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Check out weathervanes by freelance whales on amazon music. The bands debut album, weathervanes, was largely composed by frontman judah dadone, the lyrics based on a combination of childhood memories and dream journaling. For starters, in spite of the expert use of electronics on weathervanes, it isnt an electropop album. Freelance whales weathervanes skip to main search results department. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of weathervanes 2009 by freelance whales at mp3caprice. Freelance whaless profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. You can buy a digital download of the record from amazon. Weathervanes, the debut album from new york citys queens, to be exact freelance whales is built upon the tried and true, 21st century indie pop foundation of quirky loops, banjos, glockenspiels, and clever lyrics. Freelance whales was founded during 2008, after connecting through craigslist and friends of friends.
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Freelance whales debut album, weathervanes, dropped in april 2010. Freelance whales weathervanes 2010 usa cd digipack indie rock bargain. Throw enough strange instruments in and youll have faces gawking all over the subway platform. Freelance whales manage to channel the epitome of an indie pop band and write an original album all the same. A group of buskers who decided to hunker down and start a real band in 2008, freelance whales debut album weathervanes is a frontloaded collection of peppy yet precious songs that blend the banjo and the drum machine fairly seamlessly. Freelance whales need to take care however since songs like hannah which is a truly great pop song, just about stay on the right side of twee and the band need ensure they dont cross the line into owl city territory the horrible kilojoules certainly does and a couple of others should have been run past the taste police. Provided to youtube by live nation video network generator first floor freelance whales weathervanes. Freelance whales are a fivepiece out of queens, new york that formed in late 2008. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. When i listen to weathervanes i cant help but envisage some thickrimmed glasses, sweatervest and converse wearing teen digging the latest death cab for cutie or hawthorne heights tracks on myspace i hasten to add i am not envisaging my younger self. But weathervanes complete lack of lyrical substance or sonic experimentation leaves the album with only the most irritating affectations of modern american indie. The tops of clouds and glimpses of the coastline below act as visual echoes of judah dadones gentle vocal style, of the intricate orchestration and laptop rhythms the multiinstrumental quintet has to offer throughout weathervanes. Freelance whales could have been pretty popular in 2003 or 2004, but in 2010.
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