- Audio CD (19 Jan 2009)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: CD
- Label: Fatcat Records
- ASIN: B000HDR9E0
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 477,974 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Format:Audio CD
Much like label mates Blood on the Wall Welcome put together a lovely racket of surprisingly melodic noise, mixing the spiky, wiry and intuitive guitar riffs with the gravel throated Kurt-esque vocals of Pete Brand or Jo Claxton's honey like vocals on what has become my favourite song (according to last.fm) Bunky, a rival if there ever was one to Blood on the Walls I'd Like To Take You Out. Elsewhere Deerhoof comparisons are fairly justified but Welcome are a more universal taste, where many people struggle with Satomi Matsuzaki's vocals, there is nothing to dislike about the often twinned vocals on offer here, mixing anger with pop melodies in way that McClusky do so well. Another great release from the ever reliable FatCat label.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Wait for your low cost solution
8 Feb 2007
Format:Audio CD
A 30 minute masterpiece of beautiful, swirling, fractured rock songs. Psychedelic pop from a post-1990s indie rock perspective. I don't have a degree in working for Pitchfork or something, but this album is great. Still, wait for the U.S. release if you want cheaper (should be out in March-ish?) Also, the band is Welcome, not "wecome" and they had a couple other great cds before too: Sun as Night Light and the expensive sounds of welcome (otherwise known as six-song ep or something)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Welcome, Sir!
28 April 2007
Format:Audio CD
This record entitled "Sirs" by the loopy Seattle band called WELCOME is worth a listen. It is sublimely weird, short, clipped, frustrating, and frenzied. The record melts down an intriguing marriage of twin obsessions: the psychedelic tuneful hammerings of early-ish Beatles impregnated with noisy, 90's-era garage rock like Pavement, and is somewhat reminiscent of of last year's plucky euro-kitsch slamdown by Love is All. The result here, however, is something close to punky art rock, with blistering melodic hooks beseeching and then evaporating into foggy noise, misanthropic mumblings, and lots of unwinding, layered noise. It is unique copycat indie rock, an oxymoron, yes, but there's really nothing moronic about this CD; it's an unexpected gem, and THE ABSOLUTE kind of CD that they're ALWAYS playing when you walk into your local hipster haven CD store and you're like, "what is this, sir?" and they're like "Welcome" and you're like "no, sir, thank YOU, but what is this CD?" and they're like "Sirs by Welcome" and you're like "no, sir, stop mocking me, YOU'RE very welcome--what is this that's playing?" and they're like "Sirs...um?...Welcome"---well, you get the idear.
0 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Teleurstellend
6 April 2007
Format:Audio CD
Op de website van FatCat Records wordt de band aangeprezen als dynamisch en vernieuwend. Na beluistering van de CD kom ik echter tot een andere conclusie. De nummers neigen naar saaiheid, de dynamiek kan ik niet vinden en vernieuwend durf ik het ook niet te noemen. Het lijkt een beetje op oude wijn in nieuwe zakken. De band is van plan om in de toekomst meer op te gaan treden en dan vooral op het Europese vasteland. Misschien dat de band live beter tot zijn recht komt maar op basis van deze CD denk ik niet dat ik vooraan sta.
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