Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Warpaint "The Fool"

"Set Your Arms Down" Why must you talk with your fists? Can't ye be civ-el and talk like good uman bee-engs? The eponymous track of the band is one of killer percussion and grooves, great tempo changes, and if this song can define their reputation than they should be more well known because of this song. I feel the "Undertow" pulling me under with this beat that builds into driving funky drumming, and a catchy riff  but then gives way to strings horns, and cymbals. This song is the "Bees" knees with the hip hop inflected percussion and great riffs that has this undeniably catchy song in your head and the rythm in your feet, or neck. "Shadows" follow us, but if you became the shadow of yourself how would you feel, with no way to set things right? Only following the one who caused you to fall in love, but no net to catch you."Oh I love your games/Strong enouch to make me stay/And now it will be alright" The Next song has made it difficult to keep my "Composure" with it's slow start, and then all of the sudden this quicker tempo funk beat comes in and the riff rings as the beat speeds up gradually, and then reverts to the beginning  tempo but is definatly not the same as it fades out toward the end. "Baby" is more sentimental and slow with the acoustic strumming
"Don't you call anybody else baby/'Cause I'm your baby still/You took a long time to make it/But I'll never change my mind/I've never tried to fake it/Never drew the line." Just be careful not to offend her "Majesty"  which jumps into a techno/disco groove toward the end, or "Lissie's Heart Murmur" will get ya! We start with piano, and vocals slowly drowning in echo and cymbal crashesbefore the water starts running even faster and the drums speed up, now you can only hear the echo of an echo and those loud crashes. I will go to war, and paint my memory with these great tracks! Set Your Arms Down, Warpaint, Undertow, Bees..but seriously all the songs are great. AWESOME!                                                                  

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