Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Januaries Title: Januaries Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Foodchain Records Original Release Date: 9/12/2000 Release Date: 9/12/2000 Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Style: Indie & Lo-Fi Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 085365439429 |
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"I'm not a star, I'm the whole solar system," professes the Januaries' Debbie Diamond on "All Systems a GoGo." The group pulls off a difficult feat: they build songs based on a '60s pop foundation that are at once delig... more » |
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Amazon.com "I'm not a star, I'm the whole solar system," professes the Januaries' Debbie Diamond on "All Systems a GoGo." The group pulls off a difficult feat: they build songs based on a '60s pop foundation that are at once delightfully kitschy and substantially meaty. A majority of the credit goes to Diamond herself. Her singing style lives up to her Bond-girl image; she's breathy, kittenish, and sexy as hell, yet blink once and she whips into tough-as-nails indie-rock mode. With a penchant for fanciful character changes, Diamond is a pastel, angel-food alter ego of Garbage's Shirley Manson, but better still, she displays a remarkable range of vocal subtleties that can only be detected through multiple listenings. The band's musical approach is plush and soft-focused yet firmly packed; it's like being hit with an enormous, velvet-covered beanbag. Their trumpet-accented, sometimes psychedelic tracks take the best from the airy musing of Saint Etienne, charge them with the fiery sex appeal of Curve's Toni Halliday, and then mold the combination into a Burt Bacharachian framework that's nothing less than utterly addictive (this music would set Austin Powers' mojo into overdrive). It's true: the Januaries are not stars waiting to be born, but a glittering galaxy waiting to explode. --Beth Massa Similar CDsSimilarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsMs.January debbie diamond | Los Angeles, Ca. United States | 06/06/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "Hey it's Debbie from the Januaries..just wanted to thank you all for the nice reviews..and just to let people know i don't just co-write the songs I wrote most of the songs on the the album. (i read someone said it was cool that i co-wrote "some" of the material) I'm currently working on new songs for the 2nd album..I'll be working with some new people on this next one. My influences for this album were Astrud Gilberto, Stereolab, Dusty Springfield, Air, I'm a fan of a lot of 60's music and obviously that showed..;).. Don't expect the same album this next round..the new stuff is sounding a bit like the Smith's ... just thought i'd drop by and say hi..so "hi" and thanx again* oh and of course i had to give myself 5 stars...ha*" Chill out and shake your booty with The Januaries Alexandra Story | New York, New York United States | 09/24/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "This record is the most refreshingly honest pop record to come along since... Since nothing really; the genre of groovy chick pop didn't even know what it was missing and what it was missing was The Januaries and Debbie Diamond's lovely lilting voice, which is as hypnotizing as that of Elizabeth Fraser of The Cocteau Twins. This debut from The Januaries is pure pop and although the lyrics are often tongue-in-cheek, they are unpretentious and the tunes unforgettable. Debbie Diamond's "yeah, yeahs" are contagious and when she sings "I'm not a star, not a star, I'm the whole solar system" on All Systems a Go-Go, I found myself singing along. The lyrics are infused with a groovy Sixties sass and a strong dose of irony. On Summer of Love she sings "Look out baby 'cause here I come, used to be a ten, now I'm a number one." These are the kind of songs Debbie Harry would write if Blondie re-formed with April March, took a spaceship back to Paris in the Sixties and returned to New York circa 2,000 to remix the tracks. Every self-respecting pop fan should own this album." Wizards From Another Dimension Mette Christensen | New York | 11/02/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "If the icing on a cake could speak, what would it say? When chocolate melts in your mouth how do you feel? Whipped cream, cherry fillings, candle light, a good bottle of wine, the sweet scent of romance, and a little pain, yes these are a few of the ingredients that The Januaries are made of. Imagine Brazil, 1969, Beck seducing Astrud Gilberto in some Fellini-esque go go club, he succeeds and they hop on board his 2001 spaceship and blow into the future. Led by lead singer Debbie Diamond, who brings back (or should we say forward) that 60's Bond girl glamour, with a beautiful lilting voice that touches and tingles every corner of your body and soul. The gentlemen aboard the Januaries celestrial craft are pure wizards of another dimension which lies just beyond sight and sound. They lure you in, take you there and then drop you off again, and somehow you're never quite the same, in the most excellent way. If you're sensual and you love, love...if you crave delicious flavors, if you miss the thrill of buying an album and coming home only to discover that every song on it is amazing...then serve yourself some of The Januaries and give yourself a treat."
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