lp (ambulance ltd)
I dig this album- dreamy, slightly psychadelic pop. I imagine it all taking place in a green and blue room, light filtered through smoky shadows. Except for the tracks that are pure sunshine and salesmanship, like "Anecdote." There's an ambient vibe to this record; if Pulp Fiction was a little more aquatic or a little sweeter, this could make a good soundtrack- touches of noir and now and then, the southwest.
Several pop gems- the dark sneer of "Primitive," the plucky sunny "Anecdote," the anthemic "Heavy Lifting," and my two favorite tracks: the low easy amble, perfectly accentuated by a sweet guitar sigh, of "Young Urban," and the driven, pretty, sad slacker jewel "Stay Where You Are."
My main critique- sometimes they spend excessive time in their underwater jams, either waiting to get somewhere good or lingering after a great song has already finished. A few times I've had to make radio edits, particularly to trim the fat from my two favorite tracks. That dreamy, smoky ambience now and then just feels like killing time.
This might be an interesting band to read about- wikipedia indicates that they've had a somewhat turbulent existence, with every member leaving to form a new band except the lead singer, and then their record label is going under, and the leader of the group seems a little bit lost- one of those creative people who might be, this is a harsh judgment to make of a guy I'm just starting to learn about, but there's a vibe of laziness, of passive disappointment in the face of decline. Christ, it's actually pretty sad. Man. Well hey, good music, good music. Contracts… what terrible things. Don't get the law involved, just live and make.
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