The Kick and the Snare

1. Fall Fashions

2. Release the Squid (Box 6)

3. Plan to Stay Awake

4. They Stuck Me in a Box in the Ground, Pt. 7

5. Stumble

6. Clock in Now

7. Chainsaw (Denn Die Toten Reiter Schnell)

8. In Circles

9. I'll Sing a Sweeter Song Tomorrow

10. Calendar Crime

11. Alaska

The Kick and the Snare,Deathray Davies,Glurp Records,Indie Rock,Pop,Pop Underground,Rock,Rock/Pop

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The Kick and the Snare

Average customer rating: That settles it... Coming Into Focus power pop perfection! "see those guys, give them the finger" this is rocking....

The Kick and the Snare Deathray Davies Manufacturer: Glurp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Midnight At The Black Nail Polish Factory Return Of The Drunk Ventriloquist The Day Of The Ray Ten Silver Drops Broken Boy Soldiers ASIN: B00099419I Release Date: 2005-05-17

Tracks:

1. The Fall Fashions
2. Release The Squid (Box 6)
3. Plan To Stay Awake
4. They Stuck Me In A Box In The Ground Pt.7
5. Stumble
6. Clock In Now
7. Chainsaw (Denn Die Toten Reiten Schnell)
8. In Circles
9. I'll Sing A Sweeter Song Tomorrow
10. A Calender Crime
11. Alaska

Customer Reviews:

That settles it..........2005-12-01

I just heard two tunes from this album on NPR tonight, and I was considering buying it. After reading your review, J. brown "Mr. Snacks", I have decided to buy it. Any band hated so much by a 'labeler' such as yourself is bound to be good.

Coming Into Focus.......2005-09-16

There is a impulse just to say ditto to the last good review. However, I will venture to explain what is so fantastic about this release. I've been following the band since The Day of The Ray. And while I liked that album, I could not help but feel that it fell short. The lyrics were intermittently interesting and the music just did not have the fusion of a REAL band. At the time, if pressed, I would have said that it was somewhere between Beulah and GBV without the post punk meets Genesis vibe or some many horns. In other words, a distant cousin to E6. Credible and good but somewhat lacking. Here, however, is different deal. Pushing the power pop to the front, tightening the lyrics, and using there past influences for accents, The Deathray Davies really stand out here. This is the point where a band comes into its own as a unit and not just a project. Whether or not this will lead to further heights or disappointment remains to be seen. Like so many later day indie bands, it comes down to interplay. And here it comes in spades. From the driving opener ( A Theme From Augusta for the 21st century.), through the post Ramones New Wave crunch of "Plan to Stay Awake", the tiny lo-fi moments made large of "Stumble" and "In Circles", and right down to the ambtious quasi-Motown stomp of "I'll sing a Sweeter Song" and the decidely Pavement pop punk of "Chainsaw", this album shows a rare group that can master the mid-tempo sound with an enough variety that you don't think they are playing songs that all sound the same as a group that has mastered a very supple style within a specific sound. This, my friends, is a sound that can simply be called rock. And of the highest caliber. The only album I like better than this in the 2005 class is Spoon's "Gimme Fiction". This is album is a joy. I think I am going to surf it but always wind up staying from start to finish.

power pop perfection!.......2005-07-08

this album is by far the best thing I've heard in 2005. Big, fat guitar hooks and super-catchy fun songs. If you like bands like The Posies or The New Pornographers you should check out this disc.

"see those guys, give them the finger".......2005-06-24

Three songs into their set one evening in Chicago, my friend leans in to say, "I think they're playing the same song over and over". "If they are, they're absolute genuises. None of these Blue Moon swilling, horn-rimmers will have the guts to ask anyone, least they look unschooled." But that wasn't the truth. The truth is that the band were your run of the mill foux hipster revivalists with more fashion sense that musical chops. The cutesy pun in their band name makes me think of the early 90's ska epidemic when the bands were called SKAface and Luke SKAwalker. Guys, dandy warhols and brian jonestown massacre beat you to the punch.(speaking of the latter, I like how you had your own joel gion wannabe on the tambourine. You might want to give him a metronome to watch to keep better time.) As the sun decends I'm sure these guys are the typical trustfund douchebags you find in the hip and arty neghborhood of any city. It's easy to live the lifestyle when others pick up the tab. You can ride the crest of other artists and cash in on their hard work and ingenuity. Therefore you dont have to work too hard...and you can sleep past noon. In closing... as we exited the club, a friend of ours who was in the balcony, walked toward us and said, "Did you hear what they said to you?" "No, we were too busy discussing their inability to get even their so called fans to move their bodies aside from walking to the restroom". "They told the fifteen people watching them to turn and give you guys the finger." "Oh, how punk." The fair sensibility of a woman saved your van from a tire slashing. One punk move deserves another. Mabye next time your in Chi-town.

this is rocking...........2005-06-12

I haven't heard this band before. Not sure where they are from. The first song "The Fall Fashions" is very impressive. They are like a combination of glam rock and garage rock. They are like Weezer at times. They are clever. There are some interesting drum sounds. There are some good guitar riffs. This is an interesting album. It seems half finished, but it's good. There are a lot of cool bands that play this sort of music. I am not sure if they can stand out in the pack. I'd rather check these guys out before I would see The Bravery or Jet. I read now that they are from Texas and obsessed with The Zombies: that makes sense.

Average customer rating: A star is born Hold on, this guy is going places

Cymbidium Damon Aaron Manufacturer: Kick Snare Hat Records LLC. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ballast ASIN: B00008LULX Release Date: 2003-03-04

Tracks:

1. Today
2. Holler
3. Bungalow
4. Eaves
5. Can't Fill Up
6. Cymbidium

Album Description

The distillation of 30 or so songs recorded for the much anticipated and as yet to be released LP, Eaves, the Cymbidium release is the first part of a much larger story, and an introduction to Damon Aaron. Though informed as much by hip-hop and electronic music as acoustic music, this body of work is not about genre or production. This is contemplative and personal storytelling in the tradition of Terry Callier and Nick Drake. Lyrically it manages to be both literal and impressionistic at the same time, mining the between spaces and finding the commonalities. This is the central theme of the larger work this comes from and is hinted at in its title track, 'Eaves'. Cymbidium includes 8 acoustic and epic soul pieces that are modern and timeless; sophisticated and simple; roots and future and was self-produced and largely recorded at home on 1/2" inch 8-track tape and MPC.

Customer Reviews:

A star is born.......2003-03-22

Damon Aaron is the next star of singer/songwriters. This guy is going places in the musical landscape. Watch out!

Hold on, this guy is going places.......2003-03-16

An amazing artist with a far reaching and eclectic style. His songs reflect his roots which reach far into everything from acoustic folk to soul to jazz and funk. This is a storyteller whose words are as important as his music. He takes hold of you from the first playing, and the more you listen the more you find his melodies and lyrics stirring in your soul.

Average customer rating:

Kick Snare Chemistry Jamil Mustafa Manufacturer: jamil mustafa ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAJJSW Release Date: 2004-12-07

Tracks:

1. Drum
2. Beautiful Mind
3. And Now
4. Good Feeling
5. Be My Woman
6. Global Village
7. Breakthrough
8. Jamil Is Back
9. This Just Might
10. Do What You Gotta Do
11. Get out My Face
12. May 8th Music
13. Labyrinth
14. Kick Snare Chemistry
15. Art Class

Average customer rating: Excellent new brass works.

Hearing the Call: 20th Century American Brass Music Manufacturer: Sonora Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00003GO01 Release Date: 2000-01-01

Customer Reviews:

Excellent new brass works........1999-11-18

This collection of new works for brass ensemble is a diverse representation of some younger American composers. Displaying outstanding, virtuosic writing for brass, the real delight here is the fine quality of the performances and excellent acoustics of the recording. Two of the standout pieces are by Eyerly and Froom. If you like good modern brass music, this CD is for you.

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