Death Cab For CutieのChris Wallaがプロディースを担当! 99年ミズーリで結成、すでに数枚の作品を残している、 USインディーを象徴するバンドSomeone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsinの最新作『Let It Sway』が世界に先駆け日本先行発売! Pavement、Spoonなどのファンに大プッシュ!
It's so cheap you can't argue.The track 'Banned by the man' first brought me to the band a while ago. But I still prefer Broom to this album. It's just more raw and edgy, this is good though.
5つ星のうち5.0Klasse Platte von den "Springfieldern"...
2010年9月4日にドイツでレビュー済み
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Na wurde auch mal Zeit, dass es etwas neues von den Simpsons gibt...;-)
Spaß beiseite, SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN kommen eben auch aus Springfield/Missouri und existieren seit 2004. "Let It Sway" ist neben einer EP und einer Maxi-Single ihre dritte Longplay Silberplatte und ich finde ihre beste. Die 12 Stücke präsentieren ein wahres Indie-Rock-Feuerwerk vom feinsten.
SSLYBY erinnern mich manchmal an die ARCTIC MONKEYS auch BLUR ist oft nicht zu überhören, doch auch die ruhigeren Vertreter des Indie-Genres, wie z.B. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE sind bei "Made To Last" unüberhörbar.
Fazit: Eine absolut positive Neuerscheinung in 2010 und eine Indie-Platte, die bei mir bestimmt beim "Jahresende-Best-Of 2010" ganz weit oben stehen wird. 5 Sterne.
5つ星のうち4.0Great album - why aren't they famous, again?
2011年3月17日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin isn't just one of the best named bands on the planet, but they're one of the best that's so poorly known.
I loved a number of the songs on their lo-fi debut (Broom) and their second album (Pershing) was a little more polished without losing any soul. This album is different, in that it's clearly well-produced (which may be a turn-off for some people, for some reason) and the songs have a more refined indie-pop sensibility. Though one of the things I loved about Broom was the lack of refinement, I don't think that kicking it up a notch on some of the more-produced songs is any serious detriment. Some of the songs are almost Weezer-esque, but in the best possible way. And those are the songs that took a while to grow on me. This is definitely the kind of thing that takes three listens if you're familiar with their earlier work. If you're not, you should have no trouble diving right in.
5つ星のうち2.0I Really Don't Want To Give This 2 Stars, But...
2012年3月2日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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It's not as good as their first two albums, I'm afraid. The melodies are up to the usual snuff: all the instruments pop in at the right times and sound great, and there is a progression from Pershing (though it's a less-marked progression like from Broom to Pershing).
The problem, as I hear it, are the vocals and the lyrics. They've lost that sweet pop sound from Pershing, and the anxious low-fi edge of Broom. Here, they sound no different than a thousand other Alternative Rock bands, with lyrics to match.
From the very first song:
"We're comin' around Up from the ground Straight to your heart now From my mouth We've got the sound Gonna give it out"
What? I mean, how does that even compare to something like Heers from Pershing:
"Now that I'm Oh, oh, older, The distances of maps got smaller, And promises of happiness stall. I wanna see you again."
There. A simple, perfectly understood sentiment. From an album that was smart and sounded great. I don't know what happened, guys; I really don't. I still look forward to your fourth album, but it won't be an instant purchase. You'll have to earn the trust back.