ARTIST: The Luxury
TITLE: This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
LABEL: Self Released
GENRE: Rock
BITRATE: 220kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 48m total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-00-00
RIP DATE: 2007-04-10
Track List
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1. Let Go 4:59
2. Seven Stories 3:56
3. Rockets And Wrecking Balls 5:07
4. So Easy 3:18
5. Malcontent 3:55
6. Ocean's Limerick 4:14
7. Simple 3:46
8. Covered In Smiles 3:32
9. Docile 3:32
10. Stillborn Symphony 3:30
11. Commonplace 8:13
Release Notes:
You might say Jason DunnÆs new band sounds like his old band because itÆs still
his voice, his guitar, and some of his songs, but IÆd say The Luxury is a step
up musically from the Halogens; this incarnation can blow the doors off the
club, as well as do the various elegant takes on better-than-Coldplay anthemic
pop, see the end of ôRockets and Wrecking Balls.ö There, and on ôLet Go,ö the
recordÆs opener, the change of lineup has produced a rock band with some Oasis
in the big hummable choruses, long wah-wah outro solos, and oddly, some REM in
the driving pop of ôSeven Stories.ö For good measure, there are nods to Revolver
era Beatles in the weaving of strings and cool sounds into the CDÆs sonic
periphery on ôMalcontent,ö another track that blends the (excellent) singer at
the piano with the big guitar sound in a way that's classic sounding without
being derivative.