August 26, 201113 yr Author 7.2, Disappointing review from Pitchfork. "With this welcome refinement of style comes a minor downside, namely, that it feels overly familiar. This isn't to say that Grossi is ripping anyone off-- at a time when music is so instantly responsive to its own immediate context, his recombinant approach is routine. But on You Are All I See, craft edges out personality. The allusions to modern trends are so well-realized that it at least creates a slightly numbing impression of opportunistic pastiche, even if the similarities were unintentional. If you enjoyed the experimental soft-pop moods of Bon Iver's recent album and are looking for more spiritually glamorous music, step right up. Pacesetter How to Dress Well, who mines a vein similar to Grossi's but more ghostly, guests on the excellent "Playing House", while "Hanging On" sounds like a heartfelt synthesis of "Lady Luck", "The Boy Is Mine", and "Pony". To top it off, "Way Too Fast" and "Shield & Sword" both have the prayerful, hollowed out turbulence of James Blake. With a figurative dugout like that, it's hard to go wrong in 2011."
August 26, 201113 yr Call Me Tonight, the bonus track, is so different :o And STUNNING too. YES!!1 When it came on I thought I'd downloaded the wrong track because it sounds like its been plucked right from the 80s but after Hanging On it's easily my favourite now :wub: This album really is incredible. That 7.2 is a shambles.
August 26, 201113 yr YES!!1 When it came on I thought I'd downloaded the wrong track because it sounds like its been plucked right from the 80s but after Hanging On it's easily my favourite now :wub: This album really is incredible. That 7.2 is a shambles. LOL same situation here! When it came on I thought the album ended and something else I don't remember putting on the playlist started playing. :lol: The beginning sounds like La Roux tbh :o
October 6, 201113 yr Can I just proclaim how much I'm still loving this? So haunting. 'High Priestess' is one of the tracks of the year.
October 22, 201113 yr Can I just proclaim how much I'm still loving this? So haunting. 'High Priestess' is one of the tracks of the year. Agreed. This whole album remains amazing. All of the tracks that didn't click with me at first have majorly grown on me now.
October 31, 201113 yr Definitely the album of the year for me (so far). A deluxe edition is being released on iTunes this week, so we should get a couple of new songs soon. The extra tracks are as follows: 11 Diamond Heart 12 Body Heat 13 Playing House (Chad Valley remix) 14 Hanging On (Live at WFUV) 'Diamond Heart' is wonderful!
July 7, 201213 yr Is it only me who fails to see this having any relevance to Active Child whatsoever?
July 7, 201213 yr http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raven_(BBC_TV_series) !!! Oh genuine lol! I swear I did not already know that!
July 7, 201213 yr just had about 20 seconds of believing he was Raven omg and LOVE the video. This album is still fresh as ever :wub: Edited July 7, 201213 yr by JakeWild
July 7, 201213 yr pavel you are the odd one out here because i thought raven as well! i've not listened to ANY active child song before but that one is s o g o o d. album downloaded on the back of it!
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