Army Navy - Army Navy (c) 2008 The Fever Zone
Artist....: Army Navy
Album.....: Army Navy
Type......: Album
Source....: CDDA
Tracks....: 12
Genre.....: Indie
Label.....: The Fever Zone
Catalogue#: 1
Encoder...: LAME 3.97
Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint-Stereo
URL.......: http://www.myspace.com/armynavy
Tracklist:
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01 Dark As Days 03:44
02 My Thin Sides 03:52
03 Saints 03:49
04 Slight Of Hand 04:27
05 Unresponsive Ears 04:49
06 Shakes Of Hawaii 03:52
07 Ignite 04:33
08 Pocket Boys 04:08
09 Jail Is Fine 03:50
10 In The Lime 04:12
11 Golden Pony 05:26
12 Get Right Back (Bonus Track) 03:29
Total:81,7 MB / 50:11 min
Release Notes:
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In the tradition of the Posies and Teenage Fanclub, Army Navy crafts
energized, melody-driven blasts of power pop. Vocalist Justin Kennedy
launched the group upon his move to Los Angeles, having left Seattle
after playing alongside Ben Gibbard (the future frontman of Death Cab
for Cutie) in the band Pinwheel. With the help of bassist Benjamin
Gaffin and guitarist Louie Schultz, Kennedy began shopping his new
material around California, eventually piquing the interest of producer
Adam Lasus. The group decamped to Lasus' studio to record The Fever
Zone with iconic drummer Pete Tomas (of Elvis Costello & the
Attractions fame) serving as a temporary drummer. Missouri native
Douglas Randall climbed aboard upon the album's completion, allowing
the group to play shows alongside the Arctic Monkeys and Wolfmother in
support of the record.
"Songs you need to download now! Army Navy `Saints': a splashy jangle
of distorted guitars and winsomely defiant vocals--like Teenage
Fanclub's Bandwagonesque all jacked up on Mountain Dew--that's the
feel-good nonhit of the winter." -- SPIN "Army Navy follow in a direct
line from The Zombies to Teenage Fanclub, with brief detours for The
Posies, Redd Kross, My Bloody Valentine, Blur, and the like, layering
heavy, distorted guitars, pounding rhythms and oh-so-sad and sweet
vocal melancholy into rock and roll bliss." -- Other Music
The music of Army Navy is best described as impeccably crafted melody
over blankets of guitar fuzz that create a delicate balance between
melancholy and joyful resignation. For inspiration, the band looks to
groups from the past like Teenage Fanclub, The Smiths, The Posies, and
The Libertines while still keeping a firm eye on the future. Aided in
the studio by producer Adam Lasus (whose previous credits include Clap
Your Hands Say Yeah, Helium, and Yo La Tengo), the band eschewed the
major label process to release its eponymous debut in the US under its
own label, The Fever Zone, in the Fall 2008. With a firm lineup, an
explosive live show, and a fair smattering of internet and magazine
press, the band is beginning to attract a steady following in their
adopted hometown of Los Angeles. They've shared the stage with such
acts as The Arctic Monkeys, Wolfmother, and Teenage Fanclub, and have
recorded an exclusive song to be on the soundtrack of the new Michael
Cera movie Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. The band's advice to
fans of indie pop everywhere can be echoed by a review in Pitchfork,
which urges people to "catch a whiff of Army Navy's sweet jangle."