ARTiST: Parallax Project
ALBUM: I Hate Girls
BiTRATE: 182kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Kool Kat
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 60.11 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 43min 59sec total
RiP DATE: 2010-05-05
STORE DATE: 2009-10-10
Track List:
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01. All the Same 3:56
02. The Day After Tomorrow 4:52
03. Easy 3:56
04. I Hate Girls 4:51
05. Waiting to Pull the Trigger 4:25
06. Suddenly California 3:53
07. Half 3:41
08. Watching the World Revolve 3:59
Around You
09. Coming Around 2:44
10. You & Me 4:07
11. Needle in a Haystack 3:35
Release Notes:
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Parallax Project was supposed to be a loosely organized, shifting collection of
musicians. That`s what founding member Michael Giblin envisioned when he set out
to create his first solo album, 2002`s "Oblivious", but where you`re headed and
where you end up are often two different things. In assembling a band to promote
the album, he ended up with a crack live unit that drew upon a collective love
of 60s Mod, 70`s new wave, and Elvis (the skinny, mousy British one). Over the
course of the next few years, the band honed its edge and flaunted its love of
the Ray Davies songbook, the result of which was the band`s 2nd album,
"Perpetual Limbo".
" It is no exaggeration to say every single track on " Hate Girls" is absolutely
fantastic. Strong hooks, attended by compact arrangements and totally together
instrumentation are staples of Parallax Project. Pronounced by a piercing riff
smacking of power pop royalty, "All The Same" gets the album off to a roaring
start and sets the standard of excellence for the remainder of the material.
Stitched of incisive breaks and a cranky, sarcastic mood, the title cut of the
disc concludes to a blast of choppy six-string plucking that brings to mind
Chuck Berry, while "Waiting To Pull The Trigger" with its hard driving motions
and air of excitement, continues to emphasize Parallax Project`s penchant for
pinning crafty pop sensibilities to a rocking beat. Elsewhere on "I Hate Girls,"
visions of Squeeze, Cotton Mather, The Kinks and Crowded House are sighted.
Sophisticated structures and melodies tempered by a stabbing undercurrent are
the ingredients responsible for allowing the music to tick. The sole cover on
the record is "Needle In A Haystack" by The Velvettes, which in the able hands
of Parallax Project is turned into a pure pop pleasure." - Prex.com.
Produced by Don Dixon, their third full length release (and Kool Kat debut) "I
Hate Girls", now flaunts the fruits of Michael`s time spent touring, hanging,
and recording with The Plimsouls and Magic Christian! And Plimsouls-inspired it
certainly is throughout - see songs like "All The Same" and "Coming Around" for
proof! But there`s also much more going on here. Imagine if Difford and
Tillbrook of Squeeze got together with Ronnie Lane of the Faces to write a song
- you`d probably wind up with "The Day After Tomorrow"! The crunchy guitar-lead
"Waiting To Pull The Trigger" features some very cool Difford/Tillbrook-like
dual lead vocals. In fact, one fan was overheard to say "It sounds like Difford
and Tillbrook fronting the Smithereens!" The title track has some Faces swagger
with some tasty Ian McLagan-like electric piano during the outro. All capped off
with a very cool cover of The Velvelettes` "Needle In A Haystack". Oh,
yes....EXTREMELY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.