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22 December 2023
Yes, that’s the longest title I’ve ever seen on a record, next to that Fiona Apple album where she put an entire verse on the front of hers. And yes, the album is as sensitive and emotional in theme as it sounds, which normally isn’t my thing. Sure, there are some pleasantly exceptional surprises in the genre, like Damiens Jurado and Rice, but typically it’s a predictable, trite sound with a whole lot of \"woe is me\".
Colouring Season’s \"woe is me\" grows on you, though, thanks to a welcome absence of two big things that plague such emotionally heavy musics:
1. That nasally, whiny, stereotypical indie-rock vocal style, and
2. That equally annoying indie-rock musical sound.
This album has a lot of the sounds that made me like Weezer’s blue album when I first heard it. It is well-crafted, catchy tunes with a lot of nice synthesizer accents and vocal harmonies... and surprises galore.
Case in point: Despite what you might expect, Colouring Season’s sensitivity does not require blasé silence. No need to compromise the \"rock\" part of \"pop rock\" for all the burdens he’s unloading. A wall of guitar distortion will kick in every now and then to make sure of that.
Another surprise? There’s only one musically serene, peaceful track on the disc-- \"My Camera\". But the biggest surprise of all is the thick, crunchy redo of The Bangles’ \"Manic Monday\".
All in all, if I had to go against my grain and listen to someone’s conscious musical effort to be sensitive and cope with their feelings, I’d prefer it be something like this. Lyrically, I wouldn’t give it any awards for cleverness or originality-- which the aforementioned songs severely lack-- but it works well as a part of one cohesive whole.
Colouring Season’s \"woe is me\" grows on you, though, thanks to a welcome absence of two big things that plague such emotionally heavy musics:
1. That nasally, whiny, stereotypical indie-rock vocal style, and
2. That equally annoying indie-rock musical sound.
This album has a lot of the sounds that made me like Weezer’s blue album when I first heard it. It is well-crafted, catchy tunes with a lot of nice synthesizer accents and vocal harmonies... and surprises galore.
Case in point: Despite what you might expect, Colouring Season’s sensitivity does not require blasé silence. No need to compromise the \"rock\" part of \"pop rock\" for all the burdens he’s unloading. A wall of guitar distortion will kick in every now and then to make sure of that.
Another surprise? There’s only one musically serene, peaceful track on the disc-- \"My Camera\". But the biggest surprise of all is the thick, crunchy redo of The Bangles’ \"Manic Monday\".
All in all, if I had to go against my grain and listen to someone’s conscious musical effort to be sensitive and cope with their feelings, I’d prefer it be something like this. Lyrically, I wouldn’t give it any awards for cleverness or originality-- which the aforementioned songs severely lack-- but it works well as a part of one cohesive whole.
artid
2509
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issue
vol 6 - issue 11 (jul 2004)
section
entertainmental