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2005 / 3 stars / director / reviews — No Comments
12
Dec 08

We Thrive on Big Cities (2005) by Director

Director
We Thrive on Big Cities
2005, Atlantic Records
pop, alt rock

In this debut, Director manages to bore instead of inspire. By imitating the oft-imitated Strokes and other ‘in’ bands, it’s a miracle people still remember who this band is. Then again, since this album was released in 2006, they probably created the craze of what most bands sound like these days.

Honestly, I wouldn’t be so harsh on these guys if they had some decent lyrics, but since they fail at that I’ll have to leave my review at three stars. Even then, my review is high considering that I only liked (and saw promise in) “Reconnect,” which is an excellent single that you should buy on iTunes ASAP. After downloading, look up a more interesting band like Snowden or Boy Kill Boy.

“Reconnect,” “Big Cities,” “Easy To Me.”
myspace, cdworld.ie
Boy Kill Boy’s Civilian, Snowden’s Anti-Anti

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2006 / 4 stars / reviews / snowden — 1 Comment
18
Nov 08

Anti-Anti (2006) by Snowden

Genre: indie rock/alt pop
Rating:
“Anti-Anti,” “Counterfeit Rules,” “Black Eyes,” and “Sisters.”
myspace, last.fm
tiger lou, wartapes

The fact that Snowden hails from Atlanta, GA says a lot for this band. I don’t even need to talk about their album to point out they’ve made a name for themselves in this ridiculously new frontier of the non-rap-or-hip-hop musicland. After hearing Anti-Anti, though, I’m all for saying ‘Go South, young [man/woman/person/being].’
Anti-Anti is exactly what it purports – a collection of songs against the trendy ‘anti’ culture that youth seems to love, no matter the century. The sardonic lyrics here live up to that name, and happen to go a bit overboard when you realize that all but one of the songs concern this theme. Obviously, I’m going to complain about the lack of originality, lyrical interest, etc. “Sisters” happens to make up for some of it in a very creepy way, but relying on one song to balance out an album does not a five-star review make.
That said, don’t let my review fool you – this album was made to groove to. While they may be ‘anti-anti,’ Snowden’s sound on this record is a very catchy mixture of pop and the downtempoish, almost dirty production that’s so popular now. Bound to definitely get you moving, if not listening all the way through.

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