Track Listing 1. I Want to Save You 2. Punk Rock Princess 3. I Woke up in a Car 4. If You C Jordan 5. Astronaut, The 6. Hurricane 7. Cavanaugh Park 8. Fall 9. Straw Dog 10. Good News 11. Drunk Girl 12. Not What It Seems 13. You're Gone 14. Globes & Maps
| Details | | Producer: | Jim Wirt | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Something Corporate includes: Andrew McMahon (vocals, piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Josh Partington, William Tell (guitar, background vocals); Clutch (bass, background vocals); Brian Ireland (drums, percussion, background vocals). Additional personnel: Paul Buckmaster (arranger, conductor). Engineers include: Jim Wirt, Mike Fraser, Brian Reeves. Recorded at Cello, Hollywood, California; 4th Street, Santa Monica, California; South Beach, Miami, Florida; Jungle Room Studio, Glendale, California. At heart, Something Corporate find themselves somewhere between the quirky, piano-driven sound of Ben Folds Five and the power pop angst of Marvelous 3 and Semisonic. The bittersweet mid-tempo "Cavanaugh Park" boasts lush, dramatic keyboards, setting a vibe that is almost at odds with the lyrics. "Punk Rock Princess" is as catchy as the song's name would suggest, while the bratty, self-proclaimed anthem "If You C Jordan" sounds like a second cousin to much contemporaneous neo-pop-punk music. Staying corporate, "Drunk Girl" opens with Boston-influenced guitar harmonies that lead to the most endearing sentiment on LEAVING THROUGH THE WINDOW. The song finds a man in a dubious situation, but virtue keeps him from betraying his heart; not something corporate, but something refreshing.
Editorial Reviews ...Though these guys have the same catchy choruses and jump-up-and-down energy of modern-rock counterparts like Sum 41 and Blink-182, they're not nearly as juvenile... - Rating: B Entertainment Weekly (05/31/2002)
3 stars out of 5 - ...They craft suburban ennui and high-school angst into slick, hummable punk...the secret weapon here is sharp songwriting and nice keyboards...Derivative, but not boring. Rolling Stone (10/03/2002)
3 stars out of 5 - ...They craft suburban ennui and high-school angst into slick, hummable punk...the secret weapon here is sharp songwriting and nice keyboards...Derivative, but not boring.Entertainment Weekly (5/31/02, p.108) - ...Though these guys have the same catchy choruses and jump-up-and-down energy of modern-rock counterparts like Sum 41 and Blink-182, they're not nearly as juvenile... - Rating: B Rolling Stone (10/03/2002)
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