now
Don't worry 'cause it's all under control
Don't worry now
Don't worry now
Don't worry 'cause it's all under control
Don't worry now
Don't worry now
Don't worry 'cause it's all under control
Don't worry now
Don't worry now
Don't worry 'cause it's all under control
Don't worry now
Don't worry now
Don't worry 'cause it will all turn around
Around, around, around, around, around, around, around
Bandages on my legs and my arms from you
Bandages, bandages, bandages
Up and down on my legs and my arms from you
Bandages bandages bandages
Bandages on my legs and my arms from you
Bandages, bandages, bandages
Up and down on my legs and my arms from you
Bandages, bandages, bandages
Bandages, bandages, bandages
Bandages, bandages, bandages
Bandages, bandages have advantages too
07 Aveda (02:50)
I got my head shaved for her,
Because she told me it would,
Do all the right things for my identity.
I never knew that it would;
I never knew that it could;
I think perhaps because it makes no difference.
Hold me down, Aveda.
Hold me down, it feels so right.
All I know is what I've been told.
I got all done up for her,
Because she told me it would,
Do something to correct my identity.
I never knew that I should;
I never knew that I would;
I think perhaps because it makes no difference.
Hold me down, Aveda.
Hold me down, it feels so right.
All I know is what I've been told.
Hold me down, Aveda.
Hold me down, it feels so right.
All I know is what I've been told.
*I got all done up for her,
Becuase she told me it would,
Do all the right things for my identity, identity
I got my head shaved for her,
Becuase she told me it would,
Do all the right things for my, my, my, my, my*
I can't articulate it;
consistently frustrated;
her discontent over my identity.
I never knew that it would;
I never knew that it could;
I never knew because it makes no difference.
Hold me down, Aveda.
Hold me down, it feels so right.
Hold me down, Aveda.
Hold me down, it feels so right.
Hold me down, Aveda.
Hold me down, it feels so right.
Hold me down, Aveda.
Hold me down, it feels so right.
Hold me down, Aveda.
Hold me down, Aveda.
Hold me down, Aveda.
Hold me down, it feels so right.
Hold me down, Aveda.
08 This Town (03:09)
Gonna walk right through this town
and laugh with a crowd of strangers chasing me.
Never stop to look behind my back, so tell me what they said
because I fear my life's in danger now in this town.
How did you get to my motel -do tell soon.
Gonna walk right through this town again with a crowd of strangers
watching me, picking every little thing apart.
So, tell me what they said because I get attitude from this town
-in this town. How did you get to this town?
...Through this town?
Gonna walk right through this town again knowing that I'm only here tonight.
Never cared to stop and say hello;
so, tell me what they said because I don't have time to hang around in this town.
Maybe... maybe I should think to stay.
Maybe I won't ever return.
Maybe... maybe I should stop and play.
Gonna walk right through this town again.
But, all I know is I really should be on my way.
Wouldn't mind one more night in town.
12 Le le Low (03:11)
Mediocrity's got me so opportunities have been slow.
Sentiment has got me feeling low.
My left back speaker's blown.
Left the radio on.
Who left the door unlocked?
Now my hit's stolen.
Where's all your passion gone?
Where's all your fashion gone?
Where's all your magic gone?
Now you feel famous?
Encyclopedias sold through the media.
Fashion is feeding us identification.
Consequential because she doesn't but he does.
Metric systemic buzz is making me anxious.
Applaud the effort you display,
as long as it don't sound the same.
It's second rate you know.
Average if not below.
It's second rate you know ohohoh
My left back speaker's blown.
Left the radio on.
Who left the door unlocked?
Now my hit's stolen.
Where's all your passion gone?
Where's all your fashion gone?
Where's all your magic gone?
Now you feel famous?
le le le le le low
le le le le le low
le le le le le low
Sentiment has got me feeling le-le-le-le-le-low!
le le le le le le low
le le le le le low
Sentiment has got me feeling le-le-le-le-le-low!
le le le le le low
le le le le le low
sentiment has got me feeling
sentiment has got me feeling
sentiment has got me feeling
sentiment has got me feeling low
I just shouldn't even say... but it all sounds the same. oh no
Mediocrity cold killed your act.
I just shouldn't even say... but it all sounds the same. oh no
Mediocrity cold killed your act.
I just shouldn't even say... but it all sounds the same. oh no
Mediocrity cold killed your act.
Encyclopedias sold through the media.
Fashion is feeding us identification.
Consequential because she doesn't but he does.
Metric systemic buzz now i feel anxious
My left back speaker's blown.
Left the radio on.
Who left the door unlocked?
Now my hit's stolen.
My left back speaker's blown.
Left the radio on.
Who left the door unlocked?
Now my hit's stolen.
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