What Are You Listening To?

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Philadelphia band formed in 2001, consisting of Toby Leaman (vocals, bass), Scott McMicken (vocals, lead guitar), Frank McElroy (rhythm guitar), Zach Miller (keyboard), and Eric Slick (drums). This is their 7th album, first on new label ANTI. Each album has sold progressively better. They have toured with My Morning Jacket and Wilco. This is the first I have heard the band and I rather like this album. A little retro sounding, but catchy and lyrically interesting, with 8 of the 11 tracks getting a passing grade and even a love track on first listen. That's rare for me. I hear a little Band Of Horses in some of this. Shadow People is the first single.

Worst Track - Where'd All The Time Go

Best Track - Jackie Wants A Black Eye

Jackie wants a black eye
Some proof that she's been hit
And John wants the answers
But the questions just don't quit
And we're sitting in the rain
And we're feeling like the weather.
You could say that we're alone
But we're lonely together

We're all in it together now
As we all fall apart
And we're swapping little pieces
Of our broken little hearts.

Jackie is jumping in the quicksand
But it isn't what you think.
She's safe because she knows
The more you fight, the more you sink
And John is following the black cloud
To keep him from the sun.
So he bends over now
Something has finally begun.

And we're all in it together now
As we all fall apart
And we're swapping little pieces
Of our broken little hearts.

And we've been hurting so long
That our pleasure is our pain.
Are we madly in love
Or are we madly insane?
When yesterday's love defines you
And today that love is gone
Tomorrow keeps you guessing
The roller coaster is rolling on.

And we're all in it together now
As we all fall apart
And we're swapping little pieces
Of our broken little hearts.
And we're all in it together now
As we all fall apart
And we're swapping little pieces
Of our broken little hearts.

1) Stranger - 1.5 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yMe4Qf9nrg
2) Shadow People - 2.5 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaOc3Krw3EQ
3) Station - 2.0
4) Unbearable Why - 2.0
5) Where'd All The Time Go - 1.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0f5MHtm63k
6) Later - 2.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3tZ1M7Eyjs
7) I Only Wear Blue - 2.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsf01X4fQCY
8) Someday - 2.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LdSYLh5g_o
9) Mirror Mirror - 2.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyA-Vax7ye4
10) Jackie Wants A Black Eye - 3.0 - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVKfi7Rs0T4
11) Shame, Shame - 1.5

Average Rating - 2.0