Downtown - Downtown (c) 2004 Coup de Grace
Artist....: Downtown
Album.....: Downtown
Type......: Album
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 12
Genre.....: Indie
Label.....: Coup de Grace
Catalogue#: 5006
Encoder...: LAME 3.97
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:g9fwxqqsldae
Tracklist:
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01 Twilight 06:23
02 Still Drownin' 04:34
03 Thunderstorm 05:02
04 Nowhere To Hide 05:22
05 Nothin' But You 04:45
06 Colorful Little Boxes 02:35
07 Long Winter Gone 05:51
08 In Your Arms 04:30
09 One More Trip Downtown 04:16
10 Fallin' 05:24
11 Fallen Angels 04:28
12 Stay Too Long 05:32
Total:78,5 MB / 58:42 min
Release Notes:
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From New York City by way of Detroit, the duo known as Downtown --
comprised of Bob Kaeding and Eric Brendo -- fuse elements of modern
rock and electronic music with often exhilarating results on its
self-titled debut. Helped out by famed producers Flood and Alan Moulder
(who count U2, Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails to their credit), plus
one-time Curve frontwoman Toni Halliday, the material boasts a blurry,
shoegazer feel, but it's steeped in the techno world as well. Lush and
melodic, tunes like "Thunderstorm" and the single-worthy "Twilight" are
as gripping as they are palatable. If the latter comes off like the
First and Last and Always-era of the Sisters of Mercy fronted by Simon
Lebon, the more immediate, airwave-ripe vibe of "Nowhere to Hide"
asserts the pair's wide range. Things don't always click, however, as
the sluggish atmospherics of "Darker Than a Heart" affirm, but most
often Downtown's musical trip is worth taking.