Track Listing 1. Lightning Rod 2. Satellilte 3. Manifest Destiny 4. One Man Wrecking Machine 5. Captain, The 6. New Underground, The 7. Ruby Falls 8. C'Mon 9. Empire State 10. Dear Valentine 11. Beginning of the End, The 12. Hang On
| Details | | Producer: | Ron Aniello | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Guster: Ryan Miller, Adam Gardner (vocals, guitar); Joe Pisapia (various instruments); Brian Rosenworcel (percussion). Recording information: Allaire, Shokan, New York; Sound Emporium, Nashville, Tennessee (01/2005 - 04/2005). Don't waste your time listening for bongos here. GANGING UP ON THE SUN sees Guster moving far beyond the groovy college-radio reputation that made them such campus favorites. Admittedly, there are still a few bongos, but this disc continues the progression begun on KEEP IT TOGETHER into a realm of eclectic, countrified guitar-pop. "Satellite" opens with a strummed acoustic guitar, bubbling bass lines, and a snaking keyboard riff before Ryan Miller's moody melody enters. Before the song is done, there will be distorted guitars, harmonica, organ, and as rich a sound as Guster has achieved so far. "One Man Wrecking Machine" is a nostalgic lament anchored by a full drum kit, with chunky guitar lines and a perfect alt/indie chorus. This album presents a dizzying variety of new faces for the band, all connected by Guster's melodic pop instincts and quirky sensibility.
Editorial Reviews 4 out of 5 -- [L]ayers of rich sound -- barroom piano, crunchy guitars, billowing horns and muted keyboards -- envelop SUN's songs with warmth. Alternative Press
GANGING UP is both expansive and dreamy, while the track RUBY FALLS comes off as positively psychedelic... -- Grade: B+ Entertainment Weekly
3 stars out of 5 -- [T]he now incorporate Echoplex and swirling organs. With the bands' pop instincts craftier than ever... Spin
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