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September 30, 2004
On time, all the time
Tangiers - Ro-Ro-Roland
Even though they seem to have taken a title from Interpol's Turn on the Bright Lights and stutterified it, Tangiers' take is unique among the vast and storied galaxy of songs featuring the name 'Roland'. From their new album, 'Never Bring You Pleasure', Ro-Ro-Roland feels raw and unbalanced, but ends on such a joyful note that it's difficult not to want to celebrate the 'darkened past' that the singer invokes at the conclusion. (quick digression: I'm surprised that this record hasn't gotten more attention, really, since P-fork rated it pretty highly (8.0 by A. Petrusich, who is, in my opinion, one of the more trustworthy and even-handed writers they have), but then again, that's bound to happen given the volume of records they review) There is just so much goddamn energy in this song, and it's narcotically addictive, i.e. definitely something that you can listen to, say, 47 times in a row. The sort of music you know that if it came on at a bar or a party at the exact apex of the night (before everyone grows sour and tired and wan), people would just explode from fun. [BUY]
Also, I have to say- the lack of comments is starting to hurt me inside a little bit. This is pre-cocaine, people! Catch me while I'm lucid. Get in on the ground floor. Etc.
Posted by matt at September 30, 2004 08:00 AM
Comments
we're still here and lovin it, no worries
Posted by: peter at September 30, 2004 01:07 PM
Thanks for the comment, Peter. Much appreciated.
Posted by: Kevin at September 30, 2004 11:28 PM