rareair Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 i really liked their last (debut) album, and the new release is out tomorrow. anyone heard anything regarding the style or quality of their new one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pnêyu Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 You can listen to some of the new songs on their MySpace page. (I'm looking forward to it too.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somnambulist Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 I haven't heard anything on their new one either but I'm looking forward to it. Bought their debut at the last, good local record store in my area which promptly closed a few weeks later. Do they have a myspace page/original website? They might be streaming clips somewhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAngerer09 Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 anyone heard anything regarding the style or quality of their new one? I loved the debut, but I listened to the new one the other day and it just seemed kinda dull. I'm sure I'll give it a few more listens, but it just didn't have the hooks and charm that the first album had. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 i've heard this one is way better than the last Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Payroll Peter Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 i've heard this one is way better than the lastway more 80s vibe than CA pop vibe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ginandcigarettes Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 Dan (the guitarist) used to sell me guitar pedals and keyboards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rareair Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 i've heard this one is way better than the last they are streaming at mergerecords.com, and i like it after a couple of times through. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAngerer09 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 way more 80s vibe than CA pop vibe. and thats probably why i don't like it as much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DAngerer09 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 here's the allmusic review. they gave it 3/5 and this review does a lot of compare and contrast between the 2 albums. The Broken West's debut album I Can't Go On, I'll Go On was full of sunshine. The big, bright guitars, lush and sweet vocal harmonies, and huge, friendly hooks called to mind bands like Teenage Fanclub or Beachwood Sparks; bands who sound Californian through and through, in other words. On the follow-up, Now or Heaven, they strip almost all of the sunshine out of their sound. The big chiming guitars are replaced with thinner, almost Spartan tones, the drums are often provided by machines, and the optimistic feel of the record has vanished. The template for the group's sound has shifted from sunny indie rock to more dramatic and precise indie rock. More Spoon or Walkmen than TFC, more New York than California. Luckily though the quality of the songcraft remains mostly undiminished, and if you can weather the sea change in sound, Now or Heaven is worth a listen. The best songs, like the jumpy opener "Gwen, Now and Then," the quietly urgent "Embassy Row," or the energetic "Perfect Games" could have, with a few more guitars added, fit in fine on the debut. Most of the rest are good, no-thrills indie rock with only a couple of tracks that really fall flat. "Elm City"'s icy synths and hushed tones are less dramatic than they are clich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 way more 80s vibe than CA pop vibe.I loved the last album but I'm uncertain about this new one, mostly because I prefer their old CA pop over their new '80s vibe. Still, I can't get "Got It Bad" out of my head... it's been spinning in my brain all week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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