Sondre Lerche and the Faces Down - Phantom Punch
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Artist: Sondre Lerche and the Faces DownEdition: Music CD
Format: Enhanced
CD Release Date: 2007-02-06
Music Label: Astralwerks
Soundtracks:
- Airport Taxi Reception
- The Tape
- Say It All
- Phantom Punch
- Tragic Mirror
- Face the Blood
- John, Let Me Go
- Well Well Well
- After All
- She's Fantastic
- Happy Birthday Girl
Music reviews of Phantom Punch
Music Review: First Timer
Rating: 5 Stars
I stole this CD from my wife a few months ago, and just got around to listening to it. This is the first that I have heard from this man, and I am blown away. This doesn't sound like the same old s#!t to me. There is a very distinct sound here. I am confused at how he uses these Jazz/off the wall chords and incorporates them into pop perfection. Amazingly beautiful sound. I love the energy in his songs.
Plus, there is plenty of witty songwriting going on here. First track, Airport Taxi Reception, hooked me into his sound and each song is just as rewarding. The track Phantom Punch will blow your ears out in the best way possible. If you are new to Sondre Lerche, I would say pick this album up and hopefully you will have a similar experience to what I did. My wife will not be getting it back anytime soon = )
Description of Phantom Punch
As with jazz-oriented departure Duper Sessions, Phantom Punch is a group effort. Sure, Norway's favorite son is still at the center of the action, but his fourth is billed as Sondre Lerche and the Faces Down. In other words, this isn't a singer/songwriter affair, but rather Lerche (vocals, guitar), Ole Ludvig Kr?ger (drums), Morten Skage (bass, percussion), and Kato ?dland (guitar, keyboards) on power-pop pills. (Inara George from the Bird and the Bee contributes backing vocals.) While the album isn't a complete change of pace, it does represent a shift into slightly harder-edged territory. Like shoes that haven't been broken in yet, the results are mostly successful (they look sharp, but pinch a bit). Lerche has never denied a debt to tour mate Elvis Costello, but now he's sounding a little like Costello's pals in Squeeze, surely one of the most tuneful acts to emerge from the new wave era. If Phantom Punch has a flaw, it's that Lerche's hooks aren't as pointed as they could be, a problem with his work since auspicious debut Faces Down. Granted, it isn't a major matter, and beautifully sung numbers like "Say It All" and "John, Let Me Go" are among his best. But he hasn't yet drafted a ditty as memorable as, say, "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)," and there's no doubt he's got the talent to do it. --Kathleen C. FennessyGeneral CDs
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