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| | Singularity | | | Music Artist : | | Mae | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Capitol | | Release Date : | | 2007-08-14 | | Store Price : | | $9.93 | | Artistopia's Price: $9.93 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Brink of Disaster
2. Crazy 8s
3. Sometimes I Can't Make It Alone
4. Just Let Go
5. On Top
6. Waiting
7. Sic Semper Tyrannis
8. Release Me
9. Telescopes
10. Rocket
11. Home
12. Reflections
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 View Singularity as Separate from Everglow!
Submitted on: 2009-11-03 |
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Most of the reviews written so far all compare this album to Mae's previous work, The Everglow. All of those reviewers are being incredibly cramped in their reviews! All they can think about is how good of a job Mae did on Everglow w/out opening their minds to this new album!
Singularity is such a solid album, I LOVE all of the songs from start to finish. The songs all have a distinct sound all their own, which is a Mae trademark. Mae has continued to be fantastically creative with their music, they are a standout to all the other alt. rock bands.
If you want to listen to something new, refreshing, creative, and furthermore all around GREAT buy this album. I will definitely continue to promote this band, and I know you WON'T be disappointed by them either! |
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Better than it's given credit for
Submitted on: 2009-09-23 |
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| Most people were blown away by The Everglow, which set the standard for anything else this band delivers from that point on. I'll admit, I didn't catch on to Singularity the way I did with Everglow, but I've now found that Singularity is the album I'm playing the most. For me it was one of those albums that isn't your favorite initially, but once you come back to it, you appreciate it for everything it's worth. I love Mae, and I now love this album. |
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 Average Music from a Superior Band...
Submitted on: 2009-02-18 |
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Just a few years ago, right around the release of The Everglow (a hidden masterpiece), I thought I was really cool for liking a somewhat unknown band. My musical tastes were still developing, and had been since I was listening to Clarity by Jimmy Eat World in 2001. I'm still always looking for new good music, but I feel I've come up dry. Perhaps it's partially my fault, perhaps it's part of the direction that music is heading now in the latter part of this decade, however, I tend to get my new music from the repertoire of bands that I have built up over the past 10 years. The Everglow is one of my favorite albums. I love the way it progresses, the way it tells a story, the different types of songs it offers; it's really a gem of an album. I even just love the artwork and booklet with all of the lyrics. Enough on The Everglow...
The point is that MAE created such high expectations for me and many others that I think have done a nice job on this forum of reviews. Destination:Beautiful was very good, a great start. The Everglow is a step forward. Singularity, well, is a step backwards. The diversity of music on the album is bland. Yes, it has a pretty smashing opening track that gives the album potential. But most of the rest of the album, with the primary exception of Just Let Go, is MAE trying to extend their reach and define themselves as a rock band, rather than just, well, MAE. Again, I think most of the other reviewers on here have done a great job. If you are considering purchasing this album because you are already a MAE fan, then do so. It's not a bad album at all. It's a mediocre album that's relatively catch, put out by a great band. If you want to get into MAE, purchase The Everglow. If you want some new tunes by MAE, check Singularity out. I've grown complacent in terms of finding new music. I was hoping for better from MAE, but I still believe that their best music is yet to come. |
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 The singer can't stop thinking about the past.
Submitted on: 2009-01-14 |
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| Mae's album The Everglow was one of my favorite CDs of 2005. Now they're on a major label, Capitol Records, and expectations are high. They've come through with a solid album of modern-rock polish and catchy hooks. The prominent piano on The Everglow has been replaced by synths, and the guitars have a harder edge to them. Most of the songs are about love and relationships, but there are also thoughtful and cryptic lines such as, "Where does the physical meet with the spiritual? Is this the typical question? But down below and up above it looks the same, so I'm not sure of anything." This one's worth checking out. |
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Often Misjudged
Submitted on: 2008-10-27 |
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| I became a fan of Mae when I heard "Suspension" and subsequently bought The Everglow. It was simply a beautiful album, and so when Singularity came out, I was eager to hear it. Although it lacks some of the prettier melodies that The Everglow had, and some of the song writing is a bit formulaic (every song pretty much goes verse, refrain, verse, refrain, bridge, refrain) it's still highly enjoyable. Some of the more notable tracks are "Just Let Go" (my personal favorite), "Release Me", "Waiting", and "Home". The instrumentals are great, the lyrics are superb as always, and the editing is clean. I just think it's unfortunate that this album has gotten such low ratings; I mean, it's still far and above most of the garbage people listen to these days that still get 4+ stars. Admittedly, it's not Mae at their best, but it still deserves more recognition. |
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