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Carousel by Victory at Sea
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fave it Emo | Math Rock
10 tracks | 49 minutes
Released Oct 2003
on Kimchee Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:11 Third Palce lyrics BUY MP3 05:11 Third Palce lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:11 Third Palce
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:44 The Open Road lyrics BUY MP3 05:44 The Open Road lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:44 The Open Road
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:46 Carousel lyrics BUY MP3 04:46 Carousel lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:46 Carousel
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:28 The Driver lyrics BUY MP3 05:28 The Driver lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:28 The Driver
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:02 Remember lyrics BUY MP3 04:02 Remember lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:02 Remember
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Intricate, feverish, and powerful emo/math rock.
Editorial review
You notice immediately that Victory at Sea's sophomore effort is a much more upbeat affair than their debut, The Dark Is Just the Night. It could possibly be attributed to the band's new drummer, Fin Moore, who may be the bastard child of the Who's Keith Moon. Moore adds a lot in filling in the little gaps left by the bass and guitar (the title track, "Carousel"). The album also has some new sounds via bassist Mel Lederman's electric piano dabbling. It evokes a slightly uneasy feeling to a track like "Remember," which seems like a missing piece from the Butthole Surfers' 1986 LP Rembrandt Pussyhorse. Victory at Sea's somber trademarks are still here too, as displayed in the sad trumpet on "Angel," a song reworked from a split EP with Helms that was released in 2000. From punk ferocity to contemplative passages, Victory at Sea has become a much more well-rounded outfit who leaves you waiting for their next move. ~ Stephen Howell, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Victory at Sea had their rudimentary beginnings in 1994 when Mona Elliott, late of Taang! recording artists Spore, hooked up with Swirlies singer/guitarist Christina Files, who had offered to contribute her drumming to the Elliott solo repertoire. Mel Lederman, veteran of various Boston bands, was later invited to play bass. The three became a full-time working entity by 1996 and over the next two years released two singles and an EP on the Villa Villakula and Magic Eye labels.
The Dark is Just the Night, their full-length debut on Slowdime Records, followed in 1999. Christina then left the band and spirited upstart Fin Moore got called to take over the drum seat. It's then that Kimchee Records arrived on the scene to release a split EP with Victory at Sea and Helms as well as their sophomore long player Carousel in 2001. By 2002 Finny was gone and Carl Eklof had arrived, emoting like original drummer Files but also pushing the envelope like Moore did.
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