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Recovering the Satellites
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Recovering the Satellites
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Recovering the Satellites
Current price: $24.99
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For their second album,
,
crafted a self-consciously challenging response to their unexpected success. Throughout the record,
contemplates his loss of privacy and sudden change of fortunes, among other angst-ridden subjects. In one sense, it's no different from the subjects that dominated
, yet his outlook is lacking the muted joy that made
into a hit. Similarly, the music is slightly more somber, yet the approach is harder and more direct, which gives even the
a more affecting, visceral feel.
occasionally bogs down in its own pretentiousness -- for a
band, the group certainly has a lot of artsy goals -- yet when they scale back their ambitions to simple
, such as on the single
they are at their most articulate. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine