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Old 07-02-2012, 04:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I just don't get this. Sure there's one or two decent tunes on it but overall it just sounds nauseating and a little too sugar-coated for my liking. The sound of her voice kind of reminded me of Alison Shaw from Cranes however she uses her voice in a way I don't like. I'm filing this next to Cults' s/t and the first Sleigh Bells albums.
So is it mainly her voice that gets to you? Considering it is the most prominent aspect of the music, I can understand not liking it if she bothers you. Even when it is subtle and the synths behind her are taking over, her voice still plays such a role that it is essential to the music (otherwise it would just be warbling synth crap).

Personally, I love her voice and if it wasn't for how unique and creative she is with it, the whole album would blow.
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So is it mainly her voice that gets to you? Considering it is the most prominent aspect of the music, I can understand not liking it if she bothers you. Even when it is subtle and the synths behind her are taking over, her voice still plays such a role that it is essential to the music (otherwise it would just be warbling synth crap).

Personally, I love her voice and if it wasn't for how unique and creative she is with it, the whole album would blow.
It's not just her voice though, I was also indifferent to a lot of the songs on it. It just didn't compute with me. Mind you I was expecting a lot from the album due to the hype surrounding it so that may have also affected my view on it. It sounded a bit cheap and throwaway to me but I probably will give it a revaluation at some stage.
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It's not just her voice though, I was also indifferent to a lot of the songs on it. It just didn't compute with me. Mind you I was expecting a lot from the album due to the hype surrounding it so that may have also affected my view on it. It sounded a bit cheap and throwaway to me but I probably will give it a revaluation at some stage.
Ah yeah, the hype can kill it. I saw a passing mention of her before I checked her out...I had no idea she was being hyped until after I heard the album. I'd say I agree with you about some of the songs on there...but the 3 or 4 great ones are REALLY great, in my opinion.
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Ah yeah, the hype can kill it. I saw a passing mention of her before I checked her out...I had no idea she was being hyped until after I heard the album. I'd say I agree with you about some of the songs on there...but the 3 or 4 great ones are REALLY great, in my opinion.
Even the songs I did kind of like I felt they were something I would probably get sick of within a month and rarely listen to again. It would probably have made a better impact on me if it was an EP.
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Top 4 albums in no particular order

Passion Pit-Gossamer
King Tuff-King Tuff
Metric-Synthetica
Japandroids-Celebration Rock
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