 Argentine
"In Other Fictions" CD
Self-released
Genres: dream rock, indie rock, shoegazer
Jan 10 - 16 2005 |
In Other Fictions pulls you in with its epic, powerful
shoegazer sound, then draws you closer with its unconventional
melodies. These verses and chorus are so unique and unfamiliar that they
require time to unravel, but once you've been assimilated, they end up staying with you for months on
end. The slow-building, Radiohead-influenced dream-rocker
"The World Gets Younger" is a fine example of the type
of beautiful-but-massive music Argentine specializes in - this
album is filled with fresh ideas and warm, appealing sounds. The
splendid, organ-drenched chorus of "Fresh Inventions" is
exactly what spacey pop music is all about, while "Slumberside"
is uplifting and cathartic. I hear plenty of influences in here,
among them Yo La Tengo, Low (but more dynamic), and the previously
mentioned Radiohead, although Argentine has an overall
sound that's definitely their own. "Westerly" is a bit
weak, as it's melodies aren't as impressive as might be wished, but it
isn't bad enough to have any real effect on the album's overall
flow. As a whole, In Other Fictions proves to be a
consistently melodic, impressively epic record with enough content to
entertain audiences over and over again.
85%
Fun Fact: On their website, Argentine
admits that none of their members have been to Argentina (though most
would like to.) "Argentine" means silver, and is also
an anagram of tangerine.
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
8 tracks, distributed by Pehr, released
2003] |
