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No, it's not metal

James B. | Philadelphia, Pa. USA | 04/10/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Philadelphia's Overlord strikes again, this time with its most comprehensive effort to date. Drawing from a variety of sources, songwriter George Pasles applies his "advanced degree in the inevitable" to the reverb-pop of alt, surf, new wave, and more; eschews "faith-based" paradigms about love and loss in favor of the scientific method; and likens rejection to 20th century pogroms in Eastern Europe. Equal parts jangly and crashing, Pasles laments with a preference for melody and hooks, but his signature bass lines and vocal harmonies stand out amongst all the trebly guitars."

Fabulous!

Peter Bachman | Santa Monica, CA United States | 06/14/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This disc is good, groin-grabbingly good. It's got the kind of high quality mope rock that all of the flavor-of-the-month dandies of the indie scene wish they muster during their guest appearances on "the O.C." and "MTV College TV News." It's got bass, it's got cacophony contrasted against big harmonies that manage to be catchy without being dumbed down. As a means of comparison, Overlord sounds kind of like the Magnetic Fields or the Smiths, but definitely distinct. For me, the highlights are "warm body" (which I heard on NPR's Open Mic thing) and "landlubber," but I could listen to the whole disc, which is way more than I can say about a lot of cd's I've bought lately. Anyway, get into Overlord before they get snatched by some big label and sell out and start having guest spots from Ben Folds. This disc rocks (and I don't even feel self-conscious saying that)!"