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| | Bomb in a Birdcage | | | Music Artist : | | A Fine Frenzy | | Music Style : | | Singer-Songwriters | | Record Label : | | Virgin Records | | Release Date : | | 2009-09-08 | | Store Price : | | $18.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. What I Wouldn't Do
2. New Heights
3. Electric Twist
4. Blow Away
5. Happier
6. Swan Song
7. Elements
8. World Without
9. Bird Of The Summer
10. Stood Up
11. Beacon
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Fabulous!
Submitted on: 2009-11-15 |
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| A Fine Frenzy is awesome, and this album solidifies that statement! The music is great! |
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Cool follow up to 'One Cell in the Sea'
Submitted on: 2009-11-11 |
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Alison's voice is stunning and perfected without being polished in post production like a photo is airbrushed.. I absolutely love her lyrics and deep emotional articulation..
If you like this album, and you haven't heard the first one, be sure to get it.
There are few things I would change about the album. My favorites are the hauntingly beautiful 'Swan Song' and 'Elements'...
I'm SO glad they made another album!!! |
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Alison also rises...
Submitted on: 2009-11-07 |
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Alison Sudol's A Fine Frenzy deserves to be a chart topping act. Since this isn't the case, I believe it is important for all "friendzies" to give her a shout out. This review is my shout out to one of music's brightest young stars.
Bomb in a Birdcage takes AFF's music to a new level. The beautiful and fantastical ethereal sounds of her stellar debut (One Cell in the Sea) can still be found in a few tracks (Swan Song, Elements and Bird of the Summer.) She is so good at these goose bump inducing ditties that some fans are disappointed the collection isn't filled with them. But this album is special because of the mind spinning variety bouncing from track to track.
The first track, What I Wouldn't Do is a catchy folky song that gets the disc (ok, download) rolling. One could actually dance to another number, Electric Twist (a first for an AFF song.) IMO The World Without is the standout track. The musicians' instruments soar as Ally's voice carries us away.
Sudol's been compared to past/present female singer/songwriters like Sara Mclachlan and Regina Spektor. While this isn't completely off the mark, I'd prefer to liken her and the lads to a female led Coldplay or U2. Yeah, she's that good. DO yourself a favor and find this frenzy and give in to it... |
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 Good sophomore release
Submitted on: 2009-11-02 |
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| This is a good (new) band that I've been getting into. This is a bit like their first album, and in places a little too much like it, but overall it's really good. Sudol is a great writer and has a distinctive voice that grows on you. Two thumbs up! |
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Alison Sudol Delivers On Her Potential
Submitted on: 2009-10-30 |
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Bomb In A Birdcage is the sophomore CD from A Fine Frenzy, aka Alison Sudol. Let me say up front that those looking for One Cell In The Sea Act II are not going to find what they are looking for. That does *not* mean this is bad music, but it is as different as the names suggest. The songs on One Cell In The Sea were sparse and fit the theme of smallness suggested by the title. Bomb In A Birdcage is likewise an archetype for the songs on the album. Both the slow and the up tempo songs have a "big" sonic feel to them, and there is no better example than "Bird Of The Summer". Against Sudol's vocal delivery the listener is treated to a flute (I believe) that musically mimics a bird. It may sound cheesy to read, but it really works in the song. The opener "What I Wouldn't Do" is folksy greatness with the acoustic instruments, whistling, and hand claps. Sudol also uses some different voice modulations on "New Heights" and "Stood Up". The latter also features synthesizer and rock anthem drum beats toward the end. For even more variety "Electric Twist" takes the hand claps of the opener and sets them against a funky electric base line (or maybe more synth?). "Elements" starts with a drum machine and electronics that are similar to what you might expect on a Dido CD, yet it never reaches the point of seeming like an imitation. This happens in part because of the layering on of additional instruments as the song builds to a fury before the sparse closing verse. The radical changes in sound are probably are the influence of new producer Lukas Burton. The song that most resembles the material from One Cell In The Sea is "The Beacon".
The sound isn't all that is different on Bomb In A Birdcage. Sudol takes on a playful tone at times with her lyrics, and this wasn't really there on One Cell In The Sea. "What I Wouldn't Do", "New Heights", and "Electric Twist" are all in one way or another about relationships, but they are rather lighthearted. However, other songs such as "Swan Song", "The Beacon", and "World Without" find Sudol in a more serious mood familiar to owners of One Cell In The Sea.
Overall, this was a bold move for A Fine Frenzy. One Cell In The Sea was a quality CD, but Alison Sudol did not merely give us more of the same. On top of that, she managed to give us something of comparable quality. What I really loved was that amidst all the variety each song still reflects strongly on Sudol's voice. The ability to deliver against multiple styles is the mark of a truly talented musician. If you aren't on the A Fine Frenzy bandwagon, grab a seat before they fill up!
Download this: Bird Of Summer |
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