Gatsby's American Dream - (2003) Ribbons and Sugar

sound: Indie/Punk
length: 11 songs, 30.1 minutes
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1. The Taming
2. We're Not Orphans
3. Epilogue
4. A Work Lies Sex Love Fear Hate Friendship
5. Manifesto of Tangible Wealth
6. Snicker at the Swine
7. Apparition
8. Cut the Strings
9. Horse You Rode in On
10. Recondition, Reprogram, Reactivate
11. Counterfeit Language

First they had the good sense to take their name from (in my opinion) one of the greatest novels of American Literature. Secondly they had the nerve to write songs using drowning in the great "human manifesto" and lyrical content becoming of an intellect and not a 5th grader. Then they had to go and be a bunch of talented musicians and a group of guys who genuinely love music?
Here is an album that never falls into the cliche of sounding like one giant 30 minute song, and a band that never ceased to switch it up on their fans. Damn entertaining, solid West Egg material.

sounds like: Further Seems Forever, Silversun Pickups, Refused

Woosh.

Paulson - (2007) All At Once

sound: Indie Rock
length: 13 songs, 36.43 minutes
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1. Voids (3:45)
2. Under Crowns (3:04)
3. Calling on You (3:37)
4. Window Frames (3:09)
5. Slow Down (3:58)
6. Programs (3:45)
7. Miami Current (3:29)
8. Not By A Long Shot (3:12)
9. Break Me In (3:23)
10. Ultra-High (3:16)
11. Just Shy (4:20)
12. I Knew You When (3:29)
13. What Are You? (4:30)

Was recommended this album by a friend last summer, sort of surf rock vibe. Along the lines to some extent of Silversun Pickups, very chill. Personally songs like Window Frames and Under Crowns really set the tone for the album. Not very chipper as far as lyrics go, however who ever said good music was ever about happiness right?

sounds like: Silversun Pickups, Dredg, maybe Moros Eros

Zip!