The Fun of Watching Fireworks (CD)
The American Analog Set's debut album is a hushed, evocative soundscape, an entrancing excursion into the realm of lo-fi dream pop. Frontman Andrew Kenny's songs -- typified by the aptly titled opening cut, "Diana Slowburner II" -- are hypnotic and deceptively simple, constructed of little more than ringing guitars and gently insistent rhythms, with the steady warm hum of a Farfisa coloring the music with a cosmic serenity; vocals creep in and out of the mix, rarely rising above a whisper. The cumulative effect is stunning: while the American Analog Set owe a clear debt to artists like Galaxie 500 and Stereolab, theirs is nevertheless an original and unique voice -- The Fun of Watching Fireworks is an experience in complete sonic immersion. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
| Tracklisting | |
| Disk | 1 | |
| 1 | Diana Slowburner II |
| 2 | On the Run's Where I'm From |
| 3 | On My Way |
| 4 | Dim Stars (The Boy in My Arms) |
| 5 | Gone to Earth |
| 6 | Trespassers in the Stereo Field |
| 7 | Too Tired to Shine II |
| 8 | It's Alright |