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Track Listings
| 1. Wake Me When It's Over |
| 2. Everywhere You Turn |
| 3. Pool Song |
| 4. I Know It's Coming Someday |
| 5. Meet Me At The Bottom |
| 6. Can't Feel A Thing |
| 7. Tidal Wave |
| 8. The Ghosts Around You |
| 9. All Sewn Up |
| 10. Exit |
| 11. Strangest Things |
| 12. Day Sleeper |
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New York band Longwave's debut UK album The Strangest Things is produced by wacky Flaming Lips bassist Dave Fridman and--surprisingly--they cite the emotional grandiosity of U2's Unforgettable Fire as an inspirational touchstone. The Strangest Things is the praiseworthy work of spiritual Brits, dislocated Anglophiles proffering designer noise for those who despair of seeing the baton of landscaped alternative-rock slipping from the increasingly greasy grasp of Six by Seven.
Big on pursed brows, angelic vocals, melodious solemnity, Joy Division basslines and Beaufort Scale-busting squalls of guitar FX pedal histrionics (it's almost as if "axe heroes" never went out of fashion) Longwave are at their most electromagnetic on the Idlewild-style blast of "Tidal Wave" and the arresting pop thrust of potential single "All Sewn Up". Worthy of even greater distinction is the poise and imperturbable burnish of "I Know It's Coming Someday", a persuasive pop tune that would simply fly out of High Street record retailers all over the land if it had "Coldplay" written on the label. --Kevin Maidment
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cool Albumn,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Strangest Things (Audio CD)
This albumn rocks!!! its not full of the same old heavy rock songs you hear these days but great melodic tunes. The music itself could be mistaken for some strokes songs e.g. pool song but the singing voice is much more tuneful and easy listening but thier music is very much thier own. The band do use effects on the guitars alot but this does not always work against them as most of the songs are great to listen to!! they deserve to be a bigger in britian!!! buy this albumn
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
USA does it again!,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Strangest Things (Audio CD)
Could it Liverpool 1980???. Bring out the long macs and the moody stares..although Longwave mix in a positive but not unwelcome american tinge to the experience.Quality is the key here with a host of chiming soundscapes,humming FX pedals and a feeling that this band are on the cusp of greatness.Based in NY, this will probably slip by the casual listener but is another american message to the motherland "we can do indie/alt-rock too..maybe better than you now". Watch this space..........
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant!!!!!,
This review is from: The Strangest Things (Audio CD)
Why aren't Longwave bigger in the U.K? This is a fantastic album, wonderful melodic indie rock that puts most new indie bands in the shade two years after its release. "Wake me when its over" is a beutiful song,and the whole album is filled with a delibrate energy that makes it essential listening. Extremely highly recommended, as is their previous album and E.P.s
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