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ARTiST....: radio 4
TiTLE.....: enemies like this
LABEL.....: astralwerks
GENRE.....: new wave
SOURCE....: cdda
QUALiTY...: VBR / joint-stereo
SiZE......: 66,2 MB
REL.DATE..: 04-22-2006
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01] enemies like this 04:21
02] packing things up on the scene 04:16
03] too much to ask for 03:13
04] grass is greener 03:57
05] everything's question 04:19
06] this is not a test 04:59
07] ascension street 03:33
08] always a target 03:44
09] all in control 04:28
10] as far as the eye can see 04:58
TOTAL TiME : 41:48 min
It only takes a few seconds of Enemies Like This,
the title track to Radio 4's new album, to realize
that the Brooklyn-based band has returned with all
cylinders fired up and with a rejuvenated sense of
purpose. Radio 4 have never been ones to shy away
from making a loud noise or issuing a firm
statement, but on Enemies Like This, they've both
streamlined and stretched their sound, they've cut
the fat, trimmed the filler, and focused on the
meat that makes the music, not the spices that can
bury it. Enemies Like This is the album long
awaited by all those who know that, up to now,
Radio 4's strongest impression has been made from
the stage.
To this end, Radio 4 stayed out of big studios for
Enemies Like This. They recorded the backing
tracks in December 2005 in an industrial section
of Williamsburg (Headgear Studios), and added
overdubs in the basement of a converted factory in
Park Slope (the sarcastically named Seaside
Lounge). For production, they brought over from
London Jagz Kooner, a founding member of The Aloof
and Sabres of Paradise known also for his radical
mixes for Primal Scream, Kasabian, Soulwax and
others. Radio 4 had struck up a friendship with
Kooner on their travels, noting his innate
understanding of how rock music can groove without
getting all cerebral or convoluted about it.
Enemies Like This came in ten songs and 43 minutes
long - like albums used to be back when they were
spread over two sides of vinyl and there was no
space to bury your mistakes. As much as these ten
songs are devoid of filler, they're also
thrillingly diverse. Try and spot the influences û
Anthony Roman is about to openly cop to some of
them - but don't presume to peg this band. Radio 4
are proud of the scene from which they emerged,
but with Enemies Like This, they've become very
much their own entity.
Buy me if you love me :)