ARTiST: Grownup Noise
ALBUM: This Time With Feeling
BiTRATE: 198kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Self-released
GENRE: Indie
SiZE: 80.07 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 53min 42sec total
RiP DATE: 2011-03-30
STORE DATE: 2011-00-00
Track List:
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01. Strawmen 2:56
02. Anthem for Second Place 3:18
03. Flower 4:05
04. Carnival 4:04
05. Six Foot Solemn Oath 5:14
06. The Artist Type 4:22
07. The Same, The Same 4:19
08. So it Goes 5:51
09. Just So You Know 4:50
10. Attention 4:28
11. Gone is a Four Letter Word 8:01
12. Somehow We Escaped 2:14
Release Notes:
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Boston's baroque pop stalwarts, The Grownup Noise are poised to celebrate the
release of their second long player, This Time With Feeling on Saturday with an
impressive line up at The Middle East. More on that in a bit. First allow us to
provide the obligatory back story. The Grownup Noise formed in 2005 after Adam
Sankowksi (bass/vocals) and Paul Hansen (guitar/vocals) paths crossed while
attending Berklee College of Music. They released their self titled debut in
2007 and now four years later the band are about to drop This Time With Feeling.
The album was recorded in and around New England and according to the press
released some of the albums vocals were tracked in Hansen's bathroom. The album
was mixed in North Carolina by studio engineer/producer Scott Solter (The
Mountain Goats/Spoon), who also provides additional instrumentation to several
of the albums tracks.
For the past several weeks I've been struck by the simple beauty of This Time
With Feeling. From the very first listen I connected immediately with lyrical
imagery of looking back on our youth as well as to present, to the struggles or
adulthood. There's something incredibly honest and comfortable about these
songs, something almost familiar. The albums rich textures are in large part due
to each member being a gifted multi-instrumentalist, it's also what gives the
album a true collaborative feel. on This Time.., the Grownup Noise deftly tread
the line between Folk and Americana to reveal 12 complex and engaging pop songs.
Some of our favorite moments come when Paul Hansen's croon is complemented by
the angelic voice of Katie French(cello) on a handful of the albums tracks. With
the should be hit single Just So You Know as well as our personal favorite Six
Foot Solemn Oath, The Grownup Noise have issued a record that's both
irresistible and eclectic, not to mention completely addicting from the very
first listen.