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| Song Title | Time | Price | |||
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| 1. Eight | 3:08 | Not Available | |||
| 2. Play Together | 2:37 | Not Available | |||
| 3. Slick | 4:37 | Not Available | |||
| 4. Karen | 3:31 | Not Available | |||
| 5. Too Much Talking | 3:52 | Not Available | |||
| 6. Toro | 2:48 | Not Available | |||
| 7. Two Years | 2:43 | Not Available | |||
| 8. Seven | 3:17 | Not Available | |||
| 9. Two Hands | 2:38 | Not Available | |||
| 10. Gold Key | 3:27 | Not Available | |||
| 11. Piano Song | 2:13 | Not Available |
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Where it comes to indulgence a lot of bands fall down. Many are guilty of finishing with a sprawling epic, padding out a midsection with skits or drawing out tracks with aimless strumming. Unicorn however barely lasts 30 minutes and by excluding the two 12"s that led up to the album release it immediately seems underweight rather over.
Whilst its restrained, electro-indie atmospherics don't have the same chill as The xx, and their most memorable hooks have met with the chop, Unicorn nevertheless has something to say. Its barely-there acoustics often meet with echoing pulses and sparse percussion. Ambient, babbling beats frequently meet more upbeat channels of poppish electro. And in frontwoman Tigs, there are strong vocals to support. Much has been made of her similarity to Karen O, but really, outside of some guest work for The Brute Chorus, this seems largely unfounded. All the same, she coos along with enviable, you-needn't-apply nonchalance and disinterest throughout.
"Slick" is the only real contender when it comes to the sultry levels of relaxed electro-pop that the here-absent "Solo" and "Salt Air" achieved. It tempts and teases just as The Golden Filter have been doing lately, layering skittish synth patterns onto other rising columns of scales and in doing so hints at Sound of Silver-era LCD Soundsystem. "Karen" later coasts along in new-wave waters. Driven along by sporadic guitarwork it flirts pleasingly with Blondie-levels of glamour. Elsewhere, the remaining tracks jostle for attention pleasingly.
Though seemingly incomplete, Unicorn is that rarest of beasts, more than sufficiently revealing yet frustratingly distant (in a good way). Its heart may have been removed, yet it still succeeds with ease. Chew Lips were bold to leave out "Solo" and "Salt Air" but it's a decision for which, along with the album, they deserve credit.
Whilst its restrained, electro-indie atmospherics don't have the same chill as The xx, and their most memorable hooks have met with the chop, Unicorn nevertheless has something to say. Its barely-there acoustics often meet with echoing pulses and sparse percussion. Ambient, babbling beats frequently meet more upbeat channels of poppish electro. And in frontwoman Tigs, there are strong vocals to support. Much has been made of her similarity to Karen O, but really, outside of some guest work for The Brute Chorus, this seems largely unfounded. All the same, she coos along with enviable, you-needn't-apply nonchalance and disinterest throughout.
"Slick" is the only real contender when it comes to the sultry levels of relaxed electro-pop that the here-absent "Solo" and "Salt Air" achieved. It tempts and teases just as The Golden Filter have been doing lately, layering skittish synth patterns onto other rising columns of scales and in doing so hints at Sound of Silver-era LCD Soundsystem. "Karen" later coasts along in new-wave waters. Driven along by sporadic guitarwork it flirts pleasingly with Blondie-levels of glamour. Elsewhere, the remaining tracks jostle for attention pleasingly.
Though seemingly incomplete, Unicorn is that rarest of beasts, more than sufficiently revealing yet frustratingly distant (in a good way). Its heart may have been removed, yet it still succeeds with ease. Chew Lips were bold to leave out "Solo" and "Salt Air" but it's a decision for which, along with the album, they deserve credit.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I was lured in by the Alex Kapranos remix of "Salt Air" on "Kitsuné Maison Compilation 8", and Unicorn, their debut album, certainly doesn't disappoint.
Accessible, incredibly catchy, dance-pop, bolstered by singer Tigs' commanding vocals.
Top Tracks:
First Single "Solo"
Goldfrapp-esque "Slick"
Electro Ballad "Gold Key"
Accessible, incredibly catchy, dance-pop, bolstered by singer Tigs' commanding vocals.
Top Tracks:
First Single "Solo"
Goldfrapp-esque "Slick"
Electro Ballad "Gold Key"
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5/10
I bought the 'Solo' single and liked it enough to buy this album. On it, the minimal synth pop formula really works only on two tracks: 'Two Years' and 'Two Hands'. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Stan FREDO
Sheer Class.
I bought this album after reading about Chew Lips in a Sunday Times supplement. I am far from disappointed. If you like eighties synth-pop, you'll love this. Read more
Published on 10 May 2010 by S. Jackson
Plays subtle havoc with this thing called pop/rock music
Bought this album on a whim in lieu of something else because I liked the look of the cover ( I have bought some great stuff through this rather esoteric approach ) and it turns... Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2010 by russell clarke
Unicorn
Female vocal led electronica was every where last year, and Chew Lips are perhaps a little late to the party with this. Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2010 by avl06
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