ARTIST: Say Hi
TITLE: The Wishes and the Glitch
LABEL: Euphobia Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 189kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 35m total
RELEASE DATE: 2008-02-05
RIP DATE: 2007-10-31
Track List
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1. Northwestern Girls 3:41
2. Shakes Her Shoulders 3:36
3. Toil And Trouble 3:06
4. Back Before We Were Brittle 3:05
5. Oboes Bleat And Triangles Tink 2:26
6. Magic Beans And Truth Machines 2:03
7. Bluetime 3:10
8. Spiders 3:18
9. Zero To Love 4:07
10. Apples For The Innocent 3:38
11. We Lost The Albatross 3:44
Release Notes:
Precious fellow fans of Say Hi To Your Mom would know how Eric Elbogen and his
crew harshly broke our hearts by demoting the bandÆs name to Say Hi a short time
ago. Why and how would you change one of the most deluxe band names all of a
sudden? Is it sort of a netting down? Was it needed? Is SHTYM abbreviation not
short enough? What was wrong with saying ôhiö to ômomsö? IsnÆt it sad that all
the dashing guise of this title is now laid to rest along with all those
colorful SHTYM t-shirts and CD booklets? Who will fix the mess with my related
last.fm tags which are now wistfully split into two as Say Hi To Your Mom and
Say Hi? How could you Eric?! How could you?!?!
Being occupied with these huffish opinions, I was almost sure that there is no
way I could forgive this ôbetrayalö except Say Hi To Your Mom announcing an
Istanbul date for the next tour. I know it is ômusicö what matters not the name
but our beloved band would not be THAT extra-ordinary anymore. ThatÆs something,
right? Tell me, how would you feel if I Love You But I Have Choosen Darkness
were suddenly called I Love You? Or Casiotone for the Painfully Alone as
Casiotone? Or Half Man Half Biscuit as Half Man?ààetc.etc.
Nonetheless, you know how we humans easily loosen up when it comes to things and
people we love, no matter how pissed(!?) we actually are! Some ôunexpectedö
movement from the ôoffenderö comes along and we are truly melted away again.
Well, Elbogen has recently done the same said thing to get us all surprised,
wondered, muddled, somewhat puzzledà by making an announcement about the new
release. The Wishes And The Glitch - 5th studio album of Say Hi To Your Mom (or
debut of Say Hi should I say?) is ready!! (It is actually out on Feb/ 2008 BUT
you can order the CD and download the album already!!!) It was totally
ôunexpectedö because almost no update was given away whilst the making of the
record in order to take measure against the ôconveniencesö of the digital world!
It was all secretly cavernous! Hence it made me jump on my seat once I heard the
good news!
So, LetÆs Talk About The Wishes and Glitch (Ha!)
It is a fantastic spontaneous gift from Eric Elbogen and I am loving every piece
of it! Opener tune Northwestern Girls stands to be a new Say Hi To Your Mom
favorite such as LetÆs Talk About Spaceships, Super, Laundry, or These Fangs
Upbeat, catchy with a moving energy once the drums start ramping in the chorus
which is so glorious that youÆre ready to surround the album once you listen to
this song. A respectful mention goes to ElbogenÆs mild vocals here! It is a warm
pleasure listening to him as usual..
Back Before We Were Brittle and Oboes Bleat and Triangles Tink follow the same
direction with their rises and falls at beats. Each of them is pretty melodic
and impulsing!
Toil and Trouble is one of the most ambitious songs in the album. You can feel
the electronic blast at the top level in this one. ôWooo-ingö rising from the
back vocals give a clear brisk feel to it. Bluetime resembles to this one in
electronic basis. Both remind me of Not As Goth As They Say We Are; a loved
SHTYM song.
Spiders is probably the most haunting moment of the album. It is my favorite
along with Northwestern Girls and Apples for the Innocent. Remember Blizzard
from the debut Discosadness? To me, Blizzard is one of the best SHTYM songs
(along with Super) with no wide recognition sadly. Somehow, Spiders reminds me
of Blizzard. ItÆs probably because of the similar downtempo building both tunes
acquire and Eric ElbogenÆs earnest vocals glowing proudly! I just hope it
doesnÆt stay as underrated as Blizzard have stayed up to dateà
Shakes Her Shoulder and Magic Beans and Truth Machines are relatively calmer
tunes keeping the melodic structure still with an outflowing ambiance. Zero To
Love similarly moves in a nerveless way. It is outstanding with the twee motives
coming out in claps that is embroidered into the tranquility of the melody.
Apples for the Innocent is even calmer and it is the most ambient sounding track
in The Wishes and Gitch. I enjoy the echoing boom bridgeing lyrics together.
That booming noise again makes this the darkest piece in the album.
Final tune We Lost The Albatross hounds the same mellow path, trimmed with
relaxing electronica and embracing ambiance! ElbogenÆs singing is like a natural
instrument soiled in the chords.
To spread the word on this beautiful record, SHTYM is currently on the US tour
with The Velvet Teen and The A-Sides. So those in the USA - you know what to do
while we wait them to announce the European dates with no patient!? Good!
All in all, The Wishes and Glitch is a typical Say Hi To Your Mom perfectness
shuttled in an absolute melodic melancholy. I fairly think, even those who
knocked Impecabble Blahs with their heavy hand would enjoy and espouse this
album. As for the name change, well who cares the ôformö, when the ôfactö is
killing beautiful?
P.S. Although I will still call them (him actually) Say Hi To Your Mom. You
canÆt get out of your habits easily, after all.