The Signalmen by Signalmen - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

You'd never guess it from the somewhat grotesque cover art, but the debut from Champaign-Urbana's Signalmen is a cool, new wavey pop album that owes an enormous debt to guitar-rock gods Television. It's not just that Steve Burton and Mike Brosco's dual-guitar interplay recalls that of Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd, that Burton's strangled, nasal voice sounds uncannily like Verlaine's, that the Television dichotomy of one writer who favors arty inaccessibility (Burton) and another more into straightforward power pop (Brosco) is maintained...well, okay, it's all of that. The bossa-nova organ of Brosco's "Changing Room," probably the album's best song, is only one of the several cool touches the Signalmen adorn their songs with, clever arrangement ideas that make the album more interesting and varied than most.

1. Machine Gun

Primary Artist: Signalmen; Main Performer
Composer: Signalmen; Composer

2. Crawl

Primary Artist: Signalmen; Main Performer
Composer: Signalmen; Composer

3. Vision

Primary Artist: Signalmen; Main Performer
Composer: Signalmen; Composer

4. Changing Room

Primary Artist: Signalmen; Main Performer
Composer: Signalmen; Composer

5. Morning Plane

Primary Artist: Signalmen; Main Performer
Composer: Signalmen; Composer

6. Leave It Alone

Primary Artist: Signalmen; Main Performer
Composer: Signalmen; Composer

7. Wargames

Primary Artist: Signalmen; Main Performer
Composer: Signalmen; Composer

8. Honest

Primary Artist: Signalmen; Main Performer
Composer: Signalmen; Composer

9. Drive On

Primary Artist: Signalmen; Main Performer
Composer: Signalmen; Composer

10. Insidious Man

Primary Artist: Signalmen; Main Performer
Composer: Signalmen; Composer

11. Shine

Primary Artist: Signalmen; Main Performer
Composer: Signalmen; Composer

12. Shot Me Down

Primary Artist: Signalmen; Main Performer
Composer: Signalmen; Composer

13. Life In Better Times

Primary Artist: Signalmen; Main Performer
Composer: Signalmen; Composer

14. Scary Things

Primary Artist: Signalmen; Main Performer
Composer: Signalmen; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

14 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

57 minutes and 14 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 750x750 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Dream Pop, Noise Pop, Alternative, Rock

Label

Parasol

Music Distribution Service

Redeye Inc.

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Sep 6, 1999

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

795306104926