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* Shoegaze * Indie * Post-rock * Grunge * Dream Pop * Ambient * Ethereal *
Artist..: Swirlies
Album...: Blonder Tongue Audio Baton
GENRE....: Indie
STYLE....: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Shoegaze, Noise Rock
LABEL....: Taang! SCENE.....: 2015-01-26
BITRATE..: 242 kbps avg STORE.....: 1992-00-00
ENCODER..: LAME 3.98.4 -V0 TRACKS....: 11
SIZE.....: 73.69MB SOURCE....: CD
URL..: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swirlies
- TRACKLIST
1 (untitled track) 0:12
2 Bell 4:29
3 Vigilant Always 5:10
4 His Love Just Washed Away 5:24
5 His Life Of Academic Freedom 2:07
6 Pancake 3:15
7 Jeremy Parker 4:14
8 Park The Car By The Side Of The Road 5:04
9 Tree Chopped Down 3:12
10 Wrong Tube 5:06
11 Wait Forever 4:18
Total Playtime: 42:31
Note: The first track is numbered but not titled. (see proof.jpg)
(C) Taang! Records Inc. (1992)
(P) 1992 Toonidge Publishing (BMI) (see year.jpg and discogs.jpg)
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Swirlies is an indie rock band from Boston that formed in 1990. They have
often been compared to My Bloody Valentine, and are sometimes referred to as
shoegaze musicians.
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The Swirlies' first full-length album melds noisy guitars, samples, and sweet
girl-boy vocals into a disheveled take on dream pop. Where so many dreamy
bands polish their sound into pristine oblivion, The Swirlies create a hazy
atmosphere that is evocative and unpretentious. Blonder Tongue Audio Baton --
named after a vintage tube equalizer -- combines the elements of the band's
early work with more complexity. Songs like "Bell" and "Vigilant Always"
juxtapose gentle and brash moments for a spontaneous feel, while "His Life of
Artistic Freedom" expands on The Swirlies' noisy, experimental side. The
group also shows off their accessible fuzz-pop on the album's centerpiece,
"Pancake." The combination of Seana Carmody's demure vocals, big guitars, and
burbling Mellotrons makes for one of Boston's most memorable pop moments
since the Pixies' "Gigantic." The crunchy rhythms of "Tree Chopped Down" and
"Wrong Tube" complement Damon Tuntunjian and Carmody's limpid vocals
beautifully, and the sweetly noisy "Wait Forever" sums up The Swirlies'
homemade noise pop aesthetic. A mainstay of early-'90s indie music, Blonder
Tongue Audio Baton still sounds fresh today.
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