» Centro-matic http://the-music-snob.net Sun, 02 May 2010 18:53:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Album Review: Centro-Matic – Redo The Stacks (1996) http://the-music-snob.net/2009/10/album-review-centro-matic-redo-the-stacks-1996/ http://the-music-snob.net/2009/10/album-review-centro-matic-redo-the-stacks-1996/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:11:05 +0000 Matt Moeller http://the-music-snob.net/?p=724 Centro-Matic_Redo_The_Stacks

Rating Track # Sound Code Name Duration
** 1 M The Pilot's On The Wall 0:58
***** 2 MH Parade Of Choosers 2:42
**** 3 MH Terrified Anyway 1:54
**** 4 M Post-It Notes From The State Hospital 3:14
*** 5 M Fidgeting Wildly 2:29
** 6 M The Cannon-Ball Shot 0:57
*** 7 MH Part Of This Accident 2:17
**** 8 MH Am I The Manager Or Am I Not? 3:24
*** 9 ML Cannot Compete 2:55
*** 10 M Are You Ready For the Shutdown? 1:13
**** 11 MH Don't Smash The Qualifying Man 2:59
***** 12 MH Hoist Up The Popular Ones 3:07
**** 13 M Starfighter #1479 2:56
*** 14 M Bitter (Did You Notice That?) 2:15
***** 15 MH Rock And Roll Eyes 2:50
**** 16 MH If I Had A Dartgun 4:08
** 17 MH Tied To The Trailer 2:46
**** 18 MH My Supermodel Girlfriend Gone AWOL 2:08
** 19 ML You're Like Everyone 4:00
**** 20 M Take The Original Frame 1:23
*** 21 M Capture The Aimless Boy 1:20
***** 22 MH Mandatory On The Attack 3:18
*** 23 ML Bonus Track [FCC] 4:26

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A great surprise of a debut album by this 4 piece Indie Rock group from Denton Texas.  The album has a great mix of barn-burners, slower tunes, and lo-fi numbers.  Absolutely Brilliant.   The group is led by Guitarist/Singer Will Johnson and is only one weapon in his arsenal of sonic assault.  Additionally you can find quite a few releases under the Centro-Matic banner, a handful of albums from the slower South San Gabriel, and two solo full lengths from Johnson himself if you are interested in expanding your knowledge of his work.  I highly recommend it.

Check out the album below.  If you do not see the embedded playlist below, follow this link.

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Click the link above and you will be taken to the playlist hosted on this website.  Click once on the first song and the playlist will start.

1 ) “Disappear” by Blake Babies (2:48)
2 ) “Loro” by Pinback (3:33)
3 ) “20 Years” by Idaho (3:41)
4 ) “Failure” by Kings Of Convenience (3:32)
5 ) “In The Drugs” by Low (4:25)
6 ) “Second Story” by Hang Ups (5:42)
7 ) “Ray Ray Rain” by Bettie Serveert (4:22)
8 ) “Homework for Sale” by Chitlin’ Fooks (3:27)
9 ) “Still Waiting” by Four Storeys (4:07)
10 ) “When Mute Tongues Can Speak” by Posies (3:31)
11 ) “Down” by Sarah Shannon (1:54)
12 ) “To Accompany” by Centro-matic (3:49)
13 ) “Don’t Let It Bring You Down” by Neil Young (2:57)
14 ) “Lowdown” by My Morning Jacket (3:53)
15 ) “I Will Dare” by Replacements (3:18)
16 ) “Laughter” by Josh Rouse (4:43)
17 ) “Gravity Decides” by Folk Implosion (3:33)
18 ) “The Best Thing For Me” by Julie Doiron & The Wooden Stars (4:16)
19 ) “Run” by Silver Scooter (4:31)

This playlist was originally put together as a mix CD in 2003 which I have now resurrected in digital format.  Enjoy.

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