More Deep Cuts

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More Deep Cuts

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More Deep Cuts

Average customer rating:

Chilling insights into insanity
Barely a classic - a very dark indie rock album - this is pretty depressing, but you'll probably love it!
Pleasently surprised !!
Getting Even Better
AWESOME ALBUM!

More Deep Cuts
Thee More Shallows
Manufacturer: Turn Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009WDQCS
Release Date: 2005-07-12

Tracks:

Post-Present
Pre-Present
Freshman Thesis
Int #1
Ave Grave
Cold Dis
Cloisterphobia
2am
Walk Of Shame
Ask Me About Jon Stross
House Break

Album Description

"More Deep Cuts is as enchanting and seductive as the quietly beckoning madness of everyday life." - CMJ More Deep Cuts, the second album by San Francisco band Thee More Shallows and their first for Turn Records, arrives some time after their debut A History of Sport Fishing received glowing reviews likening the group to a diverse host of extraordinary bands including Yo La Tengo, Grandaddy and GS!YBE, while also lauding them for being far more than the sum of their influences. After touring the U.S. and UK, songwriter Dee Kesler retreated to the studio to work on the follow-up to their success. What was supposed to be mere weeks of recording turned into months of fine-tuning, then years of obsession. After almost three years of tireless work and Kesler's seclusion from the world, More Deep Cuts emerged, showcasing a massive evolution in Thee More Shallows' sound and producing an album that is both beautiful, epic, haunting and devastating.

Customer Reviews:

Chilling insights into insanity.......2006-03-30

I love this album.
It balances on the edge between insanity and genius.
The melodies are sweet. The lyrics are dark. The contrast is excellent.
Sample "Freshman Thesis," or "2 AM," or "Walk of Shame," but for me this album must be listened to start to finish to truly experience the musician's state of mind.

Barely a classic - a very dark indie rock album - this is pretty depressing, but you'll probably love it!.......2006-01-08

"More Deep Cuts" is definitely a pretty depressing album, but that doesn't mean that the songs aren't good - in fact, they're all pretty much great! This is essentially indie rock mixed with a little electronica and trip-hop (but not so much this part), and in the end you get an inspired and really good album. "2 A.M." is an especially dark-yet-very-likable song. The lyrics are also surprisingly interesting and odd (see "Pre-Present" for some chilling and strange lyrics). The singer is perfect for the lyrics too, because his voice matches what he's singing about. He sounds strange and depressed, which is exactly what the lyrics tend to be about. Musically it's a very solid album with GREAT production - you can tell they spent a lot of time on this. It also doesn't really sound like any other band I've heard so far. It's barely a classic, but I think I've made a good decision in giving it a "5" (this is mostly because their sound doesn't seem to be derivative). This is a very refreshing album when most of what you hear tends to sound very similar (trust me, I probably know this more than a lot of people). Overall this is a very good album that I think has some wide appeal! Highly recommended!

Highlights include:
the entire album!

Pleasently surprised !!.......2005-12-18

I bought this cd on just hearing one song. I forget which one it was. I have been buying cd's that I haven't heard much or anything about, just looking for a gem in the mist of all the crap that is out there, hopefully finding a good cd. Well I did !! I have found a few great cd's doing this and this is one of them. Very mellow and introspective, a cd for headphones. If you are into good music to fall asleep to and have your mind wander off through haunting lyrics and melodies then pick this up, you won't be disappointed. ---zen-->

Getting Even Better.......2005-09-27

These guys won't stop being great. I love it! Slip on some headphones and slip away into a dark, swirling dream. Again, precision is the key here. Every strum, every plink, everything on this record is here for a reason. And each element brings something to the party. Production is wonderful without being the hero. Dee and his not-so-merry-makers take us through joy and pain, sunshine and rain. Sing it now God's children.

Buy it!

AWESOME ALBUM!.......2005-09-21

This is a great album. I wasn't sure what to expect, I heard a few tracks and liked 'em so I decided to pick it up. I'm very happy I did!! It's pretty mellow with a dark underside at times. Reminds me a bit of Arcade Fire without the orchestral drama.