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Artist: Finest Dearest
Album: Finest Dearest
Label: Bloodtown Records
Playtime: 44:14 min
Genre: Indie
URL: http://www.myspace.com/finestdearest
Rip date: 2009-12-01
Street date: 2008-00-00
Size: 65.65 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 196 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
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Finest Dearest is a female-fronted indie rock band from San Francisco. We
obviously think that this release is awesome, but here is what some other
people had to say about it:
Onwards and upwards, Bay Area pop darlings Finest Dearest have returned with
their second cd release, and it's filled with some terrific driving tunes!
Indeed, since 2005's Pacemaker cdep and even last year's Off Sides 7", it
sounds like they've gotten a whole lot darker and edgier...Led by Carly
Schneider's sweetly biting vocals, the band definitely still recalls the
early '90s indie pop dreams of Velocity Girl and Tsunami, but with more of
the modern day sheen and wise-beyond-their years complexity of groups such as
Tegan & Sara or Rilo Kiley. û Aquarius Records
The album from the guys and gals in Finest Dearest is a clear level up from
the vast majority of indie records that are circulating the SF/East Bay scene
right now. The record sports strings, tight compositions, and extremely high
production value while avoiding both the "art/baroque rock" and "boo hoo hoo
for me-emo" pitfalls that have begun to clutter the indie rock landscape. û
Phil Matarese, The Deli Magazine, SF
Indie was once edgy, but now it's mostly sereneàbut San Francisco has a
hold-out: Finest Dearest has essentially ignored the current indie scene.
Their new self-titled album on Bloodtown Records could easily fit among discs
by the powerful women of '90s indie rockà The blaring amps and drums are a
welcome reminder of how much impact indie rock can have. - Alex Felsinger,
San Francisco Bay Guardian
The packaging includes a 6-panel digipack with full-color printing and spot
varnish and a 16-page booklet with an illustration corresponding to each
song. Fucking gorgeous!
- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -
01. Naming Ceremony ( 4:59)
02. Night-Blooming Flowers ( 4:27)
03. Your Hometown ( 3:20)
04. Making A Sound 1 ( 4:25)
05. Making A Sound 2 ( 4:12)
06. Making A Sound 3 ( 3:29)
07. Fathers ( 4:48)
08. Tunnel Vision ( 4:54)
09. Serious ( 3:43)
10. Pendulum ( 1:54)
11. March Into Flames ( 4:03)
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