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Isbjørn · 09-05-2014, 10:02 AM

Artist: Jets to Brazil
Album: Orange Rhyming Dictionary
Year: 1998
Genre: Emo/indie rock

From Jets to Brazil, fronted by Blake Schwarzenbach, former frontman of emo punk pioneers Jawbreaker, comes Orange Rhyming Dictionary. Our dear Blake was known for his trademark hoarse, raspy voice, which was caused by polyps. Prior to the recording of this album, he had surgery to remove them, so on it you can easily hear that his voice is cleaner than it was when he sang for Jawbreaker. Appropriately, Jets to Brazil has a pretty accessible indie sound, as opposed to the gruffer punk rock sound of Jawbreaker. And in my opinion, it's just as cool. Just about every song is good in its own way, and there are some really great ones: the obvious ones, “Sea Anemone” and “Sweet Avenue”, and a couple of less obvious ones, “Conrad” and “I Typed for Miles”, the latter of which has some really well-crafted lyrical lines:

I live in a hotel, I must keep writing
If I'm to be better than everyone else

Note to self: no one cares, your voice is average

They're playing love songs on your radio tonight
I don't get those songs on mine

4/5

09-05-2014, 10:02 AM	#230 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Artist: Jets to Brazil Album: Orange Rhyming Dictionary Year: 1998 Genre: Emo/indie rock From Jets to Brazil, fronted by Blake Schwarzenbach, former frontman of emo punk pioneers Jawbreaker, comes Orange Rhyming Dictionary. Our dear Blake was known for his trademark hoarse, raspy voice, which was caused by polyps. Prior to the recording of this album, he had surgery to remove them, so on it you can easily hear that his voice is cleaner than it was when he sang for Jawbreaker. Appropriately, Jets to Brazil has a pretty accessible indie sound, as opposed to the gruffer punk rock sound of Jawbreaker. And in my opinion, it's just as cool. Just about every song is good in its own way, and there are some really great ones: the obvious ones, “Sea Anemone” and “Sweet Avenue”, and a couple of less obvious ones, “Conrad” and “I Typed for Miles”, the latter of which has some really well-crafted lyrical lines: I live in a hotel, I must keep writing If I'm to be better than everyone else Note to self: no one cares, your voice is average They're playing love songs on your radio tonight I don't get those songs on mine 4/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal