August 31, 2007
Capsule Review: A Fine Frenzy's One Cell in the Sea
A Fine Frenzy One Cell in the Sea (Virgin Records)
What’s mediocrity? It’s Lethal Weapon, George Clooney and the latter day works of Stephen King. It’s not bad, but when faced with other, more appealing and engaging choices, it doesn’t seem quite up to par. That’s mediocrity. That’s One Cell in the Sea. But hey, what is one person’s uninspired ‘eh,’ is another person’s guiding star. You could fall in love with the twinkling pop melodies and the crisp, pretty piano ditties. Singer/songwriter Alison Sudol’s vocals are consistently passionate and in sync with the melancholic tracks on the album. A song was featured on season 4 of One Tree Hill. Oh, but wait, that’s mediocre too.
A few tracks did shine a little bit brighter than the others though. “Borrowed Time” is heavy with morose catchiness and “Almost Lover” has an admirable emotional maturity to it within the piano balladry. All-in-all, it could have been a hell of a lot worse. This is Sudol’s debut album, and it shows she has a ton of potential and talent. It’s likely this reviewer will be eating crow at the release of the second.
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From EddieV,
You don't know what you're talking about when in comes to actual music and Alison Sudol. You're not even worth the words I have to say. Get off the net if you have no experience in these matters.
ha!
no u git offa net!
U GIT OFFA NET!
NO U GIT OFFA DA NET!!!
One Tree Hill...mediocre? Maybe you caught a glimpse of seasons 1, 2, and 4, but season 3 is a gigantic redemption.
At least you're supporting you opinion about the music. There's nothing worse than a reviewer that says the music sucks, but doesn't explain why they dislike it.
On another note, I'm jealous of Alison's hair.