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- Artist: Snowden
- Album: Anti-Anti
- Label: Jade Tree
- Year of Release: 2006
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- Reviewed by: dadair on 2006-08-23
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RecommendThe maudlin, streetwise and worldly nature of Jordan Jeffares strikes you immediately like a slow but well placed blow in 'Like Bullets'. It is as though through his Atlanta outfit Snowden, he has said to all the emo bands; 'you're thoughts may become clearer if you slow down enough to be able to notice them yourself'. A rumbling and slightly ambient accompaniment creates a musical gravel pathway for Jeffares to vocally meander down. The downtrodden lyrics dug up from the recesses of the heart are life grappling emo to be proud of, or ashamed of, if you are a musical snob;
"I push the pull too but when I see you move I know it's just business as usual. We can walk like bullets and talk like bullets In and out your face but you'll never notice."There is an increasing pub crawl aspect to the vocals as the album progresses, Jaffares' voice appears like it is emerging out of an increasing alcohol pit that adds to the downtrodden feel, such as in 'My Murmuring Darling'. It is apparent through numbers like 'Black Eyes' that this foray is not so much a soul searching journey, but a hanging out to dry of it, as it has been stained by the world's ways. The instrumental arrangement becomes quite chilling and sombre for the aforementioned track and helps to give Snowden a The Cure meets Sonic Youth vibe, shrouding matters in reflection. Marching percussion grabs hold of you and drags you into the fuzzy guitar led, lurid web of backstabbing and deceit in 'Counterfeit Rules'. This lends itself to the sharp narrative of the vocals, enabling Jaffares to be at his most convincing. That poignancy is not recaptured on the remainder of the album, but what remains is still enough to keep you tuned into the mindset of this cohesive, haunting and troubled outfit.
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Log In or Register to Rate Albumson 2010-08-30 Dustinss5 Said:
I listen to ALOT of music, but Snowden is my favorite band at the moment. It's a shame they don't have more available, but Anti-Anti is a work of art as far as Indie rock/electronica goes. This is an ablum that you can listen to from beginning to end and love every song. Catchy lyrics with hints of shoegaze every now and then, it is a must have for anybody's collection. Jade Tree records has hit the jackpot with this one.
Rating: 9/10
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on 2007-04-12 dscanland Said:
This is indeed a good album. A nice change up for Jade Tree. I'm not a huge fan of the label but from time to time they put out decent albums.
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on 2007-04-07 mschmitt Said:
The debut LP from Snowden, a quartet from Atlanta, Anti-Anti is a mish-mash of indie rock, dance-floor beats, and shoegaze ethereality. Right from the get-go in “Like Bullets” Snowden dabbles in alternating drum and bass beats that ride the narrow edge of collapse with perpendicular vocals. It should all rightfully fall apart, the bass should fall off-beat or the vocals should become muddled, but instead Snowden craft a track with so many driving pulses your feet won’t know quite what to do. The album’s namesake “Anti-Anti” follows a similar pattern, layering in different guitar riffs with the vocals and bass and drums in a confounded mess that somehow shapes out into a damnably catchy tune. Snowden achieves clear pop hits in “Between the Rent and Me” and “Black Eyes,” both being very accessible and nearly ready for the dance floor. Shoegaze influences ring through as well, peppering the songs with heavily-effected guitar riffs crafting towering sonic landscapes, like My Bloody Valentine pumped through with way too much bass. Indeed, these tracks are very similar to Radiohead (even Thom Yorke’s The Eraser) or The Arcade Fire (again, with more bass added). Some tracks like “Filler Is Wasted” tend to pound away at the ears, and may cause some headaches, but the majority of the album is explosive bass-driven ethereal pulsations that are just as much indie rock as they are dance mixes.
Rating: 8/10
