Year of the Rabbit (豆瓣)

表演者: Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)
流派: 摇滚
专辑类型: EP
介质: 数字(Digital)
发行时间: 2008-01-15
出版者: Count Your Lucky Stars/Strictly No Capital Letters
唱片数: 1

豆瓣评分

8.7

60人评价

5星

44.4%
4星

46.7%
3星

6.7%
2星

2.2%
1星

0.0%

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　　Mineral was great. Mineral was good. Mineral was undoubtedly influential. The former is clear after listening through Power of Failing, though they were somehow only good after listening through EndSerenading. The latter is clear after listening through Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)'s Year of the Rabbit 7". These Michigan darlings debuted in the now (and once-again)... (展开全部) 　　Mineral was great. Mineral was good. Mineral was undoubtedly influential. The former is clear after listening through Power of Failing, though they were somehow only good after listening through EndSerenading. The latter is clear after listening through Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)'s Year of the Rabbit 7". These Michigan darlings debuted in the now (and once-again) burgeoning Midwestern underground scene with the five song When The Sea Became A Giant -- and what an impressive debut it was. Despite sometimes spotty vocals, the album was a delight that hinted at better things to come. If the EP's closer "K.O. K.O." wasn't proof enough for you, then you're one immalleable motherfucker. While neither of the two songs on …the Rabbit are as heartbreakingly beautiful as the aforementioned, the single does relay a sense of growth and melodic maturity to the already initiated Empire! listeners, while reiterating to the band’s new listeners that charming musical prowess is alive and well.
　　The wintry opening of title-track “Year of the Rabbit” is a nice testament to the chilly scene on the 7”s cover and an instant red flag that Empire! has become dramatically more imagery-driven with their instrumentation and noticeably more adept in giving a song enough drive and ending it where it should. A problem with When the Sea...,that I brought up here, was that songs often hinted at more elegantly-elongated affairs – but weren’t. “Year of the Rabbit” and “IDK, My BFF Jill” (funny song title, yeah I know) aren’t suggestive in the least, but more importantly they mark vocalist Keith Latinen’s nonabrasive return. There were a few spots in the band’s debut where Latinen got a little overconfident with his range. However, that’s a distant memory as he has clearly improved and is now an exciting facet to the band – and there’s no better evidence than the second and last song “IDK, My BFF Jill”. Latinen gets shouty over energetic snare snaps and rotary guitar dives before swooning into his boy-next-door warble.
　　For a 7”, I couldn’t think of a more perfect package. Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) is likely to reel in quite the audience once the masses become more aware of their truly beautifully poignant voice in independent rock. Year of the Rabbit is a must-have for anyone who supports the revival that’s underway in the Midwest: a revival that refuses to allow the overlooked magnificence of the region’s predecessors die.
　　Recommended If You Like:
　　Mineral, American Football, The Appleseed Cast