Sick Puppies - Tir-Polar [7/14]

Artist:

Sick Puppies

Description:

Personnel: Shimon Moore (vocals, guitars); Emma Anzai (vocals, bass instrument); Tim Pierce (guitars); Cameron Stone (cello); Mark Goodwin (drums); Nigel Lundemo, Devrim Karaoglu (programming).
After four years of living in Los Angeles, it`s no surprise that Sick Puppies sound more American than ever on TRI-POLAR. The Australian band always drew on U.S. angst rock for its influences, though, and that`s even more obvious here than before, with plenty of Alice in Chains and Stabbing Westward influences apparent. "So What I Lied" has a guitar riff in the midsection typical of Tool, and in "White Balloons" singer Shimon Moore briefly adopts the stop-start cadence of Maynard Keenan. "Don`t Walk Away" is a very typical example of the "I know I was wrong" genre that even includes a heartfelt moan of..."I know I was wrong." The downtrodden revenge fantasy "Master of the Universe" has a quirky slap bass intro and a sitar layered into the guitar solo; it`s the album`s highlight.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. War
2. I Hate You
3. Riptide
4. You`re Going Down
5. Odd One
6. So What I Lied
7. Survive
8. Should`ve Known Better
9. Maybe
10. Don`t Walk Away
11. Master of the Universe
12. In It For Life
13. White Balloons

Album Information

Release Date:

07/14/2009

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alternative

Label:

Virgin Records (USA)

Producer:

Devrim Karaoglu; Antonina Armato; Tim James; Dorian Crozier

Catalog Number:

509999682172

Original Release Year:

2009

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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