OK Go - Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky

Track Reviews

WTF?- This song is an experience. Different from what they are known for. Such fun beats, makes you want to get up and dance. Feel good kind of music.

This too shall pass- Awesome bass. Deeper voice than WTF?. Interesting choice of piano in the background. Fun song, slow in some parts. Inspiring lyrics with a strong beat. Favorite song.

All is not lost- Echoing voice. Upbeat and fun. Repetitive.

Needing/ Getting- Familiar, generic, sounds like a song that would be played in a pub. Strong lyrics.

Skyscrapers- Slow intro, sultry. Kind of boring and cacophonous.

White Knuckles- Fun walking song.

I want you so bad I can’t breathe- slow until about 30 seconds in. Could be in a movie. Interesting lyrics, cool feeling.

End love- Boring, same beat as some of the others.

Before the earth was round- too digitized, couldn’t get through it

Last leaf- slow song, great lyrics

Back from Kathmandu- love the beat, great use of back- up. Nice, little tune. The emotion is felt.

While you were asleep- cute. (I know it’s a bad word to use but it is, it’s cute.) Kind of trippy.

In the glass- I like this one because of it’s simplicity. Weird beat.

Album Review

The beats are all similar and nothing really stands out. This album is way different from their most popular song. It’s as if they were trying to change their image and don’t want to be known for Here It Goes Again. Interesting lyrics, most about heartbreak. Fun album overall as long as you’re not looking for every song to be unique.

-Sara Rust

Deer Tick - Born on Flag Day

Boasting from the nation's smallest state, Rhode Island natives Deer Tick brings listeners their mix of country, folk, and indie rock with their newest album entitled "Born On Flag Day." John Joseph McCauley III has a voice like he's been drinking nothing but straight whiskey for a week. At first listen you may be a bit put-off by McCauley's vocals, but after just a few tracks you'll find a great collection of tracks. Also, the track 'Friday XIII' combines the sweet and sassy voice of Liz Isenberg with McCauley's brazen sound.

Lyrically, "Born On Flag Day" is very well crafted. Songs such as 'Stung' and 'Straight Into A Storm' talk of misery and love as equal parts. Being a fan of the contradiction, lyrics like, "Life is beautiful, but beauty is a dying art. Life is wonderful, there's only so much you can wonder about.." make 'Hell On Earth' one of my personal favorite from this album. Give it a listen.

-Tessa Barnard

The Lost Fingers - Lost in the 80's

To be completely honest, it was a struggle to get through this CD. It made me think of the Pat Boone remakes of popular songs. It had a very ‘Grandma’s house’ sound to it. The lead singers voice sounded eerily familiar to the guy who sang “You Got a Friend in Me” for Toy Story. It was a remake of eighties classics. Understandably, the band put their own spin on the songs, but it came out sounding like polka music. I kept waiting for the accordion. I tried to keep an open mind, and for that I recommend two tracks from this CD. I’m not saying that they are good songs. They are just the best songs on there. Track number 4 entitled “Incognito” isn’t horrible. And the cover of “Black Velvet” is listenable, although they butcher the chorus of the song. Overall, I’d give the CD a D+.

-Clay Chapman

Solid Gold - Synchronized

Dark, funky, washed out electronic indie with a subtle melancholic eeriness about it and traces of disco. Very reminiscent of MGMT and AIR. Heavy emphasis on production value and tone to convey that indie/electronic feed. All of the tracks were very synthpad driven and i do believe that the mood Solid Gold is trying to capture was captured very effectively. Track 3 is a brilliant cover of the song "Danger Zone" from the movie Top Gun, but done in a very trendy Glofi style. The final track (and my personal favorite) is a remix of the second song on the EP that gave off a very dark tribalesque 80's trance vibe that built up to a pseudo shegaze dance, then collapsed into a very morbid outro, evocative of a funeral.

Although the album contains very solid song writing and production, the genre may be questionable and not digestible for most people due to its weirdness.

-Dave McDermand