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Heavy guitars, loud drums, strong vocals and powerful choruses is the formula for good power pop and Album knows it. They sound like a band who has been around for years, but they're not. Catch them before everyone else does. - download.com
Album
Demo
Self-Released
Format Reviewed: CD
It's hard to decide if naming a band Album is clever-cool or clever high school, and this five song demo doesn't really provide an answer. It's roughly half emo-rock and half hard-rock, and while the hard rockers are mostly better than the heavy fluff, the whole thing has the feel of a very good high school band.
That's not necessarily a bad thing. Sure, a lot of other bands are covering the same territory, but many of them aren't as good as Album -- and that's the stuff you're hearing on the radio.
-- Sean Sullivan
splendid > reviews > 1/28/2005 - SplendidEZine.com
Battling genres make it interesting at The Space
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Next came Album, which reminded me of Collective Soul … in a good way. How many bands feature three distinctive guitar players? These guys wrote tight, focused and exciting songs. There weren’t any frills; there weren’t any gimmicks. Good songs help you win events like these and Album won the judges’ vote for its spirited and indie-inspired rock. ... my vote was heading to Album and my mind wasn’t changing.
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Patrick Ferrucci
New Haven Register - February 03 2005
- New Haven Register
Album
Demo
Self-Released
Format Reviewed: CD
It's hard to decide if naming a band Album is clever-cool or clever high school, and this five song demo doesn't really provide an answer. It's roughly half emo-rock and half hard-rock, and while the hard rockers are mostly better than the heavy fluff, the whole thing has the feel of a very good high school band.
That's not necessarily a bad thing. Sure, a lot of other bands are covering the same territory, but many of them aren't as good as Album -- and that's the stuff you're hearing on the radio.
-- Sean Sullivan
splendid > reviews > 1/28/2005 - SplendidEZine.com
Album
Self-titled, five-track CD (available from albumlovesyou.com).
February 24, 2005
Gimme an E.--Gimme a Mo. Album does manage to avoid the most stomach-turning trait of nouveau-emo, the three-note vocal melody. (Lets give em two points for each added note.) With three guitarists, their sound is both heavier and more intricate than a lot of their peers. (Five points.) Three distinct vocalists help keep things from sounding samey, too. (Another five.) The lyric sheet reveals references to unsettling dreams? Drowning imagery? Two occurrences of the phrase staring at the sun? A song about writing a song about ambivalence? Hmm. Thats textbook.
--Brian G. LaRue
New Haven Advocate
Albums a finalist in the Spaces Battle of the Bands Feb. 26.
- New Haven Advocate
DOWN to 8: Handicapping The Space’s Battle of the Bands finalists
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Listed from underdogs to favorites, here we go
4-1
It was pretty easy to pick the winner of Round 1 and that’s because Album was so head-and-shoulders above the competition. This fivesome, which includes three singers/guitarists, writes catchy and dense indie-rock tunes, some rocking a little harder than you’d expect.
The band’s Web page, www.albumband.com, is actually, at times, funnier than The Onion, the satirical newspaper it’s trying to emulate. So you have five good musicians who write solid songs, don’t take themselves too seriously and make you laugh; that sounds like a good formula.
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By Patrick Ferrucci
Register Entertainment Editor
New Haven Register
2/25/05
- New Haven Register
Album
Self-titled, five-track CD (available from albumlovesyou.com).
February 24, 2005
Gimme an E.--Gimme a Mo. Album does manage to avoid the most stomach-turning trait of nouveau-emo, the three-note vocal melody. (Lets give em two points for each added note.) With three guitarists, their sound is both heavier and more intricate than a lot of their peers. (Five points.) Three distinct vocalists help keep things from sounding samey, too. (Another five.) The lyric sheet reveals references to unsettling dreams? Drowning imagery? Two occurrences of the phrase staring at the sun? A song about writing a song about ambivalence? Hmm. Thats textbook.
--Brian G. LaRue
New Haven Advocate
Albums a finalist in the Spaces Battle of the Bands Feb. 26.
- New Haven Advocate
Combat Rock
Confessions of a Battle of the Bands judge.
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Ultimately, the judges selected Album, a loud, melodic, Midwestern-emo-tinged quintet. Three guitarists gave them a deceptively nuanced sound, and by trading off lead vocal duties they avoided sounding monochromatic. Most important of all, they had memorable songs. Were they the most original band Probably not. "In just about every city, there's a band like that," said one of the judges. But we all perceived something special that didn't carry over when thinking about them afterward. That's the magic of live performance, man.
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Brian G. LaRue
New Haven Advocate
March 3, 2005 - New Haven Advocate
Combat Rock
Confessions of a Battle of the Bands judge.
...
Ultimately, the judges selected Album, a loud, melodic, Midwestern-emo-tinged quintet. Three guitarists gave them a deceptively nuanced sound, and by trading off lead vocal duties they avoided sounding monochromatic. Most important of all, they had memorable songs. Were they the most original band Probably not. "In just about every city, there's a band like that," said one of the judges. But we all perceived something special that didn't carry over when thinking about them afterward. That's the magic of live performance, man.
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Brian G. LaRue
New Haven Advocate
March 3, 2005 - New Haven Advocate
Discography
Album - Nice Work Introvert - (2007 unreleased)
Album - Demo - Sept 2004
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* Lennie’s Song won grand prize for best song in the Sennheiser True Sound Lounge Contest.
* Album has been booked as opening act to Switchfoot, Edwin McCain, Geoffrey Gains, The Receiving End of Sirens, Socratic and the JT X-perience.
* Album's music has earned a spot in the upcoming Think Films motion picture, A New Wave, starring Lacey Chabert & Andrew Keegan. As well as in the Films London Betty (Hale Manor Films) and Bikini Bloodbath (Bloodbath pictures).
* Album was chosen as Editor's Pick for Indie Rock on download.com.
* Album has signed a contract with Weather Channel for usage of songs (Album’s music will be used in the Weather Channel’s Road Crew.)
*They have also donated a song for use on a Crohn’s Disease PSA.
* Album has gotten ongoing spins on Connecticut's 99.1 WPLR and a range of CT & NY college radio stations. Album’s Demo and Album’s live shows have been covered several times in CT newspapers.
* albumlovesyou.com averages over 2000 unique visitors, 25,000 hits per month.
* Album won Judges pick, out of 24 bands, to take first place at a CT battle of the bands.
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