The New Romance (CD)
Following their breakthrough releases for the Lookout and Dim Mak labels, the Seattle quintet Pretty Girls Make Graves emerge with their hotly anticipated Matador debut, and a late contender for best album of 2003. That "The New Romance" is as anthemic and explosive as "Good Health" is no surprise; but the band's compositional skills have grown by leaps and bounds, along with their flair for the dramatic. Features the single "This Is Our Emergency." Produced by Phil Ek.
| Tracklisting | |
| Disk | 1 | |
| 1 | Something Bigger, Something Brighter |
| 2 | The Grandmother Wolf |
| 3 | Mr. Club |
| 4 | All Medicated Geniuses |
| 5 | Blue Lights |
| 6 | Chemical, Chemical |
| 7 | 7. |
| 8 | The Teeth Collector |
| 9 | Holy Names |
| 10 | The New Romance |
| 11 | This Is Our Emergency |
| 12 | A Certain Cemetery |
| Susan Sharp
- Worcester, MA, USA |
| The New Romance has this resounding aura of optimism drenched in dismal reality. Andrea Zollo, lead singer, drops some of the Riot Grrl influence found in Good Health, and brings a more grown-up and sincere tone to each track. Starting with ''Something Bigger, Something Brighter,'' the album starts heavily, but escalates both in the first song and on to the others. With themes of neurosis and psychiatric pill-popping, the album resonates with commentary about contemporary society. The 5th track, ''Blue Lights,'' begins with a simple greeting of 'Hello, I'm neurotic creating problems that don't exist,' while the next track, ''Chemical, Chemical,'' refers to treating odd behavior with chemicals. Psychiatry is not the only focus of album, just one element that separates it from others. | |
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