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| From | "Jennifer Leduc" <jenleduc@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | what's on your playlist (part 1) ? |
| Date | Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:28:58 -0600 |
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I've seen a few times over the past couple of years but it's taken listening
to this record to get really excited about them. I'm speaking of Tammany
Hall Machine and I spent a cold, wet Sat night at home last weekend
listening to their new record, Amateur Saw. You can stream it online at
http://www.amateursaw.com or you can listen to a few songs at
http://www.myspace.com/tammanyhall. Pure pop bliss :-)
Below is a review from the Austin Chronicle :
Tammany Hall Machine
Amateur Saw
Two years in the making, Tammany Hall Machine's second album reaffirms their
penchant for full-bodied pop songs that evoke the delightful wooze of
nostalgia. Though a large part of the Austin quartet's ability to connect
comes from their yeomanly homage to forbears like the Beatles, Raspberries,
and Pulp, the Machine has a quirk-laden charm all its own. Led by vocally
affable pianist Joel Mullins, the quartet luxuriates in feel-good love fuzz
on "You're All I Want From You" before utilizing clever wordplay and an
undeniable horn arrangement to question the divine on "The Jesus Chrysler."
"Farrah" is a mellowed-out glam paean to the allure of feminine vacuity that
puts Mullins' falsetto through the motions with lyrics like, "She's got her
legs up in the cloud/I got a cirrostratus upskirt." Slow-building ballad
"There I Begin" maintains momentum right through to the album's final wane,
ensuring maximum transistor bliss for fans of pop with a capital "P."
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