The Broken West - Now or Heaven [9/9]

Artist:

Broken West (The)

Description:

The Broken West: Dan Iead (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass instrument, drums, percussion); Ross Flournoy, Brian Whelan (vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass instrument, percussion); Rob McCorkindale (drums, percussion).
Personnel: Chris Pace, Angela Correa (vocals); Adam Peters (cello, keyboards).
Audio Mixer: Chris Fuhrman.
Arranger: Thom Monahan.
NOW OR HEAVEN is a far cry from the relentlessly infectious pop of 2004`s I CAN`T GO ON, I`LL GO ON. That record earned endless comparisons to contemporaries like The Shins, which may explain the shift to the more nuanced pop songwriting on their second LP. The quartet has moved away from their Teenage Fanclub-adoring days and progressed into something more reminiscent of XTC. But rest assured, catchiness still abounds on selections like "Perfect Games." But this time around, it sounds like the boys popped one too many pills and went from sunshiney smiles to jittery nerves. But the results are still engagingly frantic.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Gwen, Now and Then
2. Auctioneer
3. Elm City
4. Ambuscade
5. Perfect Games
6. House of Lies
7. Smartest Man Alive, The
8. Got It Bad
9. Terror For Two
10. Embassy Row

Album Information

Release Date:

09/09/2008

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alternative

Label:

Merge Records

Producer:

The Broken West

Catalog Number:

MRG329

Original Release Year:

2008

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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