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 BrandtsonHello, Control Release Date 2006 05 02 Label Militia Muzik Rating:  Cleveland's Brandtson have built a career on a passionate concoction of guitar-driven, emo-tinged indie rock. However, when their bass player parted ways with the quartet in the summer of 2005, the band did more than just add a new member to its ranks. Embracing the change (and their new bassist's electronic background), the guys entered the songwriting process armed with a new vision for themselves, looking past the standard rock structure of past efforts. Thus, placed among Brandtson's back catalog, the resulting Hello, Control stands out as a significantly different sounding and dance-ready album for late nights and the subsequent early mornings after. The sparse opener, &"A Thousand Years," relies on a soft, dreamy landscape with underlying synths, and hints at a slower version of what's to come ahead. Things kick into high gear next with the scene attack of &"Nobody Dances Anymore" -- a seriously fun, attitude-fueled dance-punk track complete with vocoder that presumably reveals the primary reason for indulging in the electro, booty-shaking side of things. For every party track, however, there are also relaxing numbers like the spacy &"Cold War," &"Goodnight Sweet Prince," and the introspective rock of &"Parallels." One of the album's best tracks, the breezy, sparkling &"Earthquakes & Sharks," is reminiscent of a radio-friendly Modest Mouse and absolutely perfect for a sunny day driving mixtape. Obviously, when a band drastically changes its sound, many fans will be put off on mere principle alone. People get personally attached to their expectations for a band's music, and when those expectations are inevitably challenged by slight experimentation, the response -- and record itself -- is not always pretty. However, after the initial shock of hearing hip-shaking beats, glimmering rhythms, and electro pulses replacing a lot of Brandtson's typical guitar attack, Hello, Control is a satisfying listen with much of the Brandtson of old still very much present and kicking underneath the bright polyester exterior. Corey Apar, Rovi |
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Thousand Years | Brandtson | 2:55 |
| 2 | Nobody Dances Anymore | Brandtson | 3:25 |
| 3 | Earthquakes & Shakes | Brandtson | 2:57 |
| 4 | Denim Iniquity | Brandtson | 3:23 |
| 5 | Here We Go | Brandtson | 3:27 |
| 6 | Tapping the Vain | Brandtson | 3:22 |
| 7 | Cold War | Brandtson | 3:57 |
| 8 | Parallels | Brandtson | 4:10 |
| 9 | Stop Machine | Brandtson | 3:25 |
| 10 | Friend or Faux? | Brandtson | 2:59 |
| 11 | Lie to Me | Brandtson | 3:23 |
| 12 | Goodnight Sweet Prince | Brandtson | 3:52 |
| 13 | Secret | Brandtson | 3:22 |
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