Eisley: Combinations Limited Edition CD/DVD
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$16.98 |
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$19.98 |
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| Format: |
CD+DVD |
| Number of Discs: |
2 |
| Release Date: |
August 14, 2007 |
| Record Label: |
Reprise Records |
| UPC: |
093624994824 |
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Deluxe Limited Edition version comes packaged with a bonus DVD
including live performances, making of the album with in studio interviews and
b-roll footage, exclusive artwork and the video for "Memories."
Eisley gets more ambitious with each EP and album, as well they should:
Combinations is the band's second album, but they recorded it when they
were barely in their twenties — a time when growth and change aren't just
natural, they're required. This set of songs reflects Eisley's evolution; they
sound more grown-up and maybe a shade less playful than Room Noises and
the band's EPs, but they keep the uniqueness that made Eisley worth hearing in
the first place. Combinations gets off to a literally rocky start with
"Many Funerals," which begins with a moody sea shanty-like melody that swells
into charging choruses. It's the heaviest, angstiest Eisley song yet, and
though it borders on overwrought, it shows the depth and breadth the band
brings to their music this time around. The brooding, guitar-heavy feel
continues, albeit in very different ways, on "Invasion"'s dark pop and on "A
Sight to Behold," which finds the DuPree sisters questioning their sanity to a
backdrop of pizzicato strings and distorted beats. The DuPrees' vocals and
melodies remain Eisley's greatest, most unique strengths. The harmonies the
sisters craft could've appeared on songs from decades ago (and sound especially
sweet on the deceptively beguiling "Go Away"), while "I Could Be There for
You"s traditional-sounding tune is even more striking when set to a very
contemporary arrangement. The album's eclectic-yet-cohesive feel spans the
polished, poppy "Taking Control" and gorgeous "Ten Cent Blues" to the elegant
ballad "If You're Wondering" (which boasts chimes, kalimba, and a rainstorm)
and the title track, which with its lavish arrangement and fairy tale sweep,
almost sounds like a Top 40-friendly version of Joanna Newsom. Eisley's mix of
old and new, and accessible and unexpected, makes their music utterly charming,
and Combinations is a blend of bewitching contradictions. - Heather Phares,
All Music Guide
| Song List |
| 1. Many
Funerals |
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| 2. Invasion |
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| 3.
Taking Control |
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| 4. Go Away |
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| 5. I
Could Be There For You |
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| 6. Come Clean |
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| 7. Ten
Cent Blues |
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| 8. A Sight to
Behold |
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| 9.
Combinations |
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| 10. If You're
Wondering |
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