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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I discovered this album via an Acid Planet remix compo which I entered (artist name Strange Boudoir - if you are interested :)) and I was struck by the simplicity the energy and the beauty of the melody lines...so I bought the album and mightly glad I did. Excellent songs simply arranged and played with a real feel and energy. It has been described as trance rock, this is rubbish cos to my mind this has overtones of krautrock and dance hybrids - nothing could be futher from the truth. But if you want to hear what Chris Martin would sound like with a band baking him who actually had some balls (even though two of them are of the female pesuasion) then investigate with confidence
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Great stuff from a band that's going places
27 Dec 2007
Format:Audio CD
This is a highly recommended CD from a band that is sure to go places. Their music is centered around a blend of acoustic guitar, softly reverberating, jangly electrics, and pleasing vocals that results in a fairly mellow pop sound, but with none of the blandness that afflicts so many of their contemporaries. There's plenty of emotional investment and driving beat to go around, along with musicianship in abundance shining through on each track. Even with their non-bombastic and reserved faintly psychedelic sound, these guys have clearly prayed at the altar of the rock gods. Their songs tend to have complex, non-standard structures, which is hard to pull off successfully, but they do it extremely well. There's no boring verse chorus verse chorus stuff here. My only minor quibble - they COULD rock a bit harder. It's clear they have it in them.
Something that sets them apart is the great male-female harmonies by lead singer Adam Kittredge with Antonia Freybe-Smith, who has one of the most beautiful voices out there in any genre, much less Indie Rock.
There aren't any weak tracks here, but first time listeners should check out Shadow Knows, All the People, Get it Right, Life's a Song, and Where Did You Go, the best songs in my opinion.
Something that sets them apart is the great male-female harmonies by lead singer Adam Kittredge with Antonia Freybe-Smith, who has one of the most beautiful voices out there in any genre, much less Indie Rock.
There aren't any weak tracks here, but first time listeners should check out Shadow Knows, All the People, Get it Right, Life's a Song, and Where Did You Go, the best songs in my opinion.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Bridges
9 Nov 2005
Format:Audio CD
This is a great new full-length from Victoria's newest batch of rising stars. Layers of keyboards and percussion are drenched in sonic guitar feedback, offering a throwback to classic albums by the Who and Radiohead. Jets proves they can rock their way through upbeat songs such as the opening track, This Way, while also demonstrating their ability handle slower numbers with equal grace. If you appreciate the orchestral pop of Stars and the driving urgency of the Arcade Fire, do not miss this latest release from Jets Overhead - Bridges will quickly prove its worth to fans of contemporary and classical indie rock and pop alike.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Awesome album
5 Feb 2006
Format:Audio CD
I love this album. The band is from Victoria, which is where I live (that's cool.) I've heard the song 'seems so far' about a hundred times over the radio, when they were 'the zone's band of the month.' All the songs on this album are excellent. When I first got this album, I could listen to all the songs without skipping any, start to finish.
This is definitely an album you don't rock out to, very mellow and 'hypnotic' as critics put it.
Great album, and recommended.
This is definitely an album you don't rock out to, very mellow and 'hypnotic' as critics put it.
Great album, and recommended.
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