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The History of Flying by Paper Airplane Pilots
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fave it Power Pop | British Pop
16 tracks | 41 minutes
Released Apr 2004
on Spade Kitty Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:17 She's Magnetic lyrics BUY MP3 04:17 She's Magnetic lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:17 She's Magnetic
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:01 Raspberry Pie lyrics BUY MP3 01:01 Raspberry Pie lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:01 Raspberry Pie
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:32 She's a Liquid lyrics BUY MP3 02:32 She's a Liquid lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:32 She's a Liquid
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 00:38 Are You In Tune? lyrics BUY MP3 00:38 Are You In Tune? lyrics "GIFT MP3" 00:38 Are You In Tune?
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:06 Olivia lyrics BUY MP3 03:06 Olivia lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:06 Olivia
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:21 Anna (I'm Coming Home) lyrics BUY MP3 03:21 Anna (I'm Coming Home) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:21 Anna (I'm Coming Home)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:49 Exist You lyrics BUY MP3 01:49 Exist You lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:49 Exist You
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:31 Eva Braun lyrics BUY MP3 02:31 Eva Braun lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:31 Eva Braun
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:32 Change, Changeling! lyrics BUY MP3 02:32 Change, Changeling! lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:32 Change, Changeling!
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:25 The Guilt Must Weigh a Ton lyrics BUY MP3 02:25 The Guilt Must Weigh a Ton lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:25 The Guilt Must Weigh a Ton
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:24 Inconsistencies lyrics BUY MP3 03:24 Inconsistencies lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:24 Inconsistencies
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:26 Lifer lyrics BUY MP3 02:26 Lifer lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:26 Lifer
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:32 I'm Not a Jet lyrics BUY MP3 02:32 I'm Not a Jet lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:32 I'm Not a Jet
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:07 She Reduces Me lyrics BUY MP3 02:07 She Reduces Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:07 She Reduces Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:29 Sweet Annie lyrics BUY MP3 03:29 Sweet Annie lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:29 Sweet Annie
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:54 Chicago Skyline lyrics BUY MP3 02:54 Chicago Skyline lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:54 Chicago Skyline
What is it so many power pop fans are constantly searching for? Why, it's a band like the Paper Airplane Pilots with right combination of harmonies, the right batch of chords, a keener sense of melody than the rest, and the quirky sensibility to give it a
Editorial review
Within The History of Flying's first six minutes, you learn that "She's Magnetic," "She's a Liquid," and that "She flows to the satellite like raspberry pie." The identity of "she" isn't really important -- it can be assumed she's the ideal of the power pop cosmos, the Absolute Woman -- but if you need a name, Paper Airplane Pilots main brain Jeremiah Wallis is happy to provide. There's the giddy, leather pants turn-on of "Olivia" ("You can be my Mrs. Robinson!"), and "Sweet Annie"'s scatterbrained Kinks allure. Maybe that's you joining Jeremiah on the chorus to the lusty, rousing singalong "Anna (I'm Coming Home)." No? Then perhaps the quiet cello and acoustic guitar of "Eva Braun" are more your speed. Wallis and Paper Airplane Pilots dip into all of these moods with equal dedication and an admirable lack of pretension. This is important, because in power pop everyone knows the score. The Pilots are as gaga over the glorious convergence of girls, guitars, and string sections as anyone from Teenage Fanclub to the Elephant 6 collective. But, like the wiser of their fellow travelers, Wallis and his jovial crew confidently sell their own set of teenage symphonies while nodding along happily with what's come before. They often steal directly, but since it's a daylight grab with Brian Wilson as a wheelman, the theft is largely forgiven. There are nice touches all over History of Flying, like the brief, harmony-drenched "Are You in Tune?" fading into "Olivia"'s crunchy rock abandon, or the flurry of vintage tones and production touches that point to the genre's preoccupation with authenticity. At the same time, something like the spazzy, ragged "Lifer" lets Paper Airplane Pilots momentarily stop worrying about all that stuff, get hyper, and do that bedrock twitch. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide
Bio / Background
Rarely does a young pop singer/guitarist like Head Pilot Jeremiah Wallis come along and show the maturity and confidence of a well-seasoned songwriting veteran. The charming wit, playfulness, and most importantly, downright toe-tappingness of the tunes is plain. To makes things even better, the very best of Wallis' first batch of tracks are tackled on the debut, with a graceful sequencing most bands don't achieve until subsequent releases. He and the rest of the Pilots understand how to effectively assemble an album that not only hooks and rocks, but also varies in tempo, tone, voice and theme despite it having only one principal songwriter throughout.
Ten year partner-in-crime and guitarist/drummer/backing vocalist Ryan Duffy's fingerprints are also all over this masterpiece in terms of arrangement, melodic and rhythmic counterpoint and most importantly, rock-solid execution.
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