Track Listing 1. Some Loud Thunder 2. Emily Jean Stock 3. Mama, Won't You Keep Them Castles in the Air and Burning? 4. Love Song No. 7 5. Satan Said Dance 6. Upon Encountering the Crippled Elephant 7. Goodbye to Mother & The Cover 8. Arm & Hammer 9. Yankee Go Home 10. Underwater (You & Me) 11. Five Easy Pieces 12. Sword Song (Bonus Track)
| Details | | Distributor: | MSI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Includes 1 bonus track. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's self-released debut album defied the odds and became 2005's biggest indie success story, and their 2007 follow-up was one of the most anticipated releases of the year. SOME LOUD THUNDER was once again released by the band; however, the production values and overall musical scope took a clear step forward. The band brought in studio guru Dave Friedman to flesh out the sound and give a more robust sheen to a group that previously captivated with its lo-fi charms. Luckily, this doesn't undermine that very charm. Frontman Alec Ounsworth still wraps his simple pop confections in eclectic instrumentation and recording trickery. The album begins with a seemingly simple tune made weird by its caked-on, over-heated speaker crackle, while "Satan Said Dance" rides a maelstrom of electronic beats, pops, and hisses straight to the world's most twisted dance floor. Ounsworth still sounds like a more emo David Byrne signing for his life, which, though sometimes overly dramatic, is in fact the only constant on this otherwise warped, glorious mess of a pop album.
Editorial Reviews 3 stars out of 5 -- There are some brilliant moments here -- notably the winsome drift and melodic starbursts of 'Mercury Walks An Orange Sun/She Arrives In Relative Stitches'. Uncut
3 stars out of 5 -- [A] mood of playful experimentation is evident throughout. Q
[T]he ragged charm of the band's rickety rhythms and singer Alec Ounsworth's strangled, mournful yelp endures. -- Grade: B- Entertainment Weekly
3.5 stars out of 5 -- [T]his set of songs recaptures much of their original nonchalant magic. It's intentionally raw... Spin
3 stars out of 5 -- The good bits are really good: Dig the goose-bump-raising refrain on 'Yankee Go Home'... Rolling Stone
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