Posted at 12.05.2008 04:46 by Martin
This is a guest post written by reader Plgnomey.
FTN has come along with this fine release which is sure to please all fans of indie music with The Myriads soft-more release and major label debut release i think they have created an exciting album where there isn’t a week link like we are used to with most album these days . Seattle-based rockers The Myriad had prime TV show placement to help get the proverbial ball rolling. In addition to placement on ?The Real World: Denver,? the band sealed its ?Emerging Artists? status by getting handpicked by MTV for the ?Dew Circuit Breakout? challenge, which The Myriad ended up winning, thanks to several million voters.
So to say that expectations are high for the band?s Koch Records? debut, With Arrows, With Poise, is a serious understatement. But thanks to a pitch-perfect set list packed with one clever song after the next, rock & roll fans won?t leave the listening experience disappointed. In fact, there?s not a dud in the 12-track bunch, a rarity in our singles-driven, iPod age.
What makes these songs really pop is an intuitive knack for melody (see ?Forget What You Came For? for the band?s best work) and the polished yet decidedly artsy production from Michael Ilbert (The Cardigans, Kent, The Hives). Just when the listener is expecting the song to head in a certain direction, there?s one surprising turn after the next, which leads to a rewarding listening experience that should easily cement the band?s status as ?one to watch.?
Tracklist
01. You Waste Time Like A Grandfather Clock ( 4:07)
02. “Get On The Plane.” ( 4:19)
03. Forget What You Came For ( 4:11)
04. A Clean Shot ( 3:50)
05. The Accident ( 4:23)
06. Holiest Of Thieves ( 5:00)
07. A Thousand Winters Melting ( 3:57)
08. Polar Bears And Shark Fins ( 4:01)
09. Throwing Punches ( 4:39)
10. “Don’t Let Them See You!” ( 4:59)
11. Braver Than The Rest ( 4:53)
12. Stuck In A Glass Elevator ( 3:37)
Artist: The Myriad
Album: With Arrows, With Poise
Label: Koch Records
Playtime: 51:56 min
Genre: Alternative
Rip date: 2008-05-09
Street date: 2008-05-13
Size: 81.08 MB
Quality: 206 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
Release Name: The_Myriad-With_Arrows_With_Poise-2008-FNT
Links: Homepage, Wikipedia, Torrent(soon), RS
