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Folk Implosion
Dare to Be Surprised
Release Date: 1997 04 29
Label: Communion

The surprise success of "Natural One" affected the Folk Implosion in a surprising way. Instead of running from success and shunning melody, Lou Barlow and John Davis decided to embrace pop on their own terms. That means the Folk Implosion remains an indie rock band, recording on cheap equipment, and layering brittle guitars for the basic tracks, but the guys write impossibly catchy hooks, such as the amazing single "Pole Position." At its best, Dare to Be Surprised is spare, tuneful, and infectious, and at its worst, it's merely underwritten. Nevertheless, Barlow has rarely been as succinct and consistent as he is here, and Davis' songs are uniformly strong as well, making Dare to Be Surprised one of the finest items in their respective catalogs. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Pole Position	Davis, Barlow	2:46
2	Wide Web	Davis, Barlow	2:50
3	Insinuation	Davis, Barlow	4:26
4	Barricade	Barlow, Davis	2:36
5	That's the Trick	Davis, Barlow	1:58
6	Checking In	Davis, Barlow	3:13
7	Cold Night	Davis, Barlow	1:26
8	Park Dub	Davis, Barlow	1:39
9	Burning Paper	Davis, Barlow	4:13
10	(Blank Paper)	Davis, Barlow	1:55
11	Ball & Chain	Davis, Barlow	2:32
12	Fall into November	Davis, Barlow	2:57
13	Dare to Be Surprised	Davis, Barlow	2:10
14	River Devotion	Davis, Barlow	2:46