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| Artist: The Dodos
Label: French Kiss
List Price: $12.98
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 2792
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.1
MPN: 33
UPC: 675640912527
EAN: 0675640912527
ASIN: B0013LKZJQ
Release Date: March 18, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
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Here it is only April, and the Dodos are in the running for album of the year May 1, 2008
John B. Cragar (Galveston, TX)
How do they make so much noise without an electric guitar. I marvel. The Dodos have made a complete album from start to finish. Finest album of 2008 thus far. My sense is that it will not be topped. It is that good.
A great duo and an amazing cd May 14, 2008
Andy Holden (Belvedere, California USA)
From start to finish pretty much every song is amazing and the drummer especially is a great beat keeper and very very creative. Get this CD now.
Perfect!!! May 24, 2008
Marta
This is absolutely my favorite album of this year so far! Great mixture of folk and indie. This music has so much creative energy that it keeps you astonished long after you listen to it. Great, great, great!!!
This is an exceptional creation... June 20, 2008
Demian Raven (Seattle WA)
I was unaware of this band prior to buying their album - I had happened upon the page by some odd circumstance and saw the glowing, albeit small number, of reviews. I listened to the clips and thought it sounded interesting enough to take a chance on. I had the sense that even if the seven prior reviews were submitted by friends of the band that the little I had heard was enough of a guarantee that I would not be disappointed.
Do not be deceived by the cover of the album. Some covers oversell the music; this one is very humble. A first listen to this album is much like receiving a gift wrapped in brown paper from a distant but dear friend - It is a wonderful surprise from a source both familiar and enriched by new experiences. I played this album while on my way to work and was so captivated by it that I remained outside, sitting under the blue sky and growing trees, until the last song had played out.
Every song on Visiter is a wonderful piece of craft but it is even better taken as a complete experience. I have many albums of which I have only a few songs that I listen to: Visiter is a exciting ride from start to finish. The band should be quite proud of this evocation.
The music is full of driving rhythms punctuated by bright, crisp off-beat percussion, surrounded by moments of guitar (sometimes clear and upbeat, sometimes roughly acoustic, sometimes distorted), banjo, and (I believe) I heard an uke as well. It swells, flows, recedes and then hits you where you can feel it. Every sound in this album feels well-intended and vital, adding a variety of twists of melody, tone, and tempo that make this one of the most exciting albums I have heard in this year. The vocals are excellent and beautiful as are the lyrics which are sensitive and well-written, fun, evocative, and well-worth a deeper listen.
I believe (sticking my neck out here) that listeners of any of the following bands would find this an exceptional addition (I go further: if all these groups were placed in a musical blender you may come out with a rough approximation):
- Menomena
- Beirut
- Sufjan Stevens
- The Magnetic Fields
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Neutral Milk Hotel
With all the ingredients to quickly become my favorite band I recommend this without reservation. I can imagine that they are also brilliant as a live act, which I hope to personally confirm soon...
Update (July 2008): Excellent live band as well - can't wait until next time they come around.
Killer July 3, 2008
T. Rich (Boise)
Just saw these guys live in Boise. If they don't light you up, have someone check your pulse. You may be dead.
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