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The Submarines – Honeysuckle Weeks

We got this album at the station last year, but the band has come highly suggested to me for a couple years now. I’ve played a few tracks off the album on my show (1-Submarine Symphonika; 3-You Me and the Bourgeoisie, which was made famous through an iPhone commercial; and 5-The Wake Up Song), but neglected an in depth review until now. Having listened to the album more carefully, I feel horrible for putting it off for so long – I’ve denied myself much happiness by doing so.

This album is a pop tour-de-force. Every song is lovingly and intricately developed, with the lyrics having the same prose-like beauty that you would find in bands like The New Pornographers or Destroyer. Both the vocalists sing in a way that covers the full range between a wispy, sorrowful sigh and a bright call. While the vox volume is loud enough to be clearly understood, the real hero of the album is the instrumentation. The music has jangling guitar and bouncing drums accompanied on the computer by playful bass, horns, and synth from a GarageBand-like program. It’s the some most infectious indie-pop to be created to date. If you’re into this kind of music even tangentially, this is a must have in your collection.

Will I play it on my show? I have and will continue to do so. RIYL – She and Him, New Pornographers, Mates of State, The Postal Service.

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