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Two years ago, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah went from unknown Brooklyn-Philly quintet to indie-rock sensations with their debut album, an exuberantly arty thing that doubled as a great summer pop record. Compared to that, Some Loud Thunder is a disappointment: Less energetic and more all-over-the-place, it's ramshackle rock full of drones and jangles that crest and hum, with Alec Ounsworth splashing his warbly David Byrne alto around like cheap paint.
The good bits are really good: Dig the goose-bump-raising refrain on "Yankee Go Home" and the Sixties-pop meets Yankee Hotel Foxtrot of "Emily Jean Stock." But as cool and comfy as their shambolic sound can be, the songs aren't completely there: Tunes like "Goodbye to Mother and the Cove" are all atmospherics and not much else. Some Loud Thunder will do as a place holder, but that's about it.
The good bits are really good: Dig the goose-bump-raising refrain on "Yankee Go Home" and the Sixties-pop meets Yankee Hotel Foxtrot of "Emily Jean Stock." But as cool and comfy as their shambolic sound can be, the songs aren't completely there: Tunes like "Goodbye to Mother and the Cove" are all atmospherics and not much else. Some Loud Thunder will do as a place holder, but that's about it.
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Track List
- Some Loud Thunder
- Emily Jean Stock
- Mama, Won't You Keep Them Castles In The Air Burning?
- Love Song No. 7
- Satan Said Dance
- Upon Encountering The Crippled Elephant
- Goodbye To Mother And The Cove
- Arm And Hammer
- Yankee Go Home
- Underwater (You And Me)
- Five Easy Pieces
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