Paul's Choice:
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Let It Sway
So I’m going to have to borrow a phrase I heard my friend say to properly describe this album… Frick, I’m not even going to borrow it, I’m just going to steal it. And I didn’t even hear this friend say it; I saw it posted under my other friend’s Facebook Quotations. Ladies and gentlemen, this is plagiarism at its finest. So here come my feelings on Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin’s Let It Sway: It just makes my heart tickle! Thanks to Bethany for saying that and thanks to Nathan for posting it on Facebook many moons ago.
SSLYBY is a band that I have loved for a long time due to the fun and happy sound that is prevalent in all their songs as well as their simplicity. In their latest effort, the band has stayed true to their roots while venturing into new territory. Overall they have added more complexity to their sound such as what I believe to be improved drumming reminiscent of that on Weezer’s Maladroit as well as more interesting structure and whatnot (check out that time change in “Back On the Saddle”!). The album covers just about every tone from the soft makey-outiness of “Stuart Gets Lost Das Le Metro” to the fun rocker “All Hail Dracula!”. I think the best way to describe this album is to say the beginning is good: the opening track introduces the listener to the soft melodies of SSLYBY as well as their poppy goodness. The middle is good: the album doesn’t get boring by mixing in the faster paced songs among the slower ones to create a medley of awesomeness. The end is good: “Phantomwise” is absolutely genius and I think it deserved to be the closing track but that’s just, like, my opinion, man. The actual closing track, “Made to Last” has some of the sweetest vocals of the entire album and leave the listener content with everything in their life ever. Overall, this album has the entire package and should be appealing to all listeners. In my opinion, there are none better in the world of Indie Pop than Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin.
SSLYBY is a band that I have loved for a long time due to the fun and happy sound that is prevalent in all their songs as well as their simplicity. In their latest effort, the band has stayed true to their roots while venturing into new territory. Overall they have added more complexity to their sound such as what I believe to be improved drumming reminiscent of that on Weezer’s Maladroit as well as more interesting structure and whatnot (check out that time change in “Back On the Saddle”!). The album covers just about every tone from the soft makey-outiness of “Stuart Gets Lost Das Le Metro” to the fun rocker “All Hail Dracula!”. I think the best way to describe this album is to say the beginning is good: the opening track introduces the listener to the soft melodies of SSLYBY as well as their poppy goodness. The middle is good: the album doesn’t get boring by mixing in the faster paced songs among the slower ones to create a medley of awesomeness. The end is good: “Phantomwise” is absolutely genius and I think it deserved to be the closing track but that’s just, like, my opinion, man. The actual closing track, “Made to Last” has some of the sweetest vocals of the entire album and leave the listener content with everything in their life ever. Overall, this album has the entire package and should be appealing to all listeners. In my opinion, there are none better in the world of Indie Pop than Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin.
Friend Rating:
9.5
Hipster Review:
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin is a band that I have no prior listening experience with. All I know is that they're one of Paul's favorite bands, and his excitement for this album was shown even during the beginning stages of this blog's formation. I can see why he likes this band so much; their musical brand is pop in the purest sense (he refers to it as "Paulcore"). The melodies are dreamy, but not in an abstract sense, rather in a free-of-any-subtlety kind of way; this is music that is upfront about it's intentions. The music is at it's core happy and easy-going, which is something I don't usually go for (it's my main gripe about groups like Passion Pit). But, the music is good, that's something I can't deny. It doesn't exactly grab me, and personally I don't think I'll give it many spins, but it is good. Each song has character and spirit, and there's a child-like quality to the music which makes it accessible and easy to approach, but at the same time it isn't juvenile; music that's heartfelt and free of pretension. It is essentially indie pop for the alt-rock crowd.
Hipster Rating:
7.8
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5 comments:
Nice review. I can't stop listening to this album, and when I do it's just to listen to something else that leads me right back to it again. :)
Thanks, I love it so much! Definitely the best so far this year in my opinion. Out of curiosity, how did you find us?
Great review, guys! You picked up every emotion I have when listening to SSLYBY. :)
Awesome, glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for reading, hope you stick around. : )
Paulie - I found you because a friend asked me to look up some reviews of Let It Sway. :) I love your double-review format. I think it's a perfect way to deal with the two types of audiences for an album - the interested newcomer, and the long-time admirer.
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